On a much more pleasant note, I have returned from my Norman Conquest Marathon.
What a wonderful day in the theatre.
I don't recall ever seeing NC (I think I would have remembered). I read it when it came out from Fireside but this is a play (or plays) that need to be seen.
This production came over from the Old Vic with the original British cast and they are wonderful.
If you don't know the show, it's 3 plays all detailing the events of a Saturday and Sunday each told from a different part of the house where the events take place. It involves 2 sisters, a brother, his wife and one of the sister's husband, Norman (of the title). Tom, the vet who lives down the road is also involved in the goings on. It's an hilarious work, each play can stand on it's own so you don't have to see them all in one day but I recommend it. Everything is fresh and add to the laughter when something happens in Play 2 that you remember from Play 1 or you see something in Play 3 that relates to an incident in Play 2, etc, etc, etc. The 3rd play (the one that I saw as 3rd) Round and Round the Garden is, I think, the weakest of the three. it's a bit too long and meanders (I think) and the end is a bit forced, but it's still lots of fun and you need it to make the entire package work.
This is a wonderful production in all aspects, acting, direction, sets and costumes and sound. I highly recommend it. If you're in New York and can get a Saturday marathon package, go for it. You're there from 11am to 10:30pm (with a lunch and dinner break) but it's a great way to see the show. Again, Miss Julie was at the theatre. I don't know if she was there for all three but I did see her across the theatre (it's at Circle in the Square, a small house where you can see the entire audience) for the first play. I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did.
Tomorrow is Distracted (a play about a mother with an ADD dianosed child) and then Accent on Youth (from 1934) with David Hyde Pierce.
