Abba Babba Boo

Today we went on our big summer day trip at work. What did we do?

We took a limosine down to see Mamma Mia! It was great! I was especially happy because I was able to actually go on the limo trip this year.

The guys loved the show itself and the limo ride and dinner. They're all pretty big Abba fans so it was not too difficult to pick a show for them to go to this year.

The only snag was when we got to the theatre itself. We knew we had balcony seats but figured that it wouldn't be too bad. Once we got there we were informed that no, those weren't balcony seats... they were UPPER balcony seats.

So we went up to scope out the seats and that was when I realized we might have a problem with our more vertiginous fellas. Not only were the upper balcony seats rather high, they were also on such a steep angle that you pretty much required a sherpa to get you to your seat. I was expecting to see a base camp halfway down to our seats and a few mountain goats grazing on the way. Oh, and did I mention that the seats were second row from the front? Sigh...

We got most of the guys settled into their seats but had to do something about, oh, let's call him Mr. Jork. We talked with the staff at the theatre and unfortunately the show was sold out, but there was no way we were going to get him down to those seats. Not to fear. There was a monitor he could watch the show on in the second floor bar. Ok... So he did that for the first half of the first act with the other staff.

Then as I was watching the show with the other guys, I noticed Mr. Jork and the other staff appear, and in the box seats no less! All fears that Mr. Jork was scared of even being on the main balcony level were dispelled when I looked over at the end of the dance number that he came into the box at and saw him clapping and generally looking really happy.

He stayed there for the rest of the show, looking right pleased with himself and afterwards he just wouldn't stop talking about how he got to sit in the Queen's seat! He loved it, as did the other guys.

I just have to say that the staff at the Royal Alexandria theatre were stupendous and really helped us out. They could have been twits and just told us that we had to deal with the seats we'd payed for, but not only did they find us a spot for Mr. Jork at the last minute and with a sold out house, it was a box seat with an even better view than the balcony we were on!

As for the show, if you don't like Abba, I wouldn't recommend going. Otherwise, it's pretty funny and the songs are fun to clap along to. It was a little different than I expected it to be but it was still very enjoyable!