Over the past couple of days I am slightly concerned that I might have
overwhelmed Nick with just a little bit too much culture, but I have to admit
that I don’t really care too much because I’ve been having a great time!
On Wednesday, with me
feeling much more chipper and Nick keen to buy some local art to hang on the
last inches of wall space that we have available (which is just as it should
be!) we met at a tiny little gallery called Eagles Eye Art Gallery, just a few
roads away from where I work and opposite a dangerously delicious breakfast
place that we’re now going to have to go to over the weekend just to get it out
of my system.
Whilst we came out of
the gallery with one painting, it was actually purchased as a present for some friends
who are getting married later this year, so we didn’t really succeed in Nick’s
mission. However, we have the name of two local artists who we might need to
get in touch with, plus two tickets to the Singapore Affordable Art Fair next
weekend, so hopefully we’ll be able to pick up a bit of a bargain while we’re
there!
Following our Wednesday
night jaunt to the art gallery we ended up getting a little bit lost on the way
home (that’s a lie – it was entirely intentional), and 'some how' found our taxi driver
pulling up outside L'Entrecote, where steak and deliciously simple French food
were the order of the day. Along with a glass or two of lovely red wine to wash it down.
Having just about
recovered from our massive red meat dinner on Wednesday, by the time a
hectically busy Thursday drew to an end I was slightly worried that Nick would
be done with culture and disappointed that I had bought us tickets to the
theatre.
Yes, Prime Minister,
which has just finished a run on the West End is now over and touring Asia, and
as if that wasn’t British enough, it’s playing in the secret little theatre
nestled within Raffles Hotel. Clearly we had to go!
First up we enjoyed a
lovely dinner of pizza and cocktails out in the courtyard of Raffles, where you
get to enjoy fresh air and the beautiful colonial building in surprising cool
and fan-free conditions.
We then made our way up
three stories to find the tiny little 400 seating Jubilee Theatre, which was utterly
beautiful! We had bagged two of the ten seats available up on the tiny balcony,
giving us a perfectly clear view of the surprisingly big stage, with super
comfy chairs (the sort that my Grandad used to have looking out into his
garden) and more leg space than even Nick could have needed.
The show was funny,
clever and just as ridiculous as it needed to be, and even though it was Nick’s
second night of culture in a row, I think it’s fair to say that it was a very successful
and enjoyable night out. Oooh I do love going to the theatre!
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