Overheard at the Pop-up Globe

"It's better than I expected."
~ laconic teen trying very hard to pretend she is not enjoying herself

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"It's good... but not as good as last year!"
~ approx. 10 year old school twinkie, mournfully, at a riotous performance of As You Like It

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Lady: Oh look there, I think it's Anthony Harper [law firm & Pop-up Globe foundation sponsor]!
Me: ?!
Lady: Look! It is! It's Anthony Harper!
Me: That's Tobias Grant [commercial director].
Lady: It's Tony Harper himself! I'm sure of it!
Me: *shrugs*

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Lady 1: Oh, is it Henry V today? I thought it was Henry VIII.
Lady 2: Oh, no, dear, I'm sure it was Richard V.
*ushers scanning tickets exchange agonised glances*