I traveled to London on Thursday, but I've had some mysterious nausea bug ever since so I didn't feel like writing about it until now. I mostly went to see &Juliet, and I also stopped by the Jack The Ripper museum which I'll put behind a cut at the bottom because, you know, murder.
I didn't know a whole lot about &Juliet before going other than that it was some kind of riff off of Romeo & Juliet and it's had some polarizing reviews. It's a jukebox musical that literally opens with a Backstreet Boys song though, so it's really not anything to be taken that seriously. And I had a lot of fun seeing it! It's just the right amount of silly and very lighthearted, and to be honest I felt like it was the jukebox musical that Moulin Rouge wishes it could be and failed (the musical, not the movie). The score and book worked together really seamlessly, and the music always matched the tone of what was happening on stage. I guess I can understand not liking it if you're a Shakespeare purist, but it's not supposed to be that deep and there's enough straight Shakespeare adaptations out there already. Romeo's introduction to Jon Bon Jovi's It's My Life absolutely killed me, and I really loved the sets and costume design. The costumes were a blend of Elizabethan and modern street wear which sounds like it could be a hot mess but worked really well. I would absolutely go see it again!
Otherwise I mostly did a whole lot of nothing and enjoyed every single second of it. I ended up doing about 20,000 steps and I'm not even sure how? I just had a really chill time looking through my favorite clothing stores and trying on a bunch of stuff I had no intention of buying, browsing the art and book stores, and just really taking my time with it. It was really nice not to be in a rush or have anywhere to go and just enjoy the city.
