BP Summer Screens, Charing Cross, London

I was there the 15th of July with my boyfriend and a friend. We arrived at 6:30 - 1 hour before the performance started. BP people was giving away plastic rain coats and blow up seating cushions. It was very cloudy and rain started soon, it was absolutely pouring but we were lucky to have our plastic rain coats on! It stopped raining by the time the performance started and Trafalgar Square was full of people who were told to sit down on the ground.
Eventually it began. The conductor greeted us from the big screen and let us know that one of the main characters (Rosina) would be on a wheel chair as she had some kind of accident recently. But it was no matter, she was gorgeous and performed very well and it was fun to watch her wheeling around on the stage. Figaro was outstanding, what a powerful voice, what a seductive look! Thanks a lot to the conductor - he was absolutely irresistible (especially because of his chewing mime - did he forget to get rid of a chewing gum?)

It’s nice watching a great performance in a big screen but not that comfy to sit down on the square.
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BP is presenting free live screenings of Covent Garden’s Royal Opera and Royal Ballet in locations across the country, including Canary Wharf and Trafalgar Square.

I was forunate enough to make it to the June 1st screening of Romeo and Juliet done by the ballet. It went from 3-6pm with two intervals, and park attendants gave out free ponchos and cushions for comfort. We took along a picnic blanket and sat among the crowds. You always get the odd numbat who stands in your way for a while, but us Aussies give them a polite tap and say listen mate, you’ve got a whole lot of people who got here early to sit that are currently watching the back of your head, so scoot. Cheers.

The production was really good, there were four huge speakers so it was easy to hear, and the screen was quite large. During the intervals they screened questions from the audiences around the country and interviews with the dancers. It was a great Sunday afternoon out.