The lobby lights sparkle, the decor is gold. The seats are red plush velvet, the audience are a buzz with excitement. The house lights dim and we are transported to another place.
Live performances are a feast for the senses. The aroma of hundreds of people perfumed and dressed up, the huge sweeping curtain draped and hiding what’s to come, the warmth of spending quality time with loved ones, the sound of the orchestra warming up, the taste of a sparkly drink.
When I ask my kids what they received for Christmas five years ago….they cannot remember. Yet when asked to recall a live performance we’ve been to, they can describe every second of it.
Buying tickets to a show is the best gift one can give or receive. The memories truly last a lifetime. I went from being a 7 year old spinning through the aisles at my first ever Swan Lake, to taking my eldest to drag shows and my family to musicals and Shakespeare plays.
I’m a sucker for a live show, what are you taking your family to see this Christmas?
'Curioser and Curioser' {Alice} 