Sometimes the stars align just right. This evening we followed the directions given to Wendy, John, and Michael, by Peter Pan, “There it is Wendy. Second star to the right then straight on ‘til morning.” Thus we traveled, guided by a troupe of young dancers, to Neverland. This weekend the Ohio Star Theater in Sugarcreek, Ohio is offering a ballet performance of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. To our delight, our granddaughters played the roles of the sons of the Darling family.
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.
The purpose of our trek to Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham in the southwest of London was to see a recently recovered bronze bust of the Emperor Caligula but we discovered so much more in the recently restored 18th Century “little Gothic castle” built by Horace Walpole.
Timing is everything! Glad you were able to share such a special event with them!
How fun!!