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Much Ado about not a lot.
Yesterday was humid and rather overcast, but in any case, I headed off to London to meet up with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
canterlevi to join her on the first stage of her "operation Fangirl" (!) trip. We nattered a fair bit (surprising, I know!) and then traipsed around Tate Modern, where I duly took the piss out of several installations and pieces of so-called sculpture. I'm such a philistine, but really, what else do you call a piece of "art" that is essentially an irregular octagonal piece of white paper stuck onto a pale grey wall other than I'm sorry - you've missed a bit?!
I tend to prefer paintings.
After that it was food, more nattering and then heading off for the fangirling part of the expedition at Wyndham's. I'll post a more considered review of the play and the serious stuff later, but I can't let today go any further without making the following completely unobjective observations about David Tennant:
canterlevi to join her on the first stage of her "operation Fangirl" (!) trip. We nattered a fair bit (surprising, I know!) and then traipsed around Tate Modern, where I duly took the piss out of several installations and pieces of so-called sculpture. I'm such a philistine, but really, what else do you call a piece of "art" that is essentially an irregular octagonal piece of white paper stuck onto a pale grey wall other than I'm sorry - you've missed a bit?!I tend to prefer paintings.
After that it was food, more nattering and then heading off for the fangirling part of the expedition at Wyndham's. I'll post a more considered review of the play and the serious stuff later, but I can't let today go any further without making the following completely unobjective observations about David Tennant:
- The man lights up the stage in a way very few actors can. (IMO)
- He's having a blast and isn't afraid to show it.
- He has impeccable comic timing - not that that's news to many of us, but if anyone needed to be convinced, this is the thing that'll do it.
- For a skinny sod he has a great pair of legs on 'im!
- Ditto about his arse. But then I've said that before. Lots of times.
- He can wear those denim cut-offs all the time and he'll get no complaints from me whatsoever. Did I not mention the thighs?
- I wouldn't object to the dress whites with the sword, either. (*Insert jokes about David Tennant's sword here!*)
- Someone - probably a woman - should tip him the wink about how to sit down when wearing a mini-skirt. i.e, not with your legs wide open!! (Um, yeah... do I really mean that one?!)
- He is a gorgeous, gorgeous man. Again, this is not news. But I think it's something that certainly bears repetition.
More later.
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I saw it (twice!) a few weeks ago (July 10 and 13) and of course LOVED it! And yeah, I have to agree with you on pretty much all counts here. He's such a brilliant physical commedian too and this play really reminded me of that. His timing and his facial expressions/body language are FLAWLESS. Now that I've seen the man on stage live I fear seeing him on the tele will never quite be the same. Catherine is equally as brilliant. And the two of them together is just amazing!
I'm hoping to go back again and try for lottery tickets once I'm finished teaching for the year on July 8th.
Okay, off to read your detailed review! Perhaps it will properly inspire me to finally write mine! :)
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You're a teacher, too? What/where do you teach?
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Yes I am! This year I'm teaching Year 1 at a tiny prep school in North East London (almost in Essex). I'm looking for work for next year though and hoping to find something a little closer to town! (I'm actually Canadian but I moved to London last July to come teach over here for a bit and I LOVE it!)
What/where do you teach?
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LOLOLOL OMG. I actually used to LIVE in Chingford - right near Chingford Mount. I work in South Woodford right now and I currently live near Manor House/Finsbury Park (I moved about a month and a half ago). What a small world!
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Ipswich is... well, like most places, it has it's nice bits and it's not so nice bits. Unfortunately, the school I'm at is in the latter; it's quite a deprived area so it's a tough school.
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I haven't been to Ipswich but I did do some research into it when I was considering a job there. Tough schools can be rewarding but they're also incredibly stressful. Are you finished for the year soon at least?
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