Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
-
15 Taylor Swift Songs People Have Slept On
To celebrate the release of Taylor Swift’s sixth album reputation I have created a playlist of 15 underrated bops from her previous works. You can follow and listen to the playlist on Spotify here. The playlist is a mixture of Taylor’s previous work so you can listen to it in chronological order or on shuffle after…
-
A Rare Book Haul
I love a good book haul. In fact, they’re my favourite blog posts to read and my favourite videos to watch on Booktube. But I stopped doing them because my book buying habits were so sporadic. However, I am back with a rare book haul as I have acquired some exciting books that have made…
-
Romantics Anonymous @ The Globe
Kicking off her last season as Artistic Director, Emma Rice has taken the French – Belgian film Les Émotifs Anonymes and adapted it into a stunning musical alongside music and lyrics by Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond. The show follows two socially awkward, anxious people as they navigate their way in the world through self help…
-
Quick Fire Questions | Belinda Lang in Duet For One.
Tom Kempinski’s award winning play Duet For One is currently on a strictly limited UK tour until 18th November. Having already stopped off in Birmingham, Cambridge and Richmond, the play is just about to finish its run in Edinburgh before finishing up in Malvern and Chichester. The play follows Stephanie Abrahams, a concert violinist who…
-
Insignificance @ Arcola Theatre
Insignificance is a play by Terry Johnson which takes place in one hotel room across the 2 hour run time. It’s a play about the effects of fame, what it means to be famous and how does it affect relationships. The characters are listed in the programme as The Actress/The Professor/The Senator/The Ball player so…
-
Saint George and the Dragon @ the National Theatre
Saint George and the Dragon is a new play by Rory Mullarkey that takes the Patron Saint of England and rewrites the folk tale. The National website describes the play as a “folk tale for an uneasy nation”, which I think is spot on, particularly in the times of Brexit. As Saint George continues to…
-
Quick Round Up Of Shows I’ve Seen Lately
I have been a bit MIA recently due to being slightly poorly, exhausted and just plain busy! But in the mean time, I still found time to get my arse out of my house and to the place I love the most. The theatre. So here is a quick round up of some fantastic shows…
-
What Shadows @ Park Theatre
The current trend in London theatre at the moment seems to be discussing politics more than ever. What with James Graham’s two plays Labour of Love, based on the Labour party, and Ink, based on the early beginnings of The Sun newspaper and now Chris Hannan’s play What Shadows currently playing at the Park Theatre.…
-
Hershey Felder’s Our Great Tchaikovsky @ The Other Palace
Having tackled the likes of Chopin, Beethoven and Irving Berlin, Hershey Felder tackles the life and works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in this fascinating 90 minute new play with music. Hershey Felder completely inhabits the Russian composer whilst interlacing the narrative with his own findings when researching the composer’s life. I have to say going…
-
Legally Blonde @ the Churchill Theatre
The iconic musical based on the iconic film Legally Blonde is finally back on UK soil. The 2017 production will be touring the country into mid 2018 leaving a trail of fun, pink and paw prints. I had never seen a production of the musical before and I went in with pretty high expectations as…
Got any book recommendations?
Hayley Sprout 
You must be logged in to post a comment.