In which I drooled over Jude Law for 3 hours...

[canadian_turtle]

When I went to the theatre yesterday Jude Law was sitting in the seat in front of me!!! Those of you on Twitter already saw me squeeing about this but I'll try to write a little more coherent about it today:

I went to the final performance of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as performed by the National Youth Music Theatre at the Village Underground. Now I couldn't stand the Johnny Depp movie and I normally don't know about amateur performances but I saw the NYMT perform a few of the songs during West End Live in June and was incredibly impressed (especially by the two leads Matt Nalton and Lizzie Wofford). I'm still not very fond of the storyline itself, but I was amazed by every single performance given during the show and couldn't believe the actors were only aged between 8 and 21 years. They were brilliant. And if I had gone earlier this week I would've probably tried to get a ticket for a second performance, they were just that good.

The show was set in the Village Underground in Shoreditch, which I hadn't been to before and looks like a space that might usually be a club? They had four rows of seats in a half circle around the stage area (which was just the floor really) and the actors used every inch of it. The barber shop was set up in the far back but the rest of the space varied in use between the judge's home, the pie shop and the general streets of London. Before the show and partly during the intermission the assemble was just wandering the "streets" looking very homeless and/or mental, which was a great way to set the mood. The show itself was just incredible. I really can not put into words how amazing it was. I was probably most impressed by Matt Nalton, who played Sweeney Todd, who looked and sounded as if he'd been performing on the West End all his life. I'm sure we'll be hearing plenty from him soon enough.

The reason Jude was there (I assume) is because he started off with the NYTM himself, many, many years ago (in fact, he's from Lewisham, were I currently live *random fact of the day*) and recently became a patron for them. Still, he currently lives in the States, there were ten performances all-together and loads of places he could've sat for each of them so the fact he was sitting in the seat in front of me during the one show I went to? Pretty damn awesome.

He was with two of his kids so I didn't bother him but that didn't stop me from glancing in his direction quite often. Partly because I had to look his way to catch what was happening on the stage in front of him, partly well, because he was looking so damn fine. He was wearing a tight grey t-shirt with very short sleeves making his upper arms look huge and his hair looked all crazy and amazing and he kept leaning on his hand giving him a dreamy look and... Okay I admit I was looking at him for pretty much 3 hours straight. I did see the whole show properly though, so it wasn't that bad. I can't help it he was sitting within my eye sight of the stage ;)

Afterwards I was a bit disappointed I didn't have any pictures (though I do not regret not bothering him, it wasn't the place for it) until I realised I already have his picture and signature from when I saw him during the the film festival in Toronto in 2006 XD

And that was my random celebrity encounter of the day story.

Comments

[midnight-27.livejournal.com]

AWESOMESAUCE!!!!!!

That's so cool, I wish I had more appropriate adjectives to describe this but I'm stuck. Sounds like you had a wonderful time and staring at such beauty is always a plus :)

[chrryblssmninja.livejournal.com]

sounds like good times.

[hobbitofkobol.livejournal.com]

omg! what a crazy random happenstance!

[mialicia.livejournal.com]

Haha duuuude, that's really cool! I mean the performance sounds like it was really interesting to watch, but JUDE LAW! I love actors that go back to their roots like that every one in a while - it makes me respect them that much more :)

[(Anonymous)]

lmao that is so random and FREAKING AWESOME!!!1!

Even though I don't like him very much.

Signed: Ade, overworked, from work.

[artic-fox.livejournal.com]

I love London and its ability for you to see celebs around and about. I also love that they can be reasonably unbothered by the general public here.

[movetheair.livejournal.com]

Lucky Duck!

[ogiraffe.livejournal.com]

Sweeney Todd and Jude Law? Oh my~~ :D

[decadentdream.livejournal.com]

LOL that's so cool. And just to think we were talking of Jude Law the other day and you were telling me all those random facts and how you hoped Matt Nalton would be like him someday AND THEN JUDE LAW HIMSELF SHOWS UP!!!! LMAO Awesome XD I'm glad you had a good time (and that you got to see & enjoy the show without being too distracted by his loveliness :P )

*SQUISHES*

Note: If I had been there, I don't think I could have helped giggling like a schoolgirl with you over the fact he was sitting in front of us. Which may have been disturbing to him, but would have been fun to us :$

[stephid.livejournal.com]

OMG. You got to see Jude effing Law in person! And he was sitting right in front of you! How amazing is that? It's already awesome that you got to see Sweeney Todd which I sooo wanna see as well but Jude being there to watch it is just an extra added bonus. *is jealous*

I can't say I blame you for like watching him for the whole entire 3 hours tho. lol I probably would've done the same thing. haha. It's a miracle you were still able to pay attention to the play! Sucks you don't have any pics but at least you have some from when you met him in '06 tho. Man the closest I've ever come to seeing Jude in person was at Comic Con in 04 when he was there for a panel to promote Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

You know I used to be a huge fan of Jude way back then but my love for him sorta died down when that whole nanny scandal started. I mean I wasn't a fan of Sienna Miller and still isn't but I thought it was so effed up with Jude cheating on her tho esp when they were engaged to be married. It was just so bad and a big mess. But yeah they're back together and supposedly engaged again. lol.

[ingalunda.livejournal.com]

Jude Law ♥

Good to hear Sweeny Todd was that good. I'd love to see it on stage..

[mapetitemort.livejournal.com]

Helloooooo doctor Watson.

*drools* I would probably explode into a puddle of drool. All over him. But at least it would be an honourable death - for a fangirl ;p

[littlestarletta.livejournal.com]

way cool of you that you didn't bother him :) what a cool sighting!