On Friday night I went along with Kit and Ben to see Of Mice and Men.
But let me backup a minute.
A few months ago I was looking at Kit's bookshelf and happened across the book by John Steinbeck. I'd never read it before. Never even knew the story. So I borrowed it and read it a little while ago. Like I said I knew nothing about the story. I *did* know that Warner Bros cartoons referenced it ("Of Rice and Hen" anyone?).
So I'm a few pages into the book and it's like I'm watching a Warner Bros cartoon. Lennie sounded *exactly* like a cartoon. I swear, whenever Lennie said anything it was with the voice of Mel Blanc.
Seriously. Listen to these.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7cor7_hoppy-go-lucky_shortfilms
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37ewa_of-fox-and-hounds_shortfilms
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20zkek_ep-168-the-abominable-snow-rabbit_shortfilms
Yep.
So having only just read the book, I was quite surprised to find the play was almost identical to the book. Except the dude who played Lennie should have been bigger ;)
Also, amazingly, my legs didn't play up during the show. But I attribute that to the glass of champagne I had just before going in, and another one at intermission.
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