December came early this year and I was treated to a SECOND ROW viewing of the
Royal Shakespeare Company's production of King Lear staring Sir Ian McKellan at the Guthrie last night!!!!!!!
I was 10 feet from the stage OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! My sister got me the ticket as an early birthday gift. (I think she is covered for a while)
The show was 3 hrs and 40 minutes long and it could have been 10 minutes for all I noticed. I'm certain that there were points that I did not breath and I did not blink. It was spellbinding.
As far as the cast in the show was concerned I knew Ian was Lear but knew nothing of the rest, so my jaw nearly fell on the floor when Sylvester McCoy walked out in the role of the Fool.
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ELEVENTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
For those who do not know Sylvester McCoy played the 7th Doctor in Dr. Who and he was brilliant in the role of the Fool. A large portion of the first act is the fool and Lear on stage and I didn't know who I enjoyed more in their respective roles. I was in heaven.
This was my first visit to the new Guthrie since it opened and I must say I love it! It is far easier to get to and the parking is much more convienent than the old location. I was there early so I walked around to see all of the sites.
During intermission Katherine and I walked out on the endless bridge and enjoyed the view of the city and then quick hurried back to our seats for the rest of the play.
After the show I hugged her and yelled "that was fantastic!" I was absolutely elated and gone was the exaustion of the weekend and the drive.
Because I am a geek I hung out at the stage door and greeted and thanked the actors for their performance. (some of them were pretty sneaky and almost passed by unnoticed)
I actually did see Ian (that's his head in the center), he was fricken 5' from me, but really I was waiting for Sylvester.....unfortunately I either missed him, or he went out another door. I looked like a puppy who had been kicked.It was a fantastic! An amazing performance and I feel so lucky to have seen this. I know all the performances are sold out for Lear, but I highly recommend getting tickets for the Seagull cause this cast will be awesome in anything.
I'm still on cloud 9!
6 comments:
I kinda hate you right now. And with the heat of last weekend it must have been a perfect time to spend a few hours at the theater. I still haven't gone to the new Guthrie. I have been outside it, though. It was kind of like staring at all of the presents under the Christmas tree.
You suck. Jacque and I were just whining yesterday that we wanted to go. I am happy for you (although extremely jealous)
I am very, very jealous.
And, if you loved that, you should come visit and the RSC in situ in London or Stratford upon Avon. Open houseguest invitations..
I mean ".. and SEE the RSC.." missing the verb there, sorry.
That would blow my mind! Now I have even more of an excuse to get to England (not like I needed much arm twisting before). ;^)
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