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Chucks and Cobblestones: Night 8 – The Merchant of Venice
I am honored to witness thunder and lightning. I am humbled to watch Shakespeare in pure English form and to see the Merchant of Venice in the hallowed halls of the Globe Theatre is something a Shakespearean neophyte can only hope, no…pray to experience. To review the performance of The Merchant is to mock the…
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Chucks and Cobblestones: Night 4.5 – Scarlet
I wanted to give full review to Scarlet, but I will those who are more professional than myself to do so. What I will say is Scarlet brings a modern light to an age old issue: the ‘brought it on yourself‘ conundrum. I’ve known this situation extraordinary well from my youth but it wasn’t…
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Chucks and Cobblestones: Day 3 – The Elephant Man
Tis true my form is something odd. But blaming me is blaming God; Could I create myself anew, I would not fail in pleasing you. If I could reach from pole to pole, Or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by the soul, The mind’s the standard of the man. My…
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Chucks and Cobblestones: Night 2 – The Fight Club Firehouse Theater That Could
So after a full day, I finally followed up with a soul fufiling night. I came to London to quench my dreams of walking her streets, but I also had an alternate agenda: to learn about English theater from the ground up. I wanted to see shows, talk to established thespians and learn outside of…