Living in London

On Thursday night Linda and I ventured out to the historic Gielgud Theatre for another dose of London's West End Theatre. The theatre was first opened in 1906 and one has to assume that people had shorter legs in 1906. The leg room was horribly cramped.

We saw the critically acclaimed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Christian Slater in the lead role of Randle Patrick Murphy. I am a big fan of Christian Slater, having loved his performance in the black comedy, Heathers. Unfortunately, Christian Slater's performance was underwhelming. He just didn't look comfortable or convincing on stage.

However, the joy of the show was the two supporting lead characters, Mackenzie Crook (who plays Gareth on The Office) and Frances Barber, who played Nurse Ratched. Both of these actors were a delight to watch on stage.

-HrH