Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Jesus Christ Superstar @ Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
After missing the initial run in 2016, I was super thrilled to get my hands on a ticket to Timothy Sheader’s critically acclaimed production of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar. Considering I’m a massive musical theatre fan, I’ve only seen 1 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical and that was School of Rock,…
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Hamlet @ the Harold Pinter Theatre
I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. On paper, I think it’s a marvelous insight into how one man is grieving the death of his father. My first experience of the play on stage was the production at the Barbican in 2015 starring Benedict Cumberbatch and the infamous Danish prince.…
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Apologia @ Trafalgar Studios
Apologia: a formal written defence of one’s opinions or conduct. Jamie Lloyd has returned to his West End home, the Trafalgar Studios on Whitehall, with a thrilling family drama and an incredible cast. Led by Stockard Channing, Alexi Kaye Campbell’s play follows Kristin as she hosts a family dinner for her birthday. Her latest book has…
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Things I Loved About Angels in America.
When I joined the online booking queue for Angels in America back in January, I really didn’t expect to have fallen in love with it as I have done. I did the double two parts in one day performance in May. And then I spent a fortune on return tickets so I can see it…
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Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill @ Wyndham’s Theatre
Broadway royalty, six time Tony award winner Audra McDonald has finally graced the West End with her presence, her grace and her stunning performance as Billie Holiday. The show follows one of Billie Holiday’s last performances before her death in 1959. In this two hour show, McDonald completely inhabits the spirit and voice of Billie Holiday…
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Annie @ Piccadilly Theatre
Nearly 40 years after premiering in the West End, the musical adaptation of Harold Gray’s comic strip Little Orphan Annie, Annie the Musical has landed back in the West End with a crash, louder than Miss Hannigan when she’s had a few bottles of gin. Charles Strouse & Martin Charnin’s famous score sings proudly and…
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Around The World in 80 Days @ Cadogan Hall.
The currently touring production of Jules Verne’s classic book Around The World in 80 Days has made a pit stop in London in the beautiful Cadogan Hall, just off Sloane Square. The play follows Phileas Fogg who gambles his fortune to prove that he can navigate around the globe in 80 days with the help…
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Disco Pigs @ Trafalgar Studios 2
Enda Walsh’s debut play Disco Pigs has taken over the stage in the intimate Studio Two at the Trafalgar Studios with life, love and lasers. Disco Pigs follows the close friendship between Pig and Runt, two teenagers who were born in the same hospital on the same day and have been inseparable ever since. Until…
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YALC 2017 | Sunday at YALC 2017.
A busy Sunday indeed! In which I buy a lot of books and have Benedict Cumberbatch walk past me just a few times. And yes, I did have a little freak out every time…. We went to LFCC a bit later than everyone else, again to avoid massive queues. There were a couple of panels,…
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YALC 2017 | A Friday Book Haul.
This year has been the first year I’ve spent at London Film and Comic Con & the Young Adult Literature Convention where I have attended on more than one day! Luckily for me, Showmasters put on one of the most chilled out conventions I’ve ever been to, so I’ve never felt stressed out due to…
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Hayley Sprout 
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