London, where you meet people...

[selenak]

Alas, the hotel’s system doesn’t appear to like my laptop, so I have to use the business center computer, battling with an English type board. (The ys and zs are positioned differently, for starters.) However, I am happy to report that I’m in London, doing a variety of useful things and enjoying myself. In the later category was definitely meeting londonkds and rozk yesterday… and going to the theatre in the evening, where I saw Catherine Tate and Francesca Annis in Under the blue sky. The play itself was about six teachers, paired up into couples each and loosely connected, and while not particularly deep (despite occasionally wanting to be) engaging and at times oddly touching. It was also a demonstration of what acting can do. In the first section, you just want to slap the male teacher and wonder what on earth two of the play’s women see in him. In the second section, Catherine Tate’s character shows up who as written is probably meant to be worse than the guy from act one, but her presence is such that she makes you amused at her being awful and feeling for her when she’s maudlin (as opposed to act one guy who when he got to be self-pitying just invoked “slap him, NOW” feeling). Francesca Annis, who showed up in act III, was radiant and paired up with the most sympathetic of the male characters, so we were all left feeling pleased.

Afterwards, I waited with a couple of other people (not DW fans from what I could hear, they knew Catherine Tate via her show) and got an autograph and some photos.











All in all a great start of the week.

Comments

[futuresoon.livejournal.com]

Oh, you lucky dog. *glares*

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Yes, because I'm the one who was at Comicon, got to see the Heroes cast plus Joss plus the Horrible people plus the s3 Heroes opener. +glares back+ :)

[ide-cyan.livejournal.com]

Catherine Tate w00t!

[bimo.livejournal.com]

All in all a great start of the week.

You say it! Good to read that you are having such a great time! Can't expect to meet you :-)

If all goes well with my flight (thankfully I haven't booked Lufthansa) I'll arrive sometime tomorrow afternoon, and will leave you a note with my cell phone number at the hotel's reception, just in case you won't be able to access you e-mail...

[londonkds.livejournal.com]

It was lovely to see you again.

I notice that the "Catherine Tate is just an annoying comedian who can't act!" meme now seems to be confined to the people who refused to watch S4 because it featured her.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Incredibly, I've met a couple of people who watched S4 and insisted on seeing an annoying comedian. Don't ask me how.

[kangeiko]

You're here! How come I didn't know you were here??? call me immediately, we should do lunch/dinner/drinks.

love,

v.

[oracne.livejournal.com]

Cool!

[honorh.livejournal.com]

Why do I utterly despise you every time you go on one of these jaunts? THIS IS WHY!

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Awesome. :)

[futuresoon.livejournal.com]

But I didn't get to see the DW/TW gang! Well...except Gareth David-Lloyd. But he didn't actually do much, so it doesn't count. Clearly, an entire aspect of my fannish life was ignored, which is why I am allowed to be jealous of someone who got it instead.

[rivrea.livejournal.com]

Oh, lucky you!

*envious sigh*

[camkin.livejournal.com]

battling with an English type board
that's how i feel when i have to type on a German keyboard!

that's really cool that you got to see Catherine Tate and get an autograph and photos.
i hope you continue to enjoy your week.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

I knew that love declaration couldn't last. Never mind, by the time I post on Friday about my Thursday trip to Stratford, you will hate me so much that people will slash us again!

[selenak.livejournal.com]

I'll call you after breakfeast (have just read this, due to being on my feet all the time yesterday).

[selenak.livejournal.com]

She was wonderful.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Got your mail, have your phone number, will mail you mine just to make sure...

[kangeiko]

I got your message - 1pm on Friday is great! Let me know where you wanna meet, otherwise let's go for the default - Leicester Sq tube.

see you then,

v.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

I just checked the railway connection - my train will be arriving at 12:24 in Victoria Station, so meeting there would be best. (My hotel is near Gloucester Road Station.) Will tell you the platform tomorrow when I have the tickets.

[kangeiko]

Fab, I'll see you at 1pm at victoria.