September. In IB student world, the beginning of year two is a scary time. Between first drafts of the daunting "extended essay" to having a tangible countdown to exams, there is little room to breathe. But there is always room for feminist theatre (and donuts!). The Crosstown Donuts in Shoreditch were amazing. To look at, I mean. There were no gluten-free options, so I never actually had one. But I'm sure they're great, if you can tolerate gluten.
If I had done one thing differently about my senior year, it would have been to go to the Globe more often. I think that a very slim number of people in our population actually understand all of Shakespeare's language. However, there is something to be said about the atmosphere of the plays, fantastic acting and an enjoyable performance despite the difficult language. Almost as impressive as the show itself, was our pre-show dinner: Asian street food (I know, sounds adventurous, but it was the very food-safe bowl of Pad-Thai from Pad+Sen at the Southbank Food Market). I hadn't had Pad Thai in months and it was flavourful, light and delicious- perfect! Dessert didn't disappoint either- my foodie friend recommended Galeta's gooey Salted Caramel Brownies, which were anything but light. Regardless of my over-full belly, I had no regrets. Besides the rather expensive canned water that I decided to buy at the theatre. My mouth is drooling. Oh well, too bad there's a virus loose in London, which doesn't really mix well with open food markets. No Pad Thai today... WRONG. Here's the recipe a la Southbank and courtesy of founder Tan!
**I don't know where we can find this pad + sen pad thai sauce! Luckily, Seasons and Suppers has a fantastic 40 DIFFERENT pad thai sauces for us to try out... so although it might not be exactly the same, we're getting closer! Back to Shakespeare... Shakespeare turns out to be theatre, As I Like It!After a short (and well-needed!) stroll along the Thames, we wrestled our way to the front of the standing area of the Globe to lean over the front of the stage. As You Like It featured a refreshing gender-bent cast featured energetic Jack Laskey as Rosalind (who looked adorable in a traditional Victorian gown), and feisty Bettrys Jones as Orlando. As it was my first time watching a Shakespeare play, I was caught off-guard by the joyful and epic nature of the speech and song. Looking back, the requirement of understanding what they were saying was secondary to the action, relying on mainly theatricality to convey the story. In hindsight, all of Shakespeare's plays when viewed in a modern-day setting remind me of Gecko's The Wedding , which I had the pleasure of seeing at the Barbican in January with my IB class. More on that in January's post. Thanks for making it to the end of my September- go and make yourself some Pad Thai and let me know how the sauces turn out!
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