Theatre and Sunday lunch

I could quite easily leave this weekend to the title as that pretty much sums it up (if you're in a rush feel free to stop reading, the rest is just waffle).

With the idea of a quiet weekend in Cardiff not sounding very interesting (it never does so it is a rare thing) I headed off to London to catch-up with Mum and for another trip to The Bridge theatre. This time the show was 'A Very Very Very Dark Matter'. As ever we got there early and had a cuppa (they always do rather good tea there it has to be said). As ever stage-dooring was necessary and we met two Who actors, both of whom were very chatty (notice I didn't say charming for a change). The show was quite something, utterly brilliant. I'll be honest and say I had no clue what it was about, I saw that The Bridge were doing it and the cast, so knew it would be good. I won't say too much as I wouldn't want to spoil it, but I will say it was the most off the wall, rather bonkers play, which still has a proper plotline that I have ever seen, and laugh out loud funny. Apparently the critics have been divided by it and I can perhaps see why, but I loved it. As ever our trip to The Bridge was rounded off with a leisurely pizza before Mum and I headed back our respective ways after a very enjoyable and as ever, fun day.

Sunday was another busy day as I popped down to see Frank in Dorset. Despite the weather turning it was lovely to catch-up with Frank, having not actually been down to see him in quite some time. We had a lovely Sunday lunch as Frank’s local pub, before going back to the cottage to catch-up and watch ‘Carmen Jones’ a gentile, but enjoyable film from the 1950s based on the musical of the same name. Whilst it isn’t necessarily a film I would have made a point of watching I rather enjoyed it. Particularly as the clocks have gone back I soon found myself heading back to Cardiff feeling very relaxed.