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Max Gill’s modern interpretation of La Ronde at the Bunker Theatre
Last weekend, my friend Jen & I went to see the critically acclaimed production of La Ronde at the Bunker Theatre in London Bridge. Max Gill has adapted the 1897 play by Arthur Schnitzler from late 1800s Germany to 2017 London. With 10 scenes that weave into a narrative and a company of four actors,…
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Month In Review: February 2017
Happy March, everyone! Bit of a delay with this post but better late than never! Here’s what I got up to in February! Theatre/Live Shows First show I saw in February was Saint Joan at the Donmar Warehouse as I managed to grab a free ticket in the Donmar’s Young + Free scheme. I thought…
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Young Vic
After hearing much acclaim of Joe Hill-Gibbons’ production of Measure for Measure at the Young Vic, I had to get a ticket when it was announced he was directing my favourite Shakespeare play. While the play has it’s classic comedic moments along with a fantastic cast; I did find myself wondering what the point was…
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The Wild Party @ The Other Palace
The newly reformed venue The Other Palace has opened it’s doors for the first time this month and has kicked off with an incredible production of Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party. Starring musical theatre royalty Frances Ruffelle and directed/choreographed by Olivier award winner Drew McOnie, The Wild Party is an exciting and thrilling musical…
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Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical Cinematic Release
Many moons ago, when I first started getting into musical theatre, I stayed up for the Tony Awards one year by constantly refreshing my timeline, hoping someone would upload the performances so I could watch Daniel Radcliffe and the company of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying perform. The Tony Awards are Broadway’s…
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Film Review | Bitter Harvest
Title: Bitter Harvest Director: George Mendeluk Writer: Richard Bachynsky Hoover Cast: Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Terence Stamp IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3182620/ *from Google. Synopsis: Based on true events BITTER HARVEST is a powerful story of love, honour, rebellion and survival as seen through the eyes of two young lovers caught in the ravages of Joseph Stalin’s genocidal policies…
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Jack Whitehall: At Large @ Wembley Arena
Having been watching Jack Whitehall’s stand up on various TV shows and on YouTube for years, this was only the second time I had seen Jack’s live arena show. I first saw his Gets Around tour in 2014 at Wembley with my dad. Not ideal in terms of content but I still had a good…
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So You Enjoyed La La Land and Want More To Watch Musical Films?
SAY NO MORE. Having grown up practically living off films like Grease, Calamity Jane & The Wizard of Oz, it’s no wonder that I am the massive musical theatre geek that I am today. Below here are five musical films that I absolutely love and think you will too. The Last Five Years The Last…
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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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Saint Joan @ Donmar Warehouse
Saint Joan is a play by Bernard Shaw about the famous Joan of Arc. In this production directed by Josie Rourke, the play is slightly modernized with technological aspects thrown in, making this production stand out from others. Starring Gemma Arterton as Joan, it’s a stellar piece of theatre and a show I’m very glad…
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Hayley Sprout 
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