Friday, October 10, we were bloodied by the Lieutenant of Inishmore, by Anglo-Irish playwright, Martin McDonagh. Set in the 70s on the Isle of Aran, the play is a black comedy about the splinter Irish National Liberation Army and its attitudes about life. Centered on the death of a black cat, Wee Thomas, lovingly owned by the Lieutenant, Padriac, its humor reaches through sexuality, murder, sado-masochism, and general stupidity to engage the audience.
The play is bloody, finishing with hacked bodies in pieces on the stage in a pool of pseudo-blood. It is gruesome, with the blinding of a group of terrorists. It is sad and witty. At Signature Theater, Arlington, VA. A performance that gets Ben and John's A.
Saturday, October 11, we were entertained by friends visiting from Wales with dinner at the Bubens' Bistro Bis restaurant in the Hotel George on E Street near the Capitol. A superb dinner in the restaurant's bar, quieter than the main dining room. Thanks to our friends we enjoyed an Oregon Pinot Gris from Torii Mor Vineyard 2007 to begin, with crab cakes for our hosts, quenelles of seafood for Ben and lobster bisque for me. Following that we enjoyed a Sonoma Russian River Valley Emeritus Pinot Noir 2006, full bodied with lush fruit, joining mains of skate for Ben and one visitor, halibut for the other and sweetbreads zangara for me with spinach. Wonderfully done. They finished with chocolate tortes with raspberries; a small cheese plate of Portuguese manchego-style, Nancy Camembert, and Stilton blue with various crackers and preserves for us. A lovely meal. Thanks to our visitors.
Bistro Bis, in the Hotel George, 15 E Street, NW, Washington. Approx. $100/person.
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