Revenge, Murder, and a whole lot of Adventure.

Okay, I promise I didn't murder anyone. As you know, one of the classes I am taking is called Drama in the London Theatre. For this class I will be attending one production per week to go along with the plays we are reading in class. This week's book and production was Medea. 

The play is a Greek tragedy and is pretty short and simple. Basically this lady Medea is crazy. She murders her brother and betrays her family to be with her true love. Her true love then betrays her to raise his status by marrying a princess. Rather than moving on and dealing with it like a normal person, Medea decides that it's a good idea to kill the king, the princess, and her two children all to make her husband upset. 

The show was at the beautiful National Theatre here in London. It was magnificent. There were a few cheesy parts (mainly the dancing which looked like the dancers were having some sort of fit), but overall it was amazing. The lighting, music, stage design, and OBVIOUSLY the acting made the show that much more powerful. Also the woman playing Medea also plays Narcissa Malfoy in Harry Potter (perfect fit, right?)! 

After the show my flatmate and I walked around a bit and took some cool (and highly touristy) pics of the area around the theatre! There was a frozen yogurt stand set up in an old double-decker bus! That's pretty much all for now but I hope to have some cool photos and stories to share after the Stonehenge trip this weekend! 

xoxo

Kaity