** This review may contain spoilers ** Last night an updated version of Andrew Lippa’s musical ‘John & Jen’ had its first preview at the Southwark Playhouse to a standing ovation. It was a delight to be back in one of my favourite off-West End theatres to go on a rollercoaster ride of emotions with …
*Disclaimer – I ain’t no food critic, just a foodie giving her personal opinions* This tasty little pop-up (that will hopefully be a permanent fixture in Balham) is somewhere I cannot recommend more if you’re in the South London area. I live dangerously close to this place and have already been twice since discovering it …
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 …
