Four Days, Four Plays

Punting in Oxford!

This week has been awesome! It was my big West End productions week which made it slightly hectic but so much fun!! The day to day has been pretty standard, but the plays...

   Monday: Once Winner of the 2012 Tony for Best New Musical (and based off of a movie by the same name), this show was fantastic. I went with Monica, Olivia, and Deanna. In England, one of the big things is to have ice cream at intermission. Although a bit on the pricey side, this was the performance I decided to get ice cream and I got a Treacle Toffee ice cream. It was delicious. It was such a fun evening!

    Tuesday: Les Mis This show has been my favorite since I grew up on the soundtrack. Finally actually seeing it was a fantastic experience. Definitely cried, it's fine. I'd like to see you make it through that show without tearing up at least once!!

    Wednesday: The Misernthrope (at Oxford) A hilarious evening of Moliere after an incredible day at Oxford (more later)

   Thursday: The Phantom of the Opera which was as great as I had heard. It was a great ending to this crazy theatrical week!

    As I said above, on Wednesday the whole Centre group bused it out to Oxford for the day. The weather was beautiful...I was actually able to take my coat off the whole day!! For the first half of the day, Hope, Monica, Paige, and myself wandered through the covered market and then through the streets of Oxford. We went through some of the courtyards of the colleges which was really cool. We also tried to go to the Botanical Garden, but turned away when there was a price involved. After meeting up with Dr. Keffer for a quick meeting, I set out with twelve others to go punting!! This was so much fun! I actually got to do the punting a little too! This was a little nerve wracking because I thought I was going to fall out of the boat when I stood up AND I was afraid of dropping the pole used to move the boat...but I succeeded!! After that, Hope, Martha Grace, Warren, Olivia, Deanna, and I wandered around the streets ducking into shops and just experiencing Oxford. If I had had more time, I would have found the places where the shot the Great Hall in the Harry Potter movies, as well as certain staircases and other awesome sights. I sadly missed these, but the day was still incredible! I also ate sticky toffee again, which is always a plus. These day trips are fun because we get out of the city and have free range to explore.

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