A view from the Balcony

 One of the main reasons why I chose London to study abroad was because of the theatre scene. There are so many productions going on in London, it's crazy! Every week a production ends and one begins; so many options, from big musicals, to small plays, it's all in one city, and affordable (compared to Broadway). Anyways, since I've been here I've been to six theater productions, saw The Little Dog Laughed, Daisy Pulls It Off, The Whisky Taster, Billy Elliot, Priscilla and Enron, and this week I'm going to see A Midsummer Night's Dream (with Judi Dench), and War Horse, and I've only been in London for four weeks. Love it! 

The reason why I'm writing this post is because I went to see Priscilla a couple of nights a go, GREAT SHOW (google it), and me, trying to save money, booked the cheapest tickets I could find, thinking that it would not matter. Well it does! Never buy the cheapest tickets, never do BALCONY (in London this is the farthest area). The experience is not the same, you can't see the actors face expressions and little quirks, you simply don't feel part of the audience. It feels like you are watching the show from outside, you don't feel the connection you do when you sit closer. Even though I enjoyed the show, and loved it, I felt cheated, like I missed part of the experience. 

So as a rule of thumb, don't buy in Balcony, pay a little extra and feel part of the experience that is the Theater.