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Theatre and Fantasy
Jul. 27th, 2019 01:36 pmFourth trip to Come From Away this week - it's still awesome! And I have three more converts.
I also went to see Noises Off, which was fun and impressively staged.
Last night, I went to an all male modern-set version of Coppelia, which is one of my favourite ballets. The dancing was good and it was a fun performance. The emotion was played for laughs, though, which seemed unfortunate as it played into stereotypes of men crying being week and unmasculine. The conclusion was also very abrupt and went in a weird direction in terms of tying up relationships neatly, so I didn't think any of the people should have ended up with who they did.
Still, it was silly and enjoyable and had good male paired dancing.
Last night, I also finished reading A Conjuring of Light, the final instalment of the Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab. I love the characters and the setting so it was great to spend more time in this world. It felt a bit repetitive, though, as if the threat from the second book basically just came back in a more powerful form. Still, all the inter-relationships were excellent and the whole thing had a very satisfying conclusion all round, with over 60 pages dedicated to aftermath and character resolution, which made for a very refreshing change.
I also went to see Noises Off, which was fun and impressively staged.
Last night, I went to an all male modern-set version of Coppelia, which is one of my favourite ballets. The dancing was good and it was a fun performance. The emotion was played for laughs, though, which seemed unfortunate as it played into stereotypes of men crying being week and unmasculine. The conclusion was also very abrupt and went in a weird direction in terms of tying up relationships neatly, so I didn't think any of the people should have ended up with who they did.
Still, it was silly and enjoyable and had good male paired dancing.
Last night, I also finished reading A Conjuring of Light, the final instalment of the Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab. I love the characters and the setting so it was great to spend more time in this world. It felt a bit repetitive, though, as if the threat from the second book basically just came back in a more powerful form. Still, all the inter-relationships were excellent and the whole thing had a very satisfying conclusion all round, with over 60 pages dedicated to aftermath and character resolution, which made for a very refreshing change.
