Made it to the half priced ticket booth in Leicester Square but found that there were only 3 plays to see (Stomp, Jump and the one I went to) --all matinees because it is SUNDAY. I chose to go see Noel Coward's 'Brief Encounter' which turned out to be a perfect choice. I am sure it will make it to Broadway and be up for a Tony in a few years....it is a mixture of movie (with people going in and out of the screen and movie into real life--hard to describe--you have to see it--amazingly clever)...also the actors go from their parts to playing in the band to singing...the actors served us food during the intermission. (cucumber sandwiches and as the woman from the play said "with the crusts removed")...it was really really amazing. I sat next to Gerald from Houston who was a perfect person to sit next to (and he was cute and fun to talk with to boot!)...he runs a Houston Theatre company and is going home tomorrow--he clued me in on what to see theatre-wise here as he's been here watching lots of them (he said Billy Elliot was great and that I must see Blood Brothers and that there are always 1/2 priced tickets for it...also recommended 39 steps as a really funny play). We laughed all the way through this one...of course there was the romance to it too which was bittersweet and made me long for the old time mushy romance that I (probably all women) dream about.....a really wonderful production.
In between purchasing my tixs and the opening of the play/musical I made it to Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden. Had a great cup of coffee in a Italian type bistro and after the theatre went for fish and chips...also had 'mushy peas' which I ordered just to see what it was...it was peas mushed up.
Tomorrow I see Billy Elliot and continue my adventures here.
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