Travelogue: London - The Thing About Theatres
Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
If I had all the time and money in the world, I definitely wish I could stay in London longer just to watch all the plays the city has to offer. London is one of the few cities in the world that has permanent world class musicals available almost every day. Instead of going with your friends to watch a movie, you can watch a play. How amazing is that?
This time round in London, we managed to catch two musicals - Les Misérables, as Justin is a huge fan of the opera; and Mathilda, a relatively new production surrounded by tons of hype because all its shows have sold out.
Les Misérables day
What's theatre without some pre-theatre tummy filling? For Les Mis we had the Pre-Theatre Menu at L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon. At £28.00 for a two course meal, and £33.00 for a three course meal, it was really quite a steal, since it was a two michelin star restaurant (thanks for the recommendation, Josh!)
We were pretty pressed for time, because the Pre-Theatre menu is only available for seatings between 5:30-6:00pm, and we had to eat quickly in order for us to make it for our play at 7:30pm, hence the lack of pictures and description of food! However, if there is one thing from Joël Robuchon's is the mashed potato puree - it's what he's famous for! Absolutely smooth, creamy and heavenly. You haven't tasted mash until you've tried his!
And we watch Les Mis! Tickets these year were especially hard to get, they always are really, but I think it was exacerbated by the release of the movie version this year. In preparation for this, Justin enthusiastically takes a trip down to London a month early to buy tickets from the theatre itself for all of us!
Mathilda Day
It's just Justin and I for Mathilda! We decide to hit some good ol' fish and chips at Rock & Sole Plaice. I think one of the reasons i've returned to this place is because of the name - rock, sole and plaice are all types of fishes, and I love how creatively they put it all together. Oh yes, and there is warm, deep fried, ginormous fish and chips!!
