Frommer's England 2008
Chapter One
The Best of England
Planning a trip to England presents a bewildering array of options. We've scoured the
country in search of the best places and experiences; in this chapter, we share our very
personal and opinionated selections to help you get started.
1 The Best Travel Experiences
A Night at the Theater: The torch
passed from Shakespeare still burns
brightly. London's theater scene is
acknowledged as the finest in the
world, with two major subsidized
companies: the Royal Shakespeare
Company, performing at Stratford-upon-Avon
and at the Barbican in
London; and the National Theatre on
the South Bank in London. Fringe
theatre offers surprisingly good and
often innovative productions staged
in venues ranging from church cellars
to the upstairs rooms of pubs.
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