A Doll's House

Following on from our vow to not leave it so long between experiencing live theatre again, Mr N and I went to see an adaptation of 'A Doll's House' by Henrik Ibsen at the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre on Friday night

You may remember from this post that we have visited this beautiful theatre before.  This time, I took more pictures anyway 

The theatre is a sort of glass-walled capsule suspended in the centre of The Great Hall of the historic Victorian Cotton Exchange Buildings in Manchester

The adaptation was a good interpretation of the written work, an observation of marriage and societal norms in the 19th century.  The acting performances were solid but not outstanding.  That said, last time we were at this theatre we saw Imogen Stubbs, who is a hard act to follow.   

  

 

 


"a woman cannot be herself in modern society", since it is "an exclusively male society, with laws made by men and with prosecutors and judges who assess feminine conduct from a masculine standpoint." 

Henrik Ibsen


Of course, I partook of one or two pre-show goodies

(I didn't chomp on Mr N's foot)

An interval drinkie

I spy cake!

 

Horror of horrors, I have bought a pair of jeans, the ultimate wardrobe staple of the lazy girl.  I vow to wear them carefully!

 And, yes, I've dyed my hair black and no, I'm not sure I like it :(

How was your weekend?

Spring flowers, early bloomers

Hello there.  Just a quick outfit post today.  This is what I wore yesterday for an afternoon in town with my mum

It was Saturday afternoon to be precise.  I hardly ever go into town for shopping these days.  What with most of my clothes being bought online or in charity shops, I don't really need to.

One Saturday afternoon in Liverpool city centre quickly reminded me why I stopped bothering!  It was heaving!  

Mostly with groups of too cool for school teenagers in denim hotpants, opaques and Converse.  Not that that's a bad thing.  I remember when the highlight of my week was going into town with my friends on a Saturday afternoon and spending whatever pocket money I had on building up my CD collection from Liverpool's massive HMV store on Church Street, back in it's heyday, then buying tie dye t-shirts and Stargazer nail polish from Quiggins and, just so I could say I'd been there cos I was so cool, thumbing through the vinyl at another one of Liverpool's legendary stores, Probe Records, oh yeah, I knew the places to go!

Yesterday I settled for a quick scout around Primark followed by a fruit cooler and a slice of cake in Costa.  Oh how times change!

I bought this 70's cotton tea dress from a lovely American seller on Etsy.  It was one of those that didn't look much on the picture but I could tell that I'd absolutely love it.. and I was right.  I teamed it up with an ex Dotty P's cardi bought on Ebay for a spot o' spring florals

The satchel is another new addition, also from Ebay

You can't beat a bit of nostril flarage

Dress - Etsy

Cardi - Dotty P's via Ebay

Shoes - Office

Bag - Ebay seller

Didn't buy all that much in Primark, except for a shower curtain, some socks, and these sunnies...

...which I happen to think are the dogs danglers!

Isn't it amazing how a relatively small piece of plastic can make a girl so happy?!

Of course I'm not so optimistic as to think that sunglasses will be necessary for a UK summer, but as it happens, the Nations will be shortly be heading across the Channel for a little spell in sunny Bergerac.  Perhaps to be followed up with a day or two in Disneyland Paris. 

La France in the spring is a much different prospect, and I can't wait! 

I'm sorting out all the spring florals and pastel goodness I can fit in my case

Speaking of spring flowers, I couldn't have found a more perfect You Tube clip to finish this post off with than this one

xxx

If they don't dance well they're no friends of mine

First, how about a spot o' Spring inspired gubbins...

...courtesy of Tumblr

Well hasn't it just been a glorious bank holiday weekend here in the UK!

On Saturday we went to our friend's wedding in Bridgnorth.  I think it may just have been the most perfect wedding I've ever been to.  I took lots of little phone snaps but will just share a few anonymous ones as the happy couple specifically requested that no pictures be shared via any social networking sites 

It included a beautifully decorated village hall, abundant fairy lights, bunting, the most delicious smoked salmon and cream cheese blinis I have ever tasted and later on, incidental music which included Echo & The Bunnymen, The Smiths and Stevie Nicks.

The weather stayed balmy and bright and there were party games for kids and adults alike.  I took part in a jolly game of musical hats accompanied by this song which I haven't been able to get out of my head since

There were gift bags for the children, a treasure hunt, and a photo booth with props aplenty.  My little miss danced all night until the bitter end.

We followed this with an overnight stay in Llanfyllin where we joined some family for a meal and some lazing in the sun

Good food and icecream was the order of the day... peach melba and lemon meringue since you ask!

All in all, a delightful weekend.  I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend and that the sun continues to shine wherever you are 

Lucy x