A double bill sort of day
We decided to make the most of the day with a trip to the Lightroom before heading on to the theatre David Hockney Bigger & Closer (not smaller and further away) This needed to live up to its ticket price and I am pleased to report I didn’t feel robbed by the end. We struggled a bit to find the entrance that was open, so did that comedy thing of trying every single door before finding the one that actually worked. Once inside though, the show is a huge 360 degree tour through Hockney’s work, with the artist as our guide, and complete with a musical interlude. I enjoy these ‘experience’ type events which present the work to you in a different way, meaning you see things you may not have caught before. And for me that included a better understanding of Hockney's photo collage work as well as seeing some of the newer work for the first time. Colourful and engaging, I loved the accessibility of it all too, ...