Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Quick Fire Questions | Halley Feiffer, writer of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynaecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York.
Halley Feiffer’s off-Broadway hit A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynaecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York will be making it’s European debut in London at the Finborough Theatre from the 2nd to 27th October. Starring accredited actor, comedian and presenter Cariad Lloyd, A Funny Thing sees Karla, a foul-mouthed twenty-something comedian,…
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Mean Girls @ August Wilson Theatre
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://meangirlsonbroadway.com/ Booking until: 13th July 2019 In collaboration with her husband composer Jeff Richmond and lyricist Nell Benjamin, national American treasure Tina Fey has brought her 2003 movie Mean Girls to the stage in the form of a musical. Having grown up on the film, I was hesitant to see what…
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Quick Fire Questions | John King, writer of Eris.
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to catch Eris, a new play by writer John King during it’s limited run at the Bunker. I enjoyed it so much, I was lucky enough to grab a few moments of John’s time to find out more about the play. You can read my 4 star review…
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Eris @ the Bunker Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/eris/about Running until: 28th September 2018 Production Photos by: Connor Harris In his debut play, John King’s Eris follows a young man called Seán, who has just broken up with his long term boyfriend of eight years Tim. As well as wondering whether it was the right decision, Seán now must…
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Original British Musicals You Can Listen To
Although we anticipate a wealth of Broadway transfers in Waitress, Come From Away and 9 to 5 making appearances in the West End next year, the excitement around those shows may overshadow some of the brilliant new British musicals that exist. Two of the three shows below, you can catch on stage this year while…
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Six @ Arts Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://artstheatrewestend.co.uk/whats-on/six/ Running until: 14th October 2018 Production Photos by: Idil Sukan Your new favourite girl band has arrived on the West End. Rewriting herstory at the Arts Theatre is Six, a new musical based on the six wives of Henry VIII where they are at the forefront, telling their side of…
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How Do You Make A Musical New Again?
Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to be invited to a sneak peek at Eugenius ahead of performances starting at The Other Palace. Having started as a workshop production at the London Palladium, Ben Adam and Chris Wilkins’ superhero musical Eugenius captured the hearts of audiences during a run at The Other Palace earlier…
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Pericles @ National Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Production Photos by: James Bellorini Starting with a fresh take on Shakespeare’s Pericles, the National Theatre have officially kicked off their Public Acts programme. Inspired by the work of NYC’s The Public Theater’s initiative, Public Works, the programme aims to create and build partnerships with local communities and theatres across the country. The programme…
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Antic Disposition’s Much Ado About Nothing @ Gray’s Inn Hall*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.anticdisposition.co.uk/much-ado-2018.html Running until: 1st September 2018 Production Photos by: Scott Rylander After enjoying Antic Disposition’s production of Richard III last year, I couldn’t resist the chance to catch their latest production, Much Ado About Nothing. My only experience with the play was stumbling upon Joss Wheadon’s film adaptation on Netflix one…
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My Top 5 Songs from the Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast Recording.
When I first heard of a musical adaptation of Mean Girls was in the works, I was hesitant. The original 2004 movie is a staple in my teenage-hood. It was a film I watched when I was, perhaps, a bit too young to watch it, but you can’t deny how much of an impact the…
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