From the theater (er, theatre) to the concert hall, the opera house to the church organ recital
From the theater (er, theatre) to the concert hall, the opera house to the church organ recital
From theatre to music and more, the top 12 performing arts experiences in Britain
The play's the thing... to do at Shakespeare's Globe, a faithful recreation of a genuine Elizabethan theater in the round.
The boring of the tourists—I mean the changing of the guard—at London's Royal Residence
Even if you can't attend a performance, this painstaking replica of an Elizabethan theater in the round is worth a visit just to see it and learn more about the history of British theatre
A lovely venue for Shakespeare and musicals in the heart of Regent's Park
The generic British word for dessert is "pudding."
In the 19th century, the "g" was sometimes pronounced as a harder "k." Sometimes, the "n" got dropped. Sometimes that was shortened by slicing off the "pud."
In other words, small, incremental changes resulted in pudding->puddink->puddik->dick.
It's not meant to be dirty; it's just a Victorian synonym for "dessert."
Pepper a cake with currants or raisins, and you get "spots" in your pudding, hence: spotted dick.