Thursday, November 17, 2005
It's Ducktastic!
Last night, Blake and I, along with our friends Paul and Jason, attended one of the final showings of Ducktastic! at the Albery Theatre. Despite good reviews, the show is closing this week after only a month due to less than stellar attendance. Maybe it was fear of bird flu. I was reluctant to see this show myself but £10 tickets won me over in the end. I have to admit that I am glad that I had the change to see this show. It was definitely one of the silliest things I've ever seen on the stage with a myriad of cheesy jokes and enough pratfalls to rival a Three Stooges short. I won't go on about the story, mainly because there wasn't much of a plot to speak of, but I will say that the two nude suits worn in the show were worth the price of admission alone.
Oh, there was also a celebrity in the audience. Sitting a few rows behind us was Geoffrey Palmer who starred alongside Dame Judy Dench in the long running BBC program As Time Goes By.
Just when we thought the entertainment was limited to the stage, we were treated to an impromptu performance on the tube rude home. A man with a guitar jumped on our train and loudly sang his version of "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel". Afterwards, of course, he expected a donation. I declined. I figured I can look out my window and see crazy for free.
