See the post below for pictures with captions of my trip to Agra to see the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. I didn’t have the energy to post them the day I went, so they will go today along with this post.
I have reached London, England. The show has finished its seven shows in India and is moving on to the final stages. Our director said that there is still a lot of work to be done... which is true. Hopefully there will be an improvement before the show goes up in the Globe. Anyway, the nine hour flight was a typical nine hour flight: long, cramped, boring. I watched Big Miracle (the totally unpredictable one about the trapped whales) and Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol. I hadn’t seen any movies in forty days so it felt good to veg.
But London! First time in the city! Six years ago, my family and I came to England but went right from Heathrow to Oxford and then went around the southwest. But I love the city already and have only been here for about four hours. The room in the hotel I’m staying at is small, but nice. The bathroom is just down the hall. Went to bed at 7:30pm last night as a result of the four hour jet lag and am now up at 5:30am! Going to have a cup of coffee, shower, breakfast and then get started on my day.
I have the pleasure of seeing another production in this Shakespeare festival today, Pakistan’s The Taming of the Shrew in Urdu. Looking forward to seeing a show in the Globe for the first time. Other than that, I’m not too sure what is in the books for me today. The weather here is absolutely gorgeous, so that makes me not necessarily want to go into museums, but I probably will still. I walked around Southwark last night (the region of London in which I am staying) and did very well! I didn’t need my map at all, but that isn’t to say that at some points I had no idea where I was. Looking forward to many more of those moments.
I must admit that it is nice to have a couple of days to myself. For the past six and a half weeks the company has been together every single second, so having this separation is both necessary and relaxing. I guess I’m just learning more of the truths about working in a theatre company of this sort. But in all honesty, this has been only my first real day off since April 11th when I started. Even when I went to Agra, I came back to Delhi and had work to do. *la la la la la when i get back to canada i’m sleeping for 48 hours straight*
Anyway, I’m a happy boy right now. And most of all... THE LION KING TOMORROW! (I am just so devastated that my sister won’t be with me because I know how devastated she is that she isn’t with me to see it). My you know what they say... they live in you.
INGONYAMA NENGW’ ENAMABALA
INGONYAMA NENGW’ ENAMABALA
INGONYAMA NENGW’ ENAMABALA
THEY LIIIIIIVE IN YOOOOOOOOOOOOU
My sister is so jealous right now.
I have reached London, England. The show has finished its seven shows in India and is moving on to the final stages. Our director said that there is still a lot of work to be done... which is true. Hopefully there will be an improvement before the show goes up in the Globe. Anyway, the nine hour flight was a typical nine hour flight: long, cramped, boring. I watched Big Miracle (the totally unpredictable one about the trapped whales) and Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol. I hadn’t seen any movies in forty days so it felt good to veg.
But London! First time in the city! Six years ago, my family and I came to England but went right from Heathrow to Oxford and then went around the southwest. But I love the city already and have only been here for about four hours. The room in the hotel I’m staying at is small, but nice. The bathroom is just down the hall. Went to bed at 7:30pm last night as a result of the four hour jet lag and am now up at 5:30am! Going to have a cup of coffee, shower, breakfast and then get started on my day.
I have the pleasure of seeing another production in this Shakespeare festival today, Pakistan’s The Taming of the Shrew in Urdu. Looking forward to seeing a show in the Globe for the first time. Other than that, I’m not too sure what is in the books for me today. The weather here is absolutely gorgeous, so that makes me not necessarily want to go into museums, but I probably will still. I walked around Southwark last night (the region of London in which I am staying) and did very well! I didn’t need my map at all, but that isn’t to say that at some points I had no idea where I was. Looking forward to many more of those moments.
I must admit that it is nice to have a couple of days to myself. For the past six and a half weeks the company has been together every single second, so having this separation is both necessary and relaxing. I guess I’m just learning more of the truths about working in a theatre company of this sort. But in all honesty, this has been only my first real day off since April 11th when I started. Even when I went to Agra, I came back to Delhi and had work to do. *la la la la la when i get back to canada i’m sleeping for 48 hours straight*
Anyway, I’m a happy boy right now. And most of all... THE LION KING TOMORROW! (I am just so devastated that my sister won’t be with me because I know how devastated she is that she isn’t with me to see it). My you know what they say... they live in you.
INGONYAMA NENGW’ ENAMABALA
INGONYAMA NENGW’ ENAMABALA
INGONYAMA NENGW’ ENAMABALA
THEY LIIIIIIVE IN YOOOOOOOOOOOOU
My sister is so jealous right now.
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