You’ll need more than a blanket to hide from the bloody truth behind the RSC’s latest staging of The Duchess of Malfi. Maria Aberg’s interpretation of Webster forces us to confront modern day issues with striking visuals and powerful performances.
When the French attempt some top banter – the Marais edition
Sadly in France, you can’t go for a cheeky Nandos when the mood strikes. However, during my time in Paris, I have stumbled upon a few places that give a good stab at sating my hunger and providing a quirky French experience that every time I visit.
What I’m reading: Staving off the boredom during le métro, boulot, dodo
Denis Thériault’s The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman Ironically for someone who is studying English and French, I actually don’t get to read a lot. However on my metro commute to work, I’ve gotten into the habit of reading a Kindle book on my phone. I’m so in love with Amazon’s Daily Deal that …
All you can eat
Food places to spend some dollar, dollar bills.
Le Food Marché is simultaneously fantastic and awful. Fantastic because there’s so much I want to eat. Awful because there’s so much I want to eat.
Defying Gravity
Now I’ve got back into the swing of things in Paris, I’ve been trying to do as many weird and exciting things as possible. Well, weird doesn’t quite cover it, frankly quite mad things. Like for anyone that knows me well, even just the image of the following will make you roar with laughter, never …
A Moment to Give Thanks
I have no idea what I’m doing. It’s 1am and I’m awake in my room, feeling slightly hungry despite having eaten my feelings with a plateful of pasta earlier on.
Tourist Time
However the moment that you gaze up at an ancient artwork in the Louvre or at the grand ceiling of Saint-Paul Saint-Louis to imagine the latter coming to life after hours under a pair of talented hands or the former even having one of its pillars leaned against by a bored child, it does take your breath away.
A warm welcome and an unexpected leap of faith.
I’ll probably never see him again but taking a leap of faith meant that someone took one too by opening up to me with genuine kindness.