The play was held in the Criterion Theatre which was built in 1873. It's right on Piccadilly Circus, which didn't even exist at the time the theatre was built. I like the idea of being in a threatre with a 130 year history, just makes all of it more fun. Joe and I indulged in the very British intermission past time of ice cream. I had vanilla and he had ginger.I have gotten really good at zipping over to the TKTS Half Price Tickets booth in Leicester Square to get same-day, half-price tickets. As their Web site warns, beware other offers. Every ticket reseller says half price, but TKTS is the only officially sanctioned, half-price ticket agent. It is operated by the Society of London Theatre. It's only about 20 minutes via Oval on the London Underground's Northern line from our neighborhood, which also makes going to the theatre easy since most shows are in that area.
On a different note, earlier on Friday, I met with Gerald, our tax "guy" and Founding Member of BBL Services which is always more fun than it seems. In addition to being the co-author of the Zurich Tax Handbook, which helps make sense of the UK tax system for the average person, Gerald is a wealth of local knowledge and full of erudite cultural banter. I always feel a bit out of my league.
In addition to reviewing our US returns this time we talked about William S. Burroughs, Laurie Anderson, 20th century American literature, Peter Gabriel/Genesis and how the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco isn't what it used to be. Well, he talked, I listened and learned. He's also preformed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, now how many tax guys do you know that can that? His offices are in Trinity Square with great views.
