Last month (yes, I planned on doing this post over a month ago but didn’t get round to it!) I went to one of my very favourite events in London… West End Live. Held annually in London’s Trafalgar Square, West End Live is a free event showcasing musicals and plays from across the West End in a bid to get more people interested in theatre. This years line up was brilliant and, as always, I left…
Last weekend I had the pleasure of visiting the charmingly intimate Regents Park Open Air Theatre in London to see their production of the much loved Dickens classic, Oliver Twist. The open air theatre is a magical experience for any avid theatre-goer, with its small stage set in amongst beautiful greenery and twinkling fairy lights hanging from vines all around, it is the perfect place to sit…
Last week I arrived home, after a busy but beautiful few days in Dublin and some delightfully long airport delays (cheers Ryan Air!), to find a package waiting for me in the hallway. Inside the package? … Only the best cure for holiday blues – the newest Lisa Jewell book, ‘Then She Was Gone’. I mean, aside from the fact that Book Post in general is overly exciting, Lisa Jewell happens to be one…
Last week, whilst sitting in the sunshine, I finished the beautiful Shtum by Jem Lester; and incredibly moving and thought provoking novel following the life of a young boy with Autism and his family’s struggles. Jonah is ten and doesn’t communicate at all. He is severely autistic, with speech and language difficulties, still in nappies and prone to violent outbursts. Shtum largely centres around…
This isn’t the sort of thing I’d usually write about but sitting outside, enjoying the sunshine today, my thoughts were pulled back to those innocent victims who wouldn’t be doing the same thing and I felt compelled to get my thoughts and feelings out. Monday night’s atrocity instantly reminded me of my childhood; spent gallivanting around London enjoying concerts from many beloved artists……
Everyone’s favourite, kooky family are currently touring the UK and last night I headed to The New Wimbledon Theatre to spend the evening with The Addam’s Family. Being the first professional production of The Addam’s Family in the UK, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Other than a few glimpses into the rehearsals on YouTube, I had nothing else to go on, so headed into the evening fairly…
The weekend before I flew out to Australia, I was lucky enough to catch the final show of An Inspector Calls at the Playhouse Theatre London. This is a play I studied at GCSE, and like the geek that I am, absolutely fell in love with the clever way in which it was written and the morals embedded deep within it. Since then I have been desperate to see it performed live, and have been waiting…
It’s been ages since I’ve written anything on here! *Slaps wrist* But there’s a good reason for my lack of posts… I’ve been in Australia! I flew out at the beginning of April to spend three weeks in the sun with my big brother and three gorgeous nephews, who have lived out there for seven years now. I had an absolute ball, jam packed my schedule and managed to do so much while I was out there. I…
