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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Nov. 4th, 2022 05:04 pmOn Wednesday I went up to London to meet the daughter, because she'd suggested a theatre trip to celebrate my birthday. She also suggested going shopping, which generally means she encourages me to buy something I wouldn't have planned on buying otherwise. So, apart from her Christmas present, I ended up with a dark green hoodie with Pooh Bear on the front!
We took our shopping to our hotel and then returned to central London to have a meal - which, strangely enough, I also ended up paying for!. After which we went to the Gillian Lynne theatre (previously the New London Theatre) for the performance.
The story was changed slightly from the original book, although the basic details remained the same. The animal costumes were impressive and there was a lot of singing and dancing. However, although entertaining enough, I wasn't really gripped by the performance, and looking at some of the reviews I wasn't alone in this. For me, the best was the huge puppet of Aslan the lion, but there was also an actor playing Aslan so that lost some of the power. And sadly, the lion didn't come on at the curtain call.
However, it was a pleasant way to spend the evening, and I bought the t-shirt because it's a really brightly coloured lion's head.
It was lovely to meet up with the daughter and have time to chat with her, catching up with all our news, and we both had a good time.
We took our shopping to our hotel and then returned to central London to have a meal - which, strangely enough, I also ended up paying for!. After which we went to the Gillian Lynne theatre (previously the New London Theatre) for the performance.
The story was changed slightly from the original book, although the basic details remained the same. The animal costumes were impressive and there was a lot of singing and dancing. However, although entertaining enough, I wasn't really gripped by the performance, and looking at some of the reviews I wasn't alone in this. For me, the best was the huge puppet of Aslan the lion, but there was also an actor playing Aslan so that lost some of the power. And sadly, the lion didn't come on at the curtain call.
However, it was a pleasant way to spend the evening, and I bought the t-shirt because it's a really brightly coloured lion's head.
It was lovely to meet up with the daughter and have time to chat with her, catching up with all our news, and we both had a good time.
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