Being a sentimental person, I can never bear to part with my theatre tickets. It may just be a piece of paper, but there are many fond memories attached to it. Finding an old theatre ticket doesn’t just remind me of the happiness a show brought me at the time, but also the people I …
It’s exactly one year ago when I pressed a button that launched my blog. It feels like only yesterday when I was having a breakdown on not being able to find a theme I liked, and watching video tutorials about how to self-host a website. So Happy Birthday to my blog, I guess! It hasn’t …
It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I LOVE drinking tea. So I thought I would share with you some of the best gifts you can get for your tea drinking friends. IngenuiTEA Infuser This is my number one recommendation. It was the product I didn’t know I needed until I received it …
After touring the UK pre-pandemic, Amelie has found a new home in the heart of Piccadilly Circus. This quirky little show, based on the 2001 film of the same name, is one of the first musicals to be delighting audiences once again. You can’t help but admire their bravery for taking the risk and opening …
Happy Father’s Day! To celebrate, I’ve compiled together a list of some of the most beloved fathers (and fatherly figures) from the stage. Being a father doesn’t mean you always know the answers, but it does mean you are always there to provide your love and advice. Here are some of my top fatherly characters …
Finally, after over a year, I was back in a West End theatre last week! Seeing the Les Miserables concert felt very overdue as I had tickets for it back in January. Inevitably, this did not end up being the exciting return to theatre I was hoping for at the time. For my theatre plans …
Starting a book club is one of the best things my friends have done (and they do many great things). I had been in a reading slump for quite a while but our first book club pick, ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid, pulled me straight out of it! I couldn’t …
Rejection is a hard thing to take with your confidence intact. To be rejected from something is always a bleak and demoralising experience, no matter how you try to spin it. It can also lead to increased anxiety, jealousy and unhappiness – all of which are things I have experienced over the past year. For …
Last year was a bad time for many reasons, but Eurovision being cancelled was just the cherry on top. Thankfully, this year it is able to go ahead. Happy Eurovision Day everyone! Huge respect to the Netherlands for being able to make this year go ahead, despite numerous restricting factors. I know this year is …
Should we be worried about losing intervals? Theatre critic, Lyn Gardener, at The Stage thinks that we should scrap them entirely. Her comments came after the Globe Theatre announced their 2021 season would resume without intervals. This is mainly for covid safety reasons above anything else. But her argument is that intervals are really just …
