A veritable ocean of water has passed under the bridge since I last saw a live play. That is a regretful state of affairs. There’s something about watching a good stage production that the recorded medium just cannot emulate. I was reminded of that today when the Librarian, the Game Guru and I attended a pro-am production of Les Miserables at the Regal Theatre (leaving the Lego Lover in my Mum’s company).

We bought our tickets several weeks ago which allowed us the luxury of choosing front row seats in the balcony section. We weren’t quick enough to secure the centre of the row but the view from the seats we did reserve was fantastic. (Note to self: make sure to secure front row balcony seats for all future forays to the theatre.)

Game Guru was quite excited at seeing his first play. He has developed quite a passion for Les Miserables and this production seemed like the ideal introduction. And none of us were irritated at the audience, which is, unfortunately, not something we can say for some cinema outings. When the lights went down the audience became silent and actually listened. At the cinema there’s usually a buzz of conversation from some part of the crowd which is accompanied by the occasional ringtone and the frequent crackle of plastic bags. None of that here.

Game Guru’s excitement was amply rewarded. It was a very good production and we came away feeling happy. I hope it won’t be too long before we attend another play. I thoroughly recommend the experience.