Terrance and I spent a few days in Stratford Upon Avon where we took in two plays in two days. I know, unheard of. We saw The Jew of Malta and Love’s Sacrifice. The Jew of Malta was a great show and I enjoyed how they handled the last scene of the show (#nospoilers). Barebas showed no remorse and made sure he got the last laugh…and the last chance to spit on everyone. Love’s Sacrifice was also an amazing show, mainly because we got to meet the actor who played the leading man. We actually got to sit down and ask him questions about being a working actor. I enjoyed that they did mostly original practices but, used women. The one woman that stuck out to me was Sheila Atim in  Love’s Sacrifice. She was the smallest but, I think she packed the most punch, figuratively and literally. She had such composure and to see her transform into a murderous baby mama frightened Terrance. He, obviously, has never seen a woman scorned.  Rhiannon Handy, who was actually the understudy for the role of Abigail, seemed a little weak in The Jew of Malta. I know she wasn’t supposed to be the strongest of characters but I, honestly, was just not that impressed with how she handled being used by her father. I think gender played an importance part with these shows because you see the fear. You feel for the women because you see the women being thrown around by men and it hits a little closer to home. I think if it was played by a boy, you could kind of detach yourself because you know it’s a little boy. The only way I think I would feel bad for a little boy was in Love’s Sacrifice. The actors kept grabbing women by their “wombs” and I think that would just be so uncomfortable for a boy to deal with…but it’s still awkward for women too. This picture is of Matthew, the leading man from Love’s Sacrifice. He thought it would be funny to put Terrance on his head. We waited by the stage door for him because he said that shows normally don't have groupies. We wanted him to feel special. Also, he really liked Terrance.