Not only Darren, but also his mother have their birthdays in June. So, in order to celebrate hers, Darren's mum came to visit us in London. We had a great time traipsing around Portobello antiques market, having high tea at the Landmark and then out to Hairspray in the evening (phew). It was a jam-packed day, but so much fun. It is always nice to be out and about in London in the sunshine, and more so when it's an occasion.
Hairspray was fabulous. I am such a sucker for a musical, and this one has some great songs and brilliant dancing - which really keeps your attention and engages you. It's got a political message (which was something for Darren!) but delivers it with such an upbeat spirit. So much fun. It was one of Michael Ball's last performances as Edna Turnblad - he was fantastic. The rendition of "You're Timeless to Me" was just pure musical theatre hilarity.
As an aside, it has always weirded me out slightly how men want to dress in drag - but hey - whatever floats your boat.
The last weekend in June was spent pranicng about in Bristol with Darren as he celebrated the last of his birthday weekends (I know). We went out on the Friday night with his mates for Japanese food and karaoke. I had not quite appreciated how loud barristers are once they ahve a few drinks inside of them! It was a lovely night though - again, a lot of fun. Hopefully I'll be better prepared for them next time and give them a bit of a run for their money...
The next day was Darren's Chambers' Party, which was just lovely. The weather was stunning, the food fabulous and the company witty. Just the way you want to spend your summer afternoons (plus I beat Darren at giant Connect 4!!). Bliss!
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