My Fair Lady is at the New Alexandra theatre all week until Saturday and I saw it last night. As always I had a great night out.
The play, is based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw and first appeared on stage in 1913, is the story of the flower seller Eliza Doolittle being taught how to talk and act like a real Lady by Henry Higgins so as Higgins can win a bet.
My Fair Lady is set in Edwardian London, this meant I was treated to a plethora of beautiful costumes, I especially loved the Ascot scene where all the ladies are dressed in white to enjoy their day at the races with their gentlemen folk dressed in top hats and tail coats and looking equally fine. My Fair Lady is a visual delight as well as…
I am new to Birmingham. Passionate about this beautiful city, I blog about our experiences. Mostly food and drinks. Husband and wife combo. Mr. Red can not eat meat, so we follow a vegetarian/pescatarian diet, although I will ‘cheat’ occasionally.
Exploring Birmingham, the Black Country and beyond.
I really do love Birmingham, it has beautiful architecture, wonderful food, great cocktails, fantastic nightlife, plenty of culture from the museums, art galleries, theatres and ballet. Great shopping at the Bullring, the Mailbox and the markets and the best people I have ever met.
It makes me sad when people say how grey and awful Birmingham is, as that usually means they have not visited or are thinking of the city in the 1970s. Birmingham has changed a lot since I first arrived here in 2005. I moved here in 2012.
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