• Review: The Lord of the Dance @ The London Palladium

    Throw together some extraordinary musicians, one fantastic singer and an ensemble of Irish dancers fueled with talent and fiery sex appeal, and you will have what I saw at the London Palladium on Saturday 13th of September. Michael Flatley’s last West End performance in ‘The Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games’ promised...
  • Edinburgh Fringe Diary #3

    Over the summer you may have heard the phrase ‘I’m just nipping up to Edinburgh,’ broadcast over social media or even from the mouth of a real life person. I was one of these people who smugly played down the never-ending journey to the Scottish capital which ultimately can...
  • 5 Musicals To See If You Don’t Like Musicals

    Let’s be honest, musical theatre is not everyone’s cup of tea. Many will despair at the thought of having to sit through 2 hours of spontaneous singing and dancing, which let’s face it is usually pretty tenuous to the plot. . . if there even is a plot. But...
  • Arts Room 101: Pretentious Book Snobs

    I love books, all different types of books. From epic adventures to out-there sci-fi, to historical dramas and even the occasional trashy romance. The world of books and the stories they tell is a magical place. But there are those who threaten to destroy the magic and mystery of...
  • Ten Perks of a Kindle

    We’ve still got a month left of Summer to go and in this time we’ve been doing an assortment of things to pass the time; catching up with friends, travel, work, lazing around all day or just doing absolutely nothing. But occasionally your eyes wander and linger over the...