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Southampton 2022 - Circle of life (Day 5)

Today is the day! The reason that we originally planned to come down to Southampton – LION KING! Yes, we can watch this in Manchester, but it was a good excuse to come down and see the family. But first off, we had to make the annual trip to purchase as many Percy Pigs as I am allowed!

Before we watched the Lion King, we had a meal at Leelawadee Thai Restaurant. This was my first experience of a ‘proper’ Thai meal. I was not disappointed; I am now a great fan of thai red curry and sticky rice.  Seeing as this is Nicole’s favourite cuisine, it is probably a good job! It was also nice to meet members of Nicole’s family that I hadn’t met before but had heard a lot about.

I haven’t been to see any performances in the theatre before and I have always wanted to see the Lion King. To say it was an evening performance, there was a lot of kids around, and on a school night! Let’s just say I want disappointed with the performance. I would recommend it to everyone! It was a lovely birthday present. And just a heads up if you are planning to ever go, it is worth sitting in the stalls. Throughout the performance there are animals that use the aisles as a path to the stage, so sitting in the stalls means that you can see the intricate designs that go into the outfits. It takes a bit of getting used to some of the adaptations of humans becoming animals, but it doesn’t distract away from how amazing the show is. My only quibble would be that Mufasa and the older Simba have swords, which takes away from the fact that they are lions (unless of course they are becoming more sophisticated and now weald swords!). At one point during the performance, I did have a mini panic attack when the hyenas ran down the aisle, but that is what happens when you get too comfortable, I guess. The whole performance was spectacular, the cast put on an amazing show, and I have already told Nicole I would like to go and see another performance.


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