Meeting famous people! It's super fun.

We went to go see a show called The Last of the Haussmans at the National Theatre earlier this week. The show stars Julie Walters, who is most well known in the U.S. for playing Mrs. Weasley in the Harry Potter movies and for playing one of the friends in Mamma Mia. She was lovely and it was really interesting to see her on stage. But what made the night just brilliant was meeting one of the actresses I most idolize:
Helena Bonaham Carter.
YEAH.
HELENA. BONAHAM. CARTER. You know, Bellatrix, Mrs. Lovett, The Red Queen, Queen Elizabeth...
She's in London for the International Film Festival, but she and Julie Walters know one another from the HP movies and so she was at the theatre to see her perform!
We saw her during intermission near the bar. She was kind enough to give us autographs AND a picture!

She's the one on the far right, with the crazy hair

She was with some friends and we kept apologizing for taking up her time, but she was really nice about the whole thing. And she's shorter than me! I have hope! And apparently some of our classmates gave her a flyer for our show. I'd probably pee myself mid-scene if she showed up. It's not likely, but one can hope!

We then waited at the stage door for Julie Walters, but she never appeared. We're guessing they all escaped to one of the theatre's bars. But it was wonderful to see her on stage, and it was amazing to meet Helena Bonaham Carter. I'm still freaking out.

So, if we examine the list...I've met or seen:
Imelda Staunton
Michael Ball
Fiona Shaw
Julie Walters
Mark Rylance
Judi Dench
and Helena Bonaham Carter.

I love London.