Come on, Dover!

Move your bloomin' arse!!!!

Were that my name, someone would need to yell that repeatedly in my ear :)

Last night, The Venerable John Lewis took me to see My Fair Lady at the Wales Millennium Centre. It was an absol. magnificent production, although the flow of the show was slightly skippy-jumpy due to cutting and revisions to fit it into 3 hours. The stage, though, was amazingly well-designed with receeding arches forming the frame into which various sets dropped and were tracked in -- in particular the library, which was like a magical jigsaw puzzle every time it moved in!

A couple of additions to the script were very enjoyable, such as the Stomp!-ish dancing added to the 'With a Little Bit o' Luck' routine and underworld dance girls added to 'Get Me to the Church on Time'. However, the Underground version of Eliza's journey through London when she runs away and the end scene, which was just indescribably campy with Prof. Higgins and Eliza crossing their arms in defiance of each other and then bursting into laughter, were not enjoyed by moi (famous theatre critic). Costumes were great, the Ascot scene was very amusing and Freddy Einsford-Hill giggled so very giddily, which was quite amusing (plus, he had an amazing voice).

Additionally, this was my first time inside the Millennium Centre auditorium, and it is unbelievable (and I thought the lobby was fantabulous)! The outside of this structure is gorgeous and the inside is rather like a computer-generated dream. (Speaking of computer-generated', if anyone has not seen Elephant's Dream, completely created with open source graphic software, it is VERY impressive. This is things that one becomes aware of when one begins to hang out with CGTs -- Computer Genius Types.) Naturally, no camera. But we shall see if I can't figure out something else to go to to remedy this circumstance :)...

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In other news, a small break from the domination of the computer, consisting of 45 minutes of knitting at Hoffi Coffi with a cuppa tea, calms a twitching eye. Hoorah! Justification!

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Come on. Come on! Come on, Dover....!!!!!