Better late than never! My favourite's from the manic month of April, including plenty of theatre and a new go-to recipe.
Theatre Review | Macbeth, National Theatre Live – Nuffield Southampton Theatres
NTLive brings a new, dystopian interpretation of Macbeth from the stages of London to our very own cinemas.
Theatre review | Education, Education Education – Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Southampton welcomes an Edinburgh Fringe hit show, as Education Education Education takes us back to the nineties in a flurry of Tamagochis and Oasis hits.
Theatre Review | A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Filter Theatre and Lyric Hammersmith drag Shakespeare out of the musty classroom and into the bright lights of chaos and madness in this magical, riotous adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theatre Review | Birdsong – Nuffield Southampton Theatres
"If you're not in tears by the end, it's not a good performance," my friend said when I told her I was going to see Birdsong at Nuffield Southampton Theatres this week. As I packed extra tissues into my bag before I left for the show, I hoped I would need them all.
Theatre Review | Titanic The Musical – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
It is a special moment, to see the infamous, tragic story of the Titanic retold and commemorated on stage in the very city where it started it's first and final fateful voyage.
Poetry slams: how they work, and why you should go to one
What the hell is a poetry slam? What should I expect if I go to one? How does it work? Why should I go to one? Am I good enough to perform? I share my first poetry slam experience with Hammer & Tongue, and answer some of your questions about what a poetry slam really involves.
Monthly Muses | March 2018
It's one year since I started sharing my Monthly Muses, so I'm celebrating with a bumper post, full of my loves and inspiration from the month of March.
Theatre Review | A Streetcar Named Desire, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
We are thrown into the hot and heady streets of present-day New Orleans; you can practically smell the hot roads, sweat, and testosterone as you are swept through the summer months by a fiercely talented cast as the story unfolds, like clothes peeled from skin, exposing vulnerability and naked flesh.
Theatre Review | Don Giovanni with the Welsh National Opera – The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
What should you expect from your first opera experience? Sex, comedy and opulence, apparently! I review Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Mayflower Theatre, and dispel some myths about this classic style of theatre.
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