Day 2 (London)

We we're both up pretty late Monday night due to jetlag and Mom meeting Kerry and Kerry and I catching up. Tuesday we all slept until around 12:30 and after finally dragging ourselves out of bed and eating breakfast, Mom and I headed off to the Tate Modern for the afternoon, a pleasant walk from Kerry's apartment. Along the way we stopped at a few theatres to inquire for tickets for the evening, but the best result we got was to check back later for cancellations, so we continued on to the museum. We saw all of the permanent collection that was on display (unlike the last time I visited, all of the special exhibitions required paid entry tickets, which we felt defeated the purpose of a free museum, so we skipped those). It turned out to be a beautiful day, and I of course pointed out the Millennium bridge, every the Harry Potter tour guide.

On our way back to Kerry's, we stopped back at the Young Vic, the theatre right in front of her apartment, and received good news: available tickets! Also a selling point was that it was the second and final night of previews for the play, so tickets were much cheaper than normal. We bought some cheese and Mom adventurously decided we should try oatcakes to eat it with, and we snacked before heading to the play. A heads up: don't bother trying oatcakes. They're a Scottish mess of fiber and no sugar. You're welcome.

The play we saw was called The Suit, a new play that had its world premiere in Paris and was directed by Peter Brook (my studio class' favorite guy, not really) and some woman named Marie-Helene Estienne who has funny accents on her name so I'd guess she's French. I thought he production concept/design and the acting were quite good, though the play itself had a few problems. There were some slow moments that involved singing without any relation to the plot (often in an Aftrican language) and the ending was a bit of a dud, unfortunately. But overall it was a beautiful show and a cool thing to see. Many of the shows playing in London are also playing on Broadway, whether they've come to New York from London or vice versa, so it was nice to find something unique amidst Lion King, Wicked, and Phantom.

Ok, it's midnight here and we've had several long days, so we're sleeping in tomorrow but hopefully I can offer another update before we leave London early Saturday morning. The next thing to talk about is the Harry Potter studio tour, and I've got to do that right. Talk soon! Love from London!