Ever since I was made aware of the Beatles as a little girl, I\u2019ve loved all things British! (Although it does concern me a bit that No Sex Please, We\u2019re British<\/em>, one of the dumbest shows I\u2019ve ever seen, ran for a whopping sixteen years<\/em>!!! And always to packed houses! What was up with that<\/em>?!)<\/p>\n [Note: In case you\u2019re interested, BritWeek is a non\u2013profit organization which highlights the creative relationship between California and Great Britain. (Duh to that last part.) To that end, each Spring, BritWeek hosts events in L.A. in many different categories. I wonder if one of those events is \u201cGoing to the Dentist?\u201d Okay, now I\u2019m just being cheeky.]<\/p>\n Ioan Grufford. Photo courtesy of BritWeek.<\/p><\/div>\n This is the raison d\u2019\u00eatre for A Shakespeare Jubilee<\/em>, provided by The Wallis: \u201cTwo hundred fifty years ago, in 1768, the Stratford England town elders called on David Garrick, the greatest actor of his day, to organize a \u2018jubilee\u2019 celebrating its most famous citizen, William Shakespeare.\u201d So they’re reviving that concept with this one-night-only show where over two dozen actors will perform excerpts from some of Shakespeare\u2019s greatest plays. (I\u2019m hoping that my fellow Angelenos can join me there, and help me figure-out what the words mean, at the post-show reception.) I\u2019m expecting it to be a charming and entertaining evening.<\/p>\n I\u2019m especially interested to see co-host Ioan Gruffudd\u00a0because I\u2019m the one who watched his two American TV series, Ringer <\/em>and Forever<\/em>, and I really love hearing him speak. His voice and accent are a beautiful combo! Maybe I\u2019ll even understand a bit of Shakespeare when he\u2019s<\/em> speaking it, (as I do only when Mr. X delivers that hard-to-decipher, for-me, dialogue.)<\/p>\n![\"AGBW-flag-e1493848138266\"](\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AGBW-flag-e1493848138266.png\")
<\/a>So I surprised even myself by eagerly opting to see A Shakespeare Jubilee<\/em> at The Wallis in Beverly Hills this Saturday, which kicks-off BritWeek here in Los Angeles. But they had me at \u201cBrit\u201d and \u201cJubilee.\u201d My mouth was watering for afternoon tea just reading the invitation! (If they have one of those<\/em> this week, you know I\u2019ll be there, as well. I\u2019ll even help them throw it!!!)<\/p>\n<\/a>