Psst..Viggo, Theatre & Food Alert!
I know these blogs are getting to be way too wordy these days, not to mention way off track. It's like reading a dating profile, where the candidate types in reams of text, and half way through it you're saying, " I can't read anymore of this babble. This person is much too chatty for my taste!"
I've vowed to shorten them up, and besides that I'm actively involved in the theatre again, which means I shouldn't have a lot of spare time for long-winded writings. Like my friend said, "Congratulations with your theatre role, you've just sold your soul to the devil." No matter, I'm sure all the toil and torture that accompanies it, will be worth it in the end.
Actually, the inspiration for this theatre involvement came because I had read where my hero and future husband, actor extraordinaire Viggo Mortensen, has been working on a play in Spain. I thought gosh darnit, whatever Viggo does, I'll follow - monkey see, monkey do. Although I've never met Viggo, I feel we have so much in common. We both like to write and take photographs; we both speak Danish and have lived in Denmark. We've both been cut out of movies, albeit I've been deleted much more than him. He's had major roles in major films, I haven't. Unless, you count the blockbuster with the don't blink or you'll miss me faceless lady lurking in the shadows. Yes, it's me honestly. This scene was filmed over five freezing days and that's the result. Still, it's not as bad as the actor who lived on 2 hours sleep for weeks, only to be cut out of it completely. He didn't even end up as a shadowy figure!
By the way, I heard a rumour that Viggo will be visiting Denmark in October sometime. I'm not saying for certain because some of the rumours I hear don't hit the mark. If this particular tidbit doesn't come to fruition, I won't take offence to being called a sleazy tabloid reporter, although I'm not really.
So, if you see a casually dressed version of someone you think might be a handsome star like him, wandering the streets of Copenhagen, then it probably is him. At least, that's what he looked like last year, at this time, when he was in town doing his photo exhibit. Hint, hint he likes to visit galleries.
I remember last year I took a 45 minute trip to his photo exhibit and book signing session. The lineups were so long for the latter that I just said forget it, and hightailed it on home. Besides that I didn't have any books or photos with me, nor did I take time to purchase anything. That didn't stop me from kicking back the glasses of free wine they offered waiting guests, no Sirree. Did you know that some people flew in from Japan and Australia just to get a glimpse of Mr. Mortensen? Now, that's fanatical with a capital "F."
Now, back to the theatre and wining and dining portion of the program. If you are in Copenhagen this week you might want to kill two birds with one stone, by sampling a unique theatre experience known as, "Madeleines Madteater: På barnsben. "Madeleines Madteater" a.k.a Madeleine's Meal Theatre, combines theatre and gastronomy. The performance takes in memories stemming from childhood, from mother's milk and grandma's face cream to the first school packed lunch. The play will include 8 scenes and 8 servings. (I'm assuming no mother's milk will be served because frankly, that's rather disgusting)
When: The 12th of October to the 17th of October(Saturday) 19:00-22:30 p.m.
Cost: Hurry, because the price goes up the longer you wait. It started at 495 Dkr on Monday and Saturday it will escalate to 995 Dkr. However, the proceeds from this performance will go to the Red Cross.
Madeleines Madteater
Drechselsgade 10
2300 Copenhagen South
Purchase tickets at http://www.billetnet.dk
P.S. Oops I did it again. This is way tooooo long...
