Category Archives: Reviews
Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Review
At this point, you dear readers may be a bit sick of theatre reviews, but week two in London has been all about theatre, so that’s what you’re getting. Thursday night = Midsummer Night’s Dream @ the Globe Theatre in … Continue reading
Avenue Q : A Review
We switched some serious gears on Wednesday night to go see Avenue Q at the Noel Coward theater on the edge of Soho. While I have listened to the CD so much that I know the words quite by heart, … Continue reading
Revenger’s Tragedy: A Review
I should probably just say that, for me, it disappoints. I know, I know, but still … For those who don’t know, Middleton’s Revenger’s Tragedy offers the bizarro-world Hamlet, in some sense, as it provides a non-noble who seeks revenge … Continue reading
Wicked: A Review
For a few days, I wondered if it were smart to spend £20 for a ticket to see Wicked when I’ve already seen it and know the music word for word. But being me, I knew that a musical in … Continue reading
Mary Poppins = Dreadful
In preparation for teaching Children’s Literature in London this summer, I thought, “Well, let’s give ol’ Mary Poppins a go!” The book was okay, but definitely did not bowl me over … and since my back was out this weekend, … Continue reading
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Movie Review: 27 Dresses
Should have called this movie 27 Trite Romantic Conceits Strung Together in an Utterly Predictable Fashion. But I guess that might have been too long for the movie poster. Oh, wait, now that I look at the movie poster again, … Continue reading
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The Sound of Silence: A Look @ “The Graduate”
Back in the day, when I was an English major, there was this game you played in the nerd-circle. Essentially, you tried to see who had the most “embarrassing” text you hadn’t read. Like, how could any English major not … Continue reading
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Movie Round-Up, Part 1
Thought I’d take a moment to look through the movies I really want to see … and those that should receive fines for having been made … Pretty much one film in my “wanna see” list is going to come … Continue reading
Loving Torchwood
“You don’t know what’s ahead!” Seriously, it could become an addiction. I had been anticipating Torchwood ever since Capt. Jack Harkness (played by delicious gay actor John Barrowman, who is a wonderful singer of standards) made his appearances in the … Continue reading
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Reading in Nebraska
The one real upside to travel is all that time in airports and on planes, when you’re desperately avoiding any conversation with those around you, and you can just focus on the book or three you’re currently reading. This trip … Continue reading
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