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Theatre & Music
Apr. 12th, 2015 04:55 pmContinuing yesterday's theme of answering questions, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
moonlightmead said "What brought about your interests in theatre and in music? With you from childhood, or new or re-visited interests as an adult? (Although I am conscious that hobbits only reach adulthood at 33, so... :))
Although, to be honest, I'm still dubious about whether I've reached adulthood - however, since I no longer need to ask my mother to sign a permission form when I go on Brownie outings I have to assume I have.
Music and particularly classical music has always been around. I learnt the clarinet at secondary school and played in the school orchestra, although I much preferred playing percussion to the clarinet. And we went to concerts occasionally, which I continued to do once I had left home. Both children were encouraged to learn instruments and played in the school orchestras as well as singing in the choirs. Now they're out of the way SM and I go to more concerts - generally ones he suggests, because he has a greater musical interest than I do. For me, music is a second interest to ...
The theatre. We didn't go to the theatre when I was a child, but I remember my Latin class going to see a performance of Julius Caesar and being absolutely captivated - as well as madly in love with Mark Antony. Once at university I started going to the theatre with friends and then moving to London gave me the opportunity to go to the Young Vic and other theatres. I stopped going when we had the kids - distance and cost being a problem - although always encouraged my daughter to go on school theatre trips (which she really enjoyed - she has inherited my love of the theatre). Again, once the children had left home and we moved somewhere with better transport links, I've been able to enjoy a wide variety of plays, which for me is bliss.
moonlightmead said "What brought about your interests in theatre and in music? With you from childhood, or new or re-visited interests as an adult? (Although I am conscious that hobbits only reach adulthood at 33, so... :))Although, to be honest, I'm still dubious about whether I've reached adulthood - however, since I no longer need to ask my mother to sign a permission form when I go on Brownie outings I have to assume I have.
Music and particularly classical music has always been around. I learnt the clarinet at secondary school and played in the school orchestra, although I much preferred playing percussion to the clarinet. And we went to concerts occasionally, which I continued to do once I had left home. Both children were encouraged to learn instruments and played in the school orchestras as well as singing in the choirs. Now they're out of the way SM and I go to more concerts - generally ones he suggests, because he has a greater musical interest than I do. For me, music is a second interest to ...
The theatre. We didn't go to the theatre when I was a child, but I remember my Latin class going to see a performance of Julius Caesar and being absolutely captivated - as well as madly in love with Mark Antony. Once at university I started going to the theatre with friends and then moving to London gave me the opportunity to go to the Young Vic and other theatres. I stopped going when we had the kids - distance and cost being a problem - although always encouraged my daughter to go on school theatre trips (which she really enjoyed - she has inherited my love of the theatre). Again, once the children had left home and we moved somewhere with better transport links, I've been able to enjoy a wide variety of plays, which for me is bliss.
