![]() Mescal, however, played it without the drawl – setting him apart a bit, which worked for me. The staging was high-concept, and the mostly British (not Paul!) did their best rendition of the New Orleans, Louisiana accent. His performance was more Brando than Collum, very animalistic and intense and sweaty. Theatre: On to the main show (the reason we were in London) - A Streetcar Named Desire at the Phoenix Theatre ( $101 for a single ticket - purchased weeks in advance). Paul Mescal was absolutely magnetic. This one was consumed in The Gatehouse's leafy, sunny courtyard in Highgate.Ĭocktail: On to The Savoy Hotel, where I enjoyed a $32 cocktail. (I know that's an insane amount of money to spend on a single cocktail, BUT the scene is divine, we were dressed for our evening at the theater, and we skipped dinner since we'd had such a hearty late lunch in Highgate. There they serve light bites, coffee and drinks and to top (or bottom) it off, they have a speakeasy underground with a menu of specialty cocktails and a DJ. The hotel has another adjacent restaurant with high ceilings and a bustling bar, a chic lobby/living area with plush seating and perfectly-arranged bookcases. ![]() The main restaurant is absolutely gorgeous, and the breakfast was terrific: omelets, fruit, granola, fresh pastries, you name it. We loved it! Upon arrival, we received a complementary split of champagne and fruit, a suite upgrade, and breakfast for two. Hotel $1,311 (for one): four nights at The Nomad London. Since the play was in Covent Garden, and I had heard great things about the NoMad London in that area, I used my American Express Platinum Card to book a room through their Fine Hotels & Resorts portal (5x Membership Rewards Points), which got me a $200 credit, a room upgrade, and free breakfast for two. Three of my best friends were along for the ride. ![]() "Phoeni Theatres Kennedy Mall Offers 100% Power=Reclining Heated Seats," Telegraph Herald, May 6, 2018, p.Outside the Phoenix Theatre in Covent Garden. "Company Will Renovate, Reopen Former Mindframe Site," Telegraph Herald, January 16, 2018, p 1Aģ. Along with heated seats, this concept was brought to Dubuque. (2) It was at that theater that the Phoenix Theatre Company became one of the first operations in the nation to offer reclining seats in each and every auditorium. In 2009 Phoenix opened a ten-screen theater in Livonia, Michigan that had been abandoned.Ī theater owned by the city of Wayne, Michigan was purchased in 2014. In 2007 the company opened in Monroe, Michigan in a property owned by Cafaro, Company, the same business that owned Kennedy Mall. Phoenix Theatres opened its first location in 2000 by taking over an abandoned 10-screen theater in Detroit. The theater's digital projection and sound system was also scheduled to be upgraded. All existing seating would be removed and replaced with fully reclining, heated seating. ![]() Renovation would include removing and replace heating and air-conditioning, adding new signage, repainting the interior and installing new carpeting. The Dubuque location would be the fourth theater owned by Phoenix and the first outside of Michigan. The company's plan was to open the six-screen theater in mid-March. A Michigan-based company, Phoenix Theatres announced on Januthat it would renovate and reopen the former site of MINDFRAME THEATERS at KENNEDY MALL. ![]()
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