Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Great British Netflix Comedy Specials
About a year ago, my friend Claire and I saw Jack Whitehall at the Hammersmith Apollo, marking the end of his At Large tour. Although we had already seen the show twice early 2017, the difference about the performance at Hammersmith was it was being filmed for a Netflix comedy special. I knew Netflix did…
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H.R. Haitch @ Union Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: http://www.uniontheatre.biz/hrh.html Running until: 2nd June 2018 Production photos by: Nick Rutter In the midst of all the press about the latest royal wedding, a musical about a the relationship between a regular girl from Essex and a fictional prince couldn’t be more timely. H.R. Haitch follows Chelsea and Bertie, a couple…
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Quick Fire Questions | Daniel Winder, director of H.R. Haitch
In perfect timing, a new musical comedy has started performances at the Union Theatre about a regular girl who ends up marrying into the Royal Family. Sound familiar? H.R. Haitch is a musical with music by Luke Bateman and lyrics & book by Man Evans that has been in development for a couple of years.…
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What makes a good seat at the theatre?
I have a very annoying habit where, with most theatre trips, I end up impulse buying my ticket. This is usually because the seat was cheap or it was a production likely to sell out or the Fear Of Missing Out was strong that day. Either way, I’ve realised lately that this is really not…
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Grotty @ The Bunker Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/grotty/about Running until: 26th May 2018 Production photos by: The Other Richard In a 90 minute whirlwind, Izzy Tennyson’s play Grotty takes the audience on a ride through the underground lesbian scene in London. Grotty centres around Rigby and how she uses the relationships she forms as a way to deal…
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Quick Fire Questions | Dave Spencer, director of The Yellow Wallpaper.
A couple of years ago, I picked up a classic short story called The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, completely unaware how much of a feminist classic it is. An upcoming stage adaptation appeared on my radar and I was lucky enough to ask the director Dave Spencer about bringing the short story to…
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Moormaid @ Arcola Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/event/moormaid/ Running until: 19th May 2018 Production photos by: Anika Wagner Although the show has a short run time of just 95 minutes, Marion Bott’s play Moormaid tries to pack an emotive punch in order to drive the story along. At the start of the play we meet art teacher Melissa…
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The Gulf @ Tristan Bates Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-gulf Running until: 5th May 2018 Production photos by: Rachael Cummings Audrey Cefaly’s play The Gulf is making its European premiere at the very intimate Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Garden. The play follows Kendra and Betty, a couple who spend the entire play on a boat being hostile to each…
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Quick Fire Questions | Tom Vallen, writer of A Gym Thing
Photo credit: Sally Jubb Photography Tom Vallen’s Edinburgh Festival hit A Gym Thing comes to London and will start performances at the Pleasance Theatre, Islington from 30th April to 13th May. The play takes place within a 60 minute workout and creates a conversation around body image and bigorexia/Body Dysmorphic Disorder. I managed to grab…
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Chicago @ Phoenix Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://chicagothemusical.com/london/ Running until: 6th October 2018 Production photos by: Tristram Kenton The infamous Kander & Ebb musical set in a women’s prison is back in London after a five year hiatus. Chicago has been one of those musicals I’ve always wanted to see, as I absolutely love the film. My only…
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