Lost Boy

Good morning! I didn't have a chance to write last night because the internet in Metrogate is absolutely terrible. I'm hoping that it won't distract me from posting every day. I really want to stick with this.  That being said, let's get on with it!

Writing about days when I just have class is not as interesting as days when I go out and explore. Just so you are aware. Yesterday, I had Modern British Politics in the morning. We talked all about Parliament. We are going to Parliament on Thursday so we had to prepare ourselves for what we were going to experience. We will be able to sit in on sessions for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Sometimes, debates in the House of Commons get really heated and exciting but Fosdal doesn't think that's actually going to happen. We're keeping our fingers crossed.

Then in the afternoon I had Fringe Theatre. We spent the entire 2 hours talking about the play we saw last Tuesday. Most of us liked it so talking about it was easy and enjoyable. The play was very deep and French so picking it apart was not hard at all. We made plans for the show we were going to that evening and went our separate ways.

The final thing I did yesterday was see a show for Fringe. The point of Fringe Theatre in London is to watch and experience new, experimental theatre. The show we saw last night was.......different. It was called Lost Boy. Set in 1914 England at the start of the first world war, it was about Peter Pan after he grew up and how he copes with being an adult. And it was a musical. It got great reviews so we assumed it was going to be fantastic. All of us expected it to be shocking and dark, but I'm not sure if that's what we got. I'm a fan of some musicals, but it was really cheesy. I wanted so much more from the show. I felt it could have been really dark and depressing (in a good way) but it was just...weird. The nice thing is that I'm pretty sure none of us liked it so our class discussion is going to be fantastic. One of the show's few redeeming qualities was the actors. They did a great job. They sounded amazing and were very talented. Unfortunately though, the script was not on their side.

If you want to know more about the show here is a review. He is a little more fond of the show than I am but, we will forgive him for it. (He sets the scene a little more eloquently than the actual show did)

Well that's all for now. I hope to see you all back tonight!

JessLynn