Hayley Sprout

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Housekeeping #1 – Birthday, Blogmas & All The Shows!

    Hello all! So you may have noticed that I haven’t posted in a week (or unless you haven’t… then why haven’t you? HMM? Anyway…) Been having a little bit of writer’s block – so many posts that I want to write but always a case of not having the time nor energy. I’ve been trying…

  • Unboxed – Non Pratt

    Title: Unboxed Author: Non Pratt Year Published: 2016 Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25648276-unboxed Synopsis: “Unboxed is about four teenagers who come together after several months apart. In previous years, they had put together a time capsule about their best summer with a friend who was dying. Now that their friend has passed, they reunite to open the box.”

  • The Last Five Years @ St James Theatre.

    I was so unbelievably excited last week to attend the first preview of The Last Five Years at the St James Theatre. Going into it, I already knew the show was going to be good. The show is one of my all time favourite scores. The production was directed by Jason Robert Brown who also…

  • Non Fiction November Recommendations + Reading List.

    With “Non Fiction November” just around the corner, I thought today I will bring you some Non Fiction recommendations. As well as some non fiction books that are on my Reading List. I first heard about Non Fiction November on Goodreads – here is the Goodreads group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/174090-nonfiction-november-2016 should you want to take part

  • The Bodyguard @ Dominion Theatre

    This is SUCH a delayed post! It’s only recently that I have decided to start posting more and more theatre content alongside my bookish content. But now I am catching up with shows that I have seen in September that are still running. So, today I bring you my review of The Bodyguard, the musical based…

  • The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins

    Follow my blog with Bloglovin Title: The Girl on the Train Author: Paula Hawkins Year Published: 2015 Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23347055-the-girl-on-the-train Synopsis: “EVERYDAY THE SAME Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she…

  • Joel Dommett @ Soho Theatre.

    A couple of weeks back, I had seen on Twitter that one of my favourite comedians was doing a show at the Soho Theatre. Having seen Joel on stage twice before, both times being at the Soho Theatre, I knew I had to go again. This time was special though as the show was being recorded…

  • Holding Up The Universe – Jennifer Niven.

    Title: Holding Up The Universe Author: Jennifer Niven Year Published: 2016 Source: Won an arc at YALC 2016! Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28671039-holding-up-the-universe *picture from Waterstones.com Synopsis: “Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really…

  • In The Heights

    If you have been following me on Twitter and/or Instagram since the start of the year, then you will have seen that I can’t seem to stop taking trips to see In The Heights at the Kings Cross Theatre. Last night was my 7th trip to el Barrio. From seeing the early cast members to seeing…

  • Authors I Want To Read More Of

    One of my favourite forms of procrastinating is adding more and more books to my Waterstones wishlist. So much so, I have them split into categories. And I have a sneaky bonus wishlist that I have to scroll down to see. So today I thought I’d share with you, 5 authors I really want to…

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