[Comprehensive British and American] Those years when I opened a dessert shop on Baker Street

Winsty arrived at the theater earlier than she thought, and even though she was going out at the time of the day when the traffic in London was the most congested, she traveled smoothly.

After getting out of the car, she received a message from her roommate Sherlock Holmes:

I guess you have been stuck on the road for nearly 10 minutes now, no accident, when you arrive at the theater, you have already missed the beginning.

Winsty replied to him:

By accident, I'm now at the door of the theater.

There are two huge posters posted on the left and right sides of the entrance of the theater. The one on the left is the poster of the musical "Macbeth" that will be performed tonight. The poster is made of red as the background color, and the illusory figure of the protagonist is printed on it.The other one is a solicitation poster with a square red letter on it: You are the next one—the troupe performing today is famous for its popularity of actresses, and it has been constantly recruiting new actors. After training and assessment, they can become well-known repertoires For example, Elizabeth Lancelot, who plays Lady Macbeth in tonight's "Macbeth", passed the theater examination ten years ago and became the hottest actress in the theater industry.

Standing under this poster are two figures, one black and one white, which are Winsty's third uncle, Crowley, and her customer Aziraphale.

Ever since Aziraphale ordered the desserts of "The Addams Family", he has become a regular customer. Sometimes he would invite his old friend Crowley to taste the desserts after buying them. Knowing that the owner of the dessert shop is his "grandniece".

Aziraphale's eyes were round: "Oh! I didn't know you had this relationship on Earth."

Then everything was as it was 50 years later. Aziraphale, who loves delicious desserts, and Winsty, who can make delicious desserts, got acquainted naturally. Winsty's new friend from 50 years ago.

Wensty knew Aziraphale’s preferences very well. When she learned that the musical “Macbeth” was going to be staged, she sent him two tickets: one for Aziraphale, and the other for Aziraphale. For Aziraphale's old friend, her third uncle Crowley.

After receiving the ticket, Crowley asked, "Why didn't she mail it to me?" Then he remembered that he hadn't told Winsty the home address of this cheap grandniece at all, and he had been talking about him for a long time in Aziraphale. After not caring about the younger generation, it was difficult for the filial piety of the younger generation, Crowley had to agree to drive his cheap grandniece Wensty home after watching the drama.

And Aziraphale, in order to repay Winsty for inviting him to the theater, thought of a method that did not violate the principle to make her journey to the theater easier.

Tonight's Aziraphale wore a crisp white three-piece suit and a white bow tie, with a kind smile on his face, he always seemed in a good mood.And Crowley next to him is the opposite of him, his face is smelly all year round, he is also wearing a black suit as opposed to white, with small black pointed leather shoes, and he also wears a pair of sunglasses at night , the audience passing by couldn't help but take a few more glances, wondering if any star was also watching the show.

Wensty walked towards them quickly, and when he was ten steps away from them, he was stopped by a tall man wearing a peaked cap. The man handed Wensty a business card: "I am from the Morrison Theater Company." Actor recruitment."

The Morrison Troupe is the troupe performing Macbeth tonight.

Winsty looked at the man who stopped her suspiciously, and asked him what's the matter?

"I think your temperament and image are very good. If you are interested in performing, you can contact me at the number on the business card."

Winsty thanked him, took the card and continued walking in the direction of Aziraphale and Crowley.

"Thank you for letting us watch the show, it's very kind of you."

Aziraphale gave Wensty a hug. For some reason, Wensty could smell a faint milky smell from his body, which matched his pure white attire very well.

"You're welcome." After Wensty finished speaking, she looked at Crowley beside Aziraphale. His hands were in his pockets, and the word "cool" was written all over him.

Of course Crowley wouldn't give Winsty a hug.

"Third Uncle, good evening." Although it was difficult to speak, Wensty still had to greet Crowley according to seniority.

"Well," Crowley responded, and unconsciously put on the style of an elder, and asked Wensty, "Why did that person stop you just now?"

"He is recruiting actors from the Morrison Theatre. He asked me if I am interested in acting. If so, I will contact him."

"Then are you interested?"

"No." Winsty replied decisively. She came here to keep an eye on Sherlock Holmes, so she wouldn't suddenly act.

The three of them walked into the theater while chatting, and the chat continued until the lights in the theater were dimmed, and some of the conversations between Aziraphale and Crowley made Winsty misunderstood.

Aziraphale clapped his hands excitedly after seeing that the seats in the theater were full: "William will be very happy."

