Was it exactly a year ago I went to see the same production live in cinemas? I had thought that watching a repeat in the theatre might be too much, but if I don't support classic touring plays, who will. The new cast were fine, Lizzy Watts as Hedda was not quite up to the class of Ruth Wilson, but who would be? I was impressed by how the design used the whole of the huge stage. Again, it was the same as the London show; but in the theatre, we gained the whole effect that we missed in the cinema. The point when Hedda throws all the flowers across the stage had much more impact.
The size of the audience was disappointing, even for a matinee. I knew that it was only booked to be half full, but the snowy weather had kept half of those away. My journey to Milton Keynes was fine, the roads had been gritted and were empty. Coming home was a different story. Another layer of snow had fallen during the afternoon and the rush hour out of Milton Keynes meant we crawled from roundabout to roundabout; 40 minutes to do the first mile when that is the normal time to get home. More slow traffic on the A5 then a standstill in Wing while buses and lorries encountered the only hill. So over two and half hours to get home.
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