Category: Reviews!
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Guards at the Taj @ Bush Theatre
On Wednesday, I was very kindly invited to a Blogger’s Night at the Bush Theatre for a performance of Guards at the Taj. Directed by critically acclaimed Jamie Lloyd and written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph, the show follows two guards who are keeping watch as the Taj Mahal is built in 1648 India.…
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf @ Harold Pinter Theatre
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf is a play that follows Martha and George over the course of one night. After attending a faculty meeting at the university George works at, they invite a couple who are new in town back to theirs for more alcoholic endeavors. As the night and games unravel, so do the…
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Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda – Becky Albertalli
Title: Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda Author: Becky Albertalli Year Published: 2015 Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24926015-simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda Synopsis: “Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being…
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Wing Jones – Katherine Webber
Title: Wing Jones Author: Katherine Webber Year Published: 2017 Source: own copy Goodreads link:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25909375-wing-jones Synopsis: “Jandy Nelson meets Friday Night Lights: a sweeping story about love and family from an exceptional new voice in YA. With a grandmother from China and another from Ghana, fifteen-year-old Wing Jones is often caught between worlds. But when tragedy…
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Half A Sixpence @ Noel Coward Theatre
Half A Sixpence has indeed landed in London with a massive flash, bang, wallop. Based on the H.G Wells novel Kipps, the show follows Arthur Kipps who unexpectedly inherits a fortune and is led to London from his home in East Grinstead to become a gentleman. As well as using David Heneker’s music from the…
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Lazarus @ the King’s Cross Theatre
Inspired by the book by Walter Trevis, Lazarus is a surrealist, technologically fantastical piece of musical theatre about a man names Thomas Newton who has fallen to earth, he then, meets a girl that only he can see, who is trying to figure out why she’s there to help him. We also follow other people…
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The Art of Asking – Amanda Palmer
Title: The Art of Asking Author: Amanda Palmer Year Published: 2014 Source: Owned copy! Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23511311-the-art-of-asking-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-let-people-hel Synopsis: “Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and…
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No Virgin – Anne Cassidy
*Just a heads up – this is a book about sexual assault/rape/rape culture so if you feel you may be triggered then I wouldn’t recommend picking up this book. Title: No Virgin Author: Anne Cassidy Year Published: 2016 Source: Sent from the publisher Hot Key Books to review. Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31114950-no-virgin Synopsis: “From the author…
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Peter Pan @ The National Theatre
Last week, my friend Bliss and I took a trip to the National Theatre to see the Bristol Old Vic’s production of Peter Pan! I had read the book by J.M. Barrie earlier this year and was really excited about seeing how it translate onto stage. The National Theatre is fast becoming one of my…
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And a Happy New Year…? by Holly Bourne
Title: And a Happy New Year….? Author: Holly Bourne Year Published: 2016 Source: Own copy! Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30360631-and-a-happy-new-year Synopsis: “Evie, Amber and Lottie are having a new year party to remember. For the first time since leaving college, all three girls are back together. It’s time for fun and flirting, snogs and shots. (And not tears…
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