As soon as she heard the name William, her roommate popped into Wensty's mind, wondering why Sherlock was happy, there was not a single Shakespeare book on his shelf, and then realized what Aziraphale meant Supposedly William Shakespeare would have been delighted.

Listening to his tone, it seems that he is very familiar with Shakespeare.

Crowley snorted, and Winsty saw a little smugness on his face, and after Aziraphale finished saying, "Of course, this is all due to you", the smugness on his face was like a rising tide Even if he was wearing a pair of sunglasses, she could still feel the smugness in his eyes overflowing.

"I saw Macbeth once here ten years ago, also with Crowley."

Wait...Winsty looked at Crowley and Aziraphale beside him, their profiles overlapped... You saw it once ten years ago?

Winsty: "How long have you two known each other?"

Aziraphale almost told the truth, knowing humans when they were not expelled from the Garden of Eden.

"Adults, children don't ask questions." Crowley once again showed the demeanor of an elder, resisting Wensty's inquiry.

The lights in the theater were dimmed, and the first scene of the first act began. Smoke filled the stage, and there were several thunder and lightning sounds, and the three witches entered the stage.

When will the sisters of First Witch meet again,

Thunder and thunder and rain?

Witch B waits for the flames to calm down,

The defeated army played a triumphant song and returned.

Witch C The sunset in the middle of the mountain is still bright.

Where will A Witch meet?

Witch B is in the wasteland.

Witch C goes to see Macbeth together.

"Macbeth" is a representative play of the Morrison Troupe. Sure enough, the audience was brought into the artistic conception of the play at the beginning. Actors come on stage.

The actress Elizabeth Lancelot who plays Lady Macbeth has always been the star of the Morrison Troupe. She has a unique and delicate control of the role, and many audiences bought tickets because of her.

However, it was not Elizabeth Lancelot who played Lady Macbeth on the stage, but another actress. After the audience saw the actor's true face, the warm applause became sparse.

"Fate and the power of mystery are clearly ready to put a golden crown on your head, let me use the tip of my tongue to sweep away all the obstacles that prevent you from getting the crown." Now read on stage Lady Macbeth is spoken by Elizabeth Lancelot's double.

The protagonist is temporarily ill and unable to play, so it is normal for a substitute to take over.But obviously, the stuntman did not perform as well as Elizabeth Lancelot, and the stuntman's performance was too immature. Maybe this was her first performance, and her voice was still a little trembling when she spoke the lines.

"What happened to the original Lady Macbeth actor?" Winsty heard Aziraphale ask in a low voice.

"I'm not feeling well for the time being," Winsty replied.

If the protagonist of the drama is unable to play due to physical reasons, the theater will inform the audience in advance, and some audiences who came to the show for the actors can choose to refund their tickets.Of course, some theater troupes will be reluctant to lose tickets and choose not to inform the audience, but generally small theater troupes with short-sightedness will do this. Big theater troupes like the Morrison Theater Company have earned word of mouth, and if they do not inform the audience about the change of the protagonist, it is likely that the protagonist is temporarily unable. It's too late to tell the audience.

Winsty didn't notice that Crowley quietly left his seat after Aziraphale's question.

When he came back again, he whispered something in Aziraphale's ear, and Aziraphale almost cried out, but he covered his mouth with his hands, afraid to disturb the rest of the audience, only the surrounding Only then did he notice his abnormality.

Winsty: "What's wrong?"

Aziraphale waved his hand, angels are not very good at lying.

"Children don't care too much about adults' affairs." Crowley whispered, the devil didn't bother to lie.

Wensty was full of questions until the end of the whole play. When the last act fell, there was warm applause in the theater. Although Lady Macbeth's performance was not satisfactory, the flaws were not hidden, and the completion of the whole play was still very high. , critics have already thought of words of praise.

But what happened next prevented the next day's papers from seeing a single story about the play itself.

The actors waited for the curtain call, and when the curtain opened again, Elizabeth Lancelot, the previously invisible Lady Macbeth, appeared on the stage in a way that everyone least wanted to see.

Wearing Lady Macbeth's costume, with only half of the makeup on her face, she hung from the beams of the theater to complete the curtain call.

The applause stopped, and there was screaming all around.

Compared to the rest of the audience, Winsty, Aziraphale, and Crowley were too calm.

No, to be precise, Aziraphale and Crowley were too calm. Wensty didn't scream, but it didn't mean she wasn't shocked by the scene.

The surrounding screams and exclamations drowned out the conversation between Aziraphale and Crowley.

Aziraphale: "You did this?"

Crowley: "Let's say that humans haven't seen a 'miracle' for a long time."