Excerpts from the Musicals

Another event in Trafalgar Square - a day long selection from various current musicals,

When I go there, with some friends, about one o'clock, it wasn't really busy; the queue to get in was moving rapidly, and there wasn't any waiting, except for the time needed to snake around the barriers.   Obviously they had been expecting a far larger crowd than actually came.

We were able to find a place on the steps on the left hand side of the square, where we had a good view of the large screen where they were showing the live performance on the stage; there didn't seem much pint in trying to get a place directly in front of the stage, which actually was crowded with a very enthusiastic audience.

Unfortunately, I wasn't terribly taken with the music,   Most of it was far too loud and certainly wouldn't have encourage me to go along and see any of the shows.   Obviously, West End theatres have got louder since I was last at a performance!   That said, the crowd in front of the stage were obviously enjoying it.

Although it didn't ruin the afternoon by raining, the sky was very overcast with black clouds threatening to spoil everything with a downpour.   We left just before three o'clock, as we were getting hungry, and repaired to the nice little cafe just across the road, where they serve good plain food at very reasonable prices - unlike some of the other establishments in the West End!