Daily Archives: 05/12/2012

(Community Matters) Three days, four shows – that’s how Steven rolls in London; I made three.

Misterman (at the Royal National Theatre): Steven saw this in matinee. A one-man play about grief & loneliness. Steven noted some good parts but maybe they didn’t all come together.

Detroit (at the Royal National Theatre): Steven knows playwright Lisa D’Amour from playwriting courses at UT. She was a student of David Marc Cohen. Steppenwolf first presented Detroit. Raw & honest characters who had conversations outside my increasingly rarefied bubble – made me mindful of this. Major career coup to have her show presented at the National; Broadway appears to be in negotiation.

Collaborators (at the Royal National Theatre): a fun and fantastical play about Josef Stalin and the writer MIkhail Bulgakov.  They just don’t miss on the acting and staging at RNT.

Tenet (at the Gate Theatre); loved entering the theatre while offered tea & biscuits. The show was fun. More opportunities than seized to promote how the truth is achievable with a little radicalism.

(Community Matters) Minimalist food – the place would easily fit in Marfa, though I can’t imagine the challenges of sourcing.  Next to Spitalfields Market, it was my & Steven’s first time to St John Bread & Wine, the more casual cousin of St John Bar & Restaurant.  Playwright Lisa D’Amour and her boyfriend composer & new york theater company founder Brendan Connelly (Two-Headed Calf) met us. 

Cauliflower, Chickpeas & Leeks; Globe Artichoke Vinaigrette; Brown Shrimp Salad; Mussels, Cider & Tarrago; and a Barley Rabbit – we shared. Felt like a traditional English theme but one doesn’t think of traditional English as so well seasoned & spiced. We’ll definitely be back – it’s up there with Amoul’s as one of our favorite London lunch spots. (of course we had lunch at Amoul’s yesterday)