Wicked and The Globe Theatre

Yesterday we had a guest speaker, Alex Seago, who spoke a little about British history and the differences in American class and British class.  He made it interesting by joking and showing us a British comedy short- their humor is different than American humor... but listening to them is pretty entertaining!

Last night we saw the musical, Wicked, at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.  I heard great things about it so I had high expectations.  It was even better than expected- I absolutely loved it.  Afterwards I got a drink at a pub and then walked home.  I'm in a different building than the majority of the other students, so I walked by myself and a little lost.  Luckily we're in a a great area. (The opposite way from where my stuff was stolen)

This morning we took a trip to Shakespeare's Globe  Theatre.  Mike was our tour guide who has been an actor at the Globe.  He told us a lot about the theatre itself and the history of Shakespeare.  I found out that the term 'Box Office' originated from Shakepeare's first plays; it cost a penny to see the show, and they would pass around a box for people to pay before the show started. 
We were lucky enough to see the actors rehearsing the play, 'Much Ado About Nothing' and halfway through one of the scenes, Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) walks out.  Also, Mike told us one of the female actors played a role in 'The King's Speech' but I'm not sure what her name is.  I'll post pictures on Facebook!
Next door was the Tate Modern Museum so my friend and I went to check it out.  It was a little out there for my taste, but I did see a few Picasso paintings that were great.

Today was mostly a study day and I ran to Saunsbury which is the grocery store/market here.  Tomorrow I have class from 11-5 then it's off to Phantom of the Opera!