the day I leave my camera home...

You may recall that the other day I randomly ran into a friend from home while walking down the street. Sunday I met him "for coffee," a meeting which did not at all involve coffee but instead involved going to the Frost Fair again and getting mulled wine. This little adventure also involved the Globe Theatre, because as part of the Fair the Globe opened its doors free of charge (usually it's 7.50).


It was quite fun--there's a museum-y bit, and a kind of market/fair thing with some booths that are actually selling things and some booths that are filled with pieces of books (50% off!), and the actors were running around doing things. My favorites were the Shakespearean death duo: one would say in that loud actor voice (you know, when actors aren't just yelling, they're "projecting" or whatever) "A Shakespearean Death!" and then they would mime a death--for instance the smothering in Othello--and then say the name of the play and bow. They would then run off to a new spot and repeat with a different play--"Macbeth!" It was quite amusing.