Abi at the Theatre

When: 10th September 2021 Where: Victoria Palace Theatre, London Writer: Lin Manuel Miranda Director:  Thomas Kail I had previously had tickets to see Hamilton last summer, but then Covid hit. I watched the filmed production on Disney+ and I didn't fully understand the hype. I felt it was good, but it didn't excite me as much as I wanted it to, so I wasn't rushing to re-book our tickets. Flash forward to last week, and we won the Ticket lottery! We entered every week because it was just something to do, we never fully thought we would actually get tickets. I was very excited, mainly for experience of being front row at a performance, rather than the production itself. However, all I can say is I now understand the hype. My love for Hamilton has been re-born and I want to go and see it over and over again.  From the moment the lights went down, the atmosphere in the room was exhilarating. The performance started and I got goosebumps, I couldn't stop smiling. I have liste...

  When: 9th September 2021 Where: Cambridge Junction, Cambridge  Writer: New Art Club Director: New Art Club This production was different to anything else I have seen before, it was not really a play, but more a exploration of Physical theatre. For almost all of the performance they listed words, and acted out each of them. I felt there was very little narrative, and for an hour long performance it got quite repetitive pretty quickly. My favourite moments were probably the parts where they broke from character and addressed some of the things they had done, these moments created comedy and felt the most realistic. I think that's what I liked about them, I'm a big fan of naturalism and not really into stylised or movement based pieces, particularly when the movement has little meaning for being there. Saying all this I did have a good time, but I'm not sure I would see it again. Many of the people I went with really enjoyed it and were excited to talk about it, so maybe I...

When:  2nd September 2021 (Matinee) Where: Wyndham's Theatre, London Writer: Tom Stoppard Director: Patrick Marber (Spoilers ahead) I loved this play. Every single element of this play was so well thought out and came together to create one single cohesive work. The way in which the characters were portrayed, the use of projection and gauze, the sets, the colours, the lighting, the sound; it all appeared so simple and yet the world it created was so detailed. I could not put my finger on one single aspect and say that that was the part that made it, every aspect put together is what made this piece that work of art that it is. As much as I enjoyed this play I'm not sure that enjoy is the correct word, the pure emotions that it managed to convey were at times joyful and at others devastating, the sheer power that this play held over me will be something that I am forever in awe of.  I didn't know too much about the play going in, I thought it was a play on a Jewish family du...