So over winter break I went to London for a study abroad course with an excellent group of people. BEST TRIP EVER. The theatre over there is fantastic; there are some huge differences!
First off, there are half-price and discount thearte ticket stalls pretty much everywhere. Rachel and I scored awesome seats (third row center, front row balcony, etc.h) for about $45 American, the hour before the show. Once you’ve arrived at the theatre via the extremely convenient London Underground, you head to your seat, thinking how awesome it is that you’re wearing jeans and a comfy shirt and yet not under-dressed. During intermission you may trot your way to the bar (yes bar) to purchase wonderful treats like candy bars and drinks and ICE CREAM which you may then proceed to eat INSIDE the theatre before leaving it under your chair for an employee to clean up after the show (there aren’t garbage cans).
Sidebar: There was ice cream all over the place in London, not just the theatres. They had Ben and Jerry’s vending machines scattered around and Hagden-Daas stores and non-franchise ice cream stores up to wazoo. Now I don’t know how much you personally like ice cream, but I thought this was pretty dang exciting myself.
This trip was phenomenal, we saw nine shows in ten days, and I felt I learned something at each of them. We went to a giant film museum, the most amazing aquarium I’ve ever seen, lots of free museum exhibits, THE GLOBE THEATRE, the National Portrait Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Cafe Trafalgar where Dickens wrote, Windsor Castle, STONEHENGE, and stood on the Prime Meridian. I learned so much; about theatre, art, people, customs agents, getting lost, pub etiquette, architecture, royalty and excess. I would take this class again in a heartbeat. 
February 1, 2010
I’m glad you had such a great time in London and enjoyed the ice cream
But what shows did you see and what did you think of them? That’s what I’d really like to know! Hope you’ll come and see us in London again.
Linda