The last time we went to the theatre was March 2020 - and that was a tour backstage, so it's probably around 2 years since we last saw a production.
On Wednesday we went to see Grease at the Mayflower in Southampton. Out of a party of about 20 of us who should have been going there was only us and two friends. Everyone else had backed out - but they missed a treat.
We were all a little nervous, to be honest, and wore our masks throughout. As did the lady and her 13 year old daughter sitting next to me - but we were in a small minority. There were very few empty seats, and a lot of teenagers which quite surprised us.
It was a great production, with fantastic choreography by Arlene Phillips. We were in awe at the sheer energy of the cast - especially after a matinee earlier on.
I got chatting to the lady next to me and she had worked in theatre in Birmingham when she was younger - Gem I'm sure you and she would have had lots to talk about! Like you, she has really missed not being able to see live theatre for so long.
It was a lovely evening - apart from finding the west-bound route out of the city closed for roadworks when we were going home.
I was also quite shocked at how many people were out and about late at night. A lot of them looked like students, but I suppose that's to be expected with a large student population.
On Wednesday we went to see Grease at the Mayflower in Southampton. Out of a party of about 20 of us who should have been going there was only us and two friends. Everyone else had backed out - but they missed a treat.
We were all a little nervous, to be honest, and wore our masks throughout. As did the lady and her 13 year old daughter sitting next to me - but we were in a small minority. There were very few empty seats, and a lot of teenagers which quite surprised us.
It was a great production, with fantastic choreography by Arlene Phillips. We were in awe at the sheer energy of the cast - especially after a matinee earlier on.
I got chatting to the lady next to me and she had worked in theatre in Birmingham when she was younger - Gem I'm sure you and she would have had lots to talk about! Like you, she has really missed not being able to see live theatre for so long.
It was a lovely evening - apart from finding the west-bound route out of the city closed for roadworks when we were going home.
I was also quite shocked at how many people were out and about late at night. A lot of them looked like students, but I suppose that's to be expected with a large student population.
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