I was swept along by La Traviata and its sumptuous and sorrowful storyline.
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Tag: Review
Monthly Muses | August 2018
The usual; books, films, and some truly stunning artwork. Here's everything I enjoyed in August.
Book Review | Eat Up, by Ruby Tandoh
I spend about 80% of my waking hours thinking about food. The other 20% of my time is actually spent eating the stuff. It was time I started reading about it, too, and Ruby Tandoh's much acclaimed 'Eat Up' seemed like the logical book to take home next.
Theatre Review | SS Mendi – Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Nuffield Southampton Theatres' latest offering is no exception. SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill is, until now, an untold story brought to life on stage through a rich feast of theatre and music. This production is something else.
Theatre Review | War Horse – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The award-winning spectacular, Warhorse, has arrived in Southampton on its UK tour, charging on stage with a show you will never forget.
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 | 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.
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.
Book Review | Ice Cream for Breakfast by Laura Jane Williams
Ice Cream for Breakfast should be read when most needed, and in delicious, bite-sized chunks – just as you would with your favourite tub of Ben and Jerry's.
Theatre Review | Teddy – Nuffield Southampton Theatres
A Blitz-bruised London becomes a playground for the rebellious and fierce in Teddy – the latest musical to grace the stage at Nuffield Southampton Theatre's Campus venue.
