Last night I was fortunate to go to the IRIS theatre at London’s Covent Garden to see their latest Shakespearian production The Tempest. I loved the whole show and would thoroughly recommend it, especially the way you move around St Paul’s churchyard from scene to scene www.iristheatre.com The best bit for me was the scene with the three drunks. This was so well played the actors must regularly practice with real alcohol. It was especially amusing to witness the audience reaction when a mock drunken fight started, and the actors moved amongst the audience swaying drunkenly and aiming blows at each other whilst spilling wine (water) over the people nearest to them and looking like complete wreck-heads.
It was also PRIDE day, and so walking from the theatre to catch out train home from Charing Cross we witnessed the aftermath. Not only have I never before seen so much rubbish strewn around, but the streets were also littered with drunks. I can only assume that an afternoon drinking excessively in boiling sunshine at Trafalgar square and with too little water taken on board had been too much for many people. Watching people reeling along, swaying and tripping over the smallest item, it was as if the Shakespearian characters had followed us home!
How nice to wake up with a completely clear and fresh head this morning and not to be suffering some dreadful aftermath as thousands of those we saw last night must be. Thank goodness I can now enjoy watching drunkenness being portrayed and not myself feeling the need to imbibe.
It was also PRIDE day, and so walking from the theatre to catch out train home from Charing Cross we witnessed the aftermath. Not only have I never before seen so much rubbish strewn around, but the streets were also littered with drunks. I can only assume that an afternoon drinking excessively in boiling sunshine at Trafalgar square and with too little water taken on board had been too much for many people. Watching people reeling along, swaying and tripping over the smallest item, it was as if the Shakespearian characters had followed us home!
How nice to wake up with a completely clear and fresh head this morning and not to be suffering some dreadful aftermath as thousands of those we saw last night must be. Thank goodness I can now enjoy watching drunkenness being portrayed and not myself feeling the need to imbibe.
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