Meandering Musings

[przed]

Got a call from the shop fixing my computer. The good news? It was just the video card and it's ready to be picked up. The bad news? I won't be able to retrieve it until Thursday morning.

Had a lovely family weekend in Stratford (Ontario, not England, alas) with the family and mother-in-law. There was food, and hanging out, and trading off of child-minding time for expeditions to the theatre. I went to see a production of Chekhov's Three Sisters. And I liked it! That's two Chekhov productions in a row I've enjoyed. (My opinion of Chekhov used to be best summed by a quote from Withnail and I: "I loathe those Russian plays. Full of women, staring out of windows, whining about ducks going to Moscow." Funnily enough, though I enjoyed the play, Three Sisters is totally that Chekhov.)

I have signed up for the muncle Down the Chimney story exchange. I have clearly lost my mind. And if any of you is of an UNCLE bent, I encourage you to lose your mind in a similar fashion. (Now I just have to work out how to balance that and the dialj Christmas challenge.)

We finally caught up on Supernatural. Yay Dean! And Sam! And Cas, how totally much do I love you? Lots! (Seriously, if I had time I'd be reading every Dean/Cas story I could get my grubby paws on.)

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[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

I like Beckett in a more academic sense although I would have killed to see Stewart & McKellan in their recent performance of waiting for Godot. This was their idea of taking a bow:



I love Brecht -- yeah, I know a lot of people can't stand his work -- nigh on worship Stoppard and get a large charge out of the modern English playwrights in general like Brenton, Hare and Ayckbourn.

[przed.livejournal.com]

There are definitely times I wish I still had the ability to take off at the drop of a hat to take in must-see theatre productions. (That's one reason the Sweetie and I get along so well. Pre-kidlet, I'd say something like "Antony Sher is doing Macbeth for the RSC," and his response would be "when are we going?")

I love Brecht too, the few productions I've seen. (There was a genius one of Three Penny Opera at our Stratford a few years ago.) And Michael Frayn! Between Noises Off, Copenhagen and Democracy, there's not a bad play between 'em.