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A poll of architects
named the National Theatre the ugliest building on the South Bank
of the Thames, and it's easy to see why. It is a thoroughly unattractive
mass of concrete that is an eyesore on an otherwise gorgeous walkway.
The monstrosity is redeemed by being the home of some of the greatest
theatre in the English language.
The view of the
Thames from the National.
The walkway next
to the National has beautifully lit trees at night.
  
Jon only went
to see The Man of Mode because he wanted to see something
at the National, but artistic director Nicholas Hytner's magnificent
modern dress production of George Etherege's Restoration Comedy
was
by far the best thing that he saw in London. The play featured magnificent
performances by Tom Hardy and especially Rory Kinnear (above left)
as the outrageous Sir Foppling Flutter and inspired dance numbers
between the scenes that brilliantly covered the changes to the extraordinary
set. All in all, this production of The Man of Mode was a
masterpiece.
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