I don’t think I would ever have presumed to author a blog titled ‘Mary Poppins’. I mean. I am not 12 anymore.
Mary Poppins is a new show which just started showing in London’s West End. I heard amazing reviews, but never thought we could get tickets (since Ticket Master and other places weren’t helping). It turned out that we were on a bus (which is a nice break from the tube, as you can actually see something), and saw the theatre. Since it was an old school bus, we ran down from the top level, and jumped out the back. There was a huge line around the inside of the theatre. The line was people waiting for any cancellations, and bar the first few, I am sure a lot of them went home unhappy. My wife is pretty bold, so she went right to the box office and asked if they had anything. There were a couple of single tickets in the gods for that night, but he JUST had 2 tickets next to eachother on a side. It was restricted seating, but we thought we would go for it anyway, and felt lucky for it.
So, it was our last night, and we headed to the theatre again. We got there pretty early, and often you find yourself shoulder to shoulder inside. Luckily, the theatre opened a balcony so we were able to hang out with a nice view.
I have been to a few shows in nose bleeders. It can sometimes be a bit tough, and I was planning myself for the fact that we may not be able to see things. However we were incredible lucky. The seats were next to the boxes and had an amazing view. I prefered it to many of the ‘normal’ seats that I have had (which have no leg room, and someone with a frizzy head of hair always sits in front). Here we had plenty of room, and were at a perfect height. We were already a lot more excited for the show.
I am always a fan of theatre. It is so magical, and the energy is magnetic. It doesn’t compare to a movie :)
Mary Poppins was one of the best performances that I have ever seen. It was fun, bright, and refreshing. Never a boring moment, and the actors were great. When Mary flew off for the last time, she was even in spitting distance to us.
Phenominal. If you have a chance to see Mary Poppins in London, or when it comes around to you, check it out. I think it would be especially great to be there with a 6-12 year old.
