2 April 2006
Sheffield was fun! There's a surprise. It's got a pretty cathedrally, oldy bit in the middle where we were staying. The city centre is in the midst of regeneration, so there are lots of new bars/restaurants, art galleries, an upcoming trendy shopping area, a refurbed spa and a modern Winter Garden which was linked to our hotel. All in all a very good time was had by us both and we could actually have spent more time there. We stayed at the Macdonald St Paul's Hotel which is smack bang in the city centre and pretty decent. Breakfast was very good (I had kippers, porridge, toast and fruit salad; while BB had full English with black pudding twice) and you can walk straight into the Winter Gardens and the new art galleries without stepping outside (which is good when it's cold, windy and rains intermittently). Bedroom was a decent size with plasma screen telly and the bathroom was smart with heated towel rail and good water pressure.
Assassins was very good. The singing was very strong and it was really great to see all the monologues and bits of dialogue that you don't get on the recording. All the actors were really good, as were their accents (only John Hinckley's slipped a bit). What a relief. It could have been a disaster spending all that money and time to go miles away to watch a crap piece of theatre. At least if it's on your doorstep, you don't feel so bad if you've only wasted the price of a ticket.
A former colleague of mine was in the show and halfway through the show he pointed at me and winked (I was sitting in the front row), so had to say hello afterwards. It wasn't that I didn't like him or anything, but just that I didn't know him that well so was hoping to sneak away unnoticed. Ah well. BB said, at least he didn't wave like Joey in Friends.
On the way back we drove through the Peak District as it seemed a shame not to see it as we'd gone all that way. Stopped at Matlock for a light snack and some tea. Just a tip if you're ever driving through the area in the future - don't stop at Matlock. It's not a beautiful town and there didn't seem to be many people there under the age of 50. Also, if you find you've stopped there by some mistake, don't head for the centre of town for eateries. When we were leaving, we found out that there are a lot more shops on the road out of town - just to be perverse.
Assassins was very good. The singing was very strong and it was really great to see all the monologues and bits of dialogue that you don't get on the recording. All the actors were really good, as were their accents (only John Hinckley's slipped a bit). What a relief. It could have been a disaster spending all that money and time to go miles away to watch a crap piece of theatre. At least if it's on your doorstep, you don't feel so bad if you've only wasted the price of a ticket.
A former colleague of mine was in the show and halfway through the show he pointed at me and winked (I was sitting in the front row), so had to say hello afterwards. It wasn't that I didn't like him or anything, but just that I didn't know him that well so was hoping to sneak away unnoticed. Ah well. BB said, at least he didn't wave like Joey in Friends.
On the way back we drove through the Peak District as it seemed a shame not to see it as we'd gone all that way. Stopped at Matlock for a light snack and some tea. Just a tip if you're ever driving through the area in the future - don't stop at Matlock. It's not a beautiful town and there didn't seem to be many people there under the age of 50. Also, if you find you've stopped there by some mistake, don't head for the centre of town for eateries. When we were leaving, we found out that there are a lot more shops on the road out of town - just to be perverse.
# posted by gilamonster : 20:19
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It's not that I don't like old people. They just make me nervous in large numbers - especially when they train them up in an ancient Chinese martial art under the guise of health-inducing exercise like they do back home.
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