"Dahdday, Aye Wahnt to go to Brighton!"

Ok, so the three day weekend began slow. Friday I stayed in my apartment pretty much the whole day (except for sneaking out once to buy a hair straightener). I caught up on my Theatre History journal, emails, and booked hostels for our trip to Greece and Italy with the girls. We are staying in a convent for one night when we go to Rome, which should be a really interesting experience (Isa really, really wanted to). I also re-read "Tis Pity She's a Whore" by John Ford, which I am writing my paper on. It is a very interesting play about the incestual relationship of Giovanni and his sister Annabella. In the end, everyone ends up dying, but it is quite surprising who kills who. Giovanni stabs Annabella and then comes out with her heart on a dagger (great stuff, right?).

Saturday Jesse, Katie, Ashley, Isa, Hil, Cori, and I went to Brighton on the train. We got there at about 1:30pm, and had a "pasty" for lunch (pronounced "pahst-ee" not "paste-y"--it's like a pot pie, with cheese and veggies). We went to a lot of outdoor markets, antique stores, and book shops. We also went to the Brighton pier to ride the carousel! We had fun walking along the water, although it was pretty cold! The odd thing is that although it is a beach town, there was no sand! Only rocks! We got dinner at an Italian restaurant, and stayed there for like three hours! We all got drinks, appetizers, dinner, and dessert! When we were sufficiently stuffed, we went to some of the clubs in Brighton. Brighton is famous for its night life, and we experienced it to the full. We went to three different clubs, and danced the night away! We came back very early in the morning (via two coaches and a train--don't ask), and then I went right to sleep and slept for all of eternity.

On Sunday, Candace and I met up for tea and scones at Harrods. It was so fantastic to see Candace and to catch up! We talked the talk about the London scene, and swapped stories of BADA and RADA. We talked about the shows that we have seen, and surprisingly we have seen many of the same ones!

On Tuesday, we went to the Old Vic Theatre to see Inherit the Wind with Kevin Spacey! Oh man, was he fantastic! He played an old, pragmatic lawyer who was called the devil on earth by this one small, religious town. The play is based off of the Scopes-Monkey Trials. There was even a little monkey in the show who was adorable! After the show, three of my friends had drinks with Kevin Spacey at a bar close to the theatre! And to think...I was writing my paper! Ugh!