During my time as Concert Promotions and Marketing intern at Turner Sims (if you’re in the Southampton area, make sure to check out their concert series!) I got to interview a lot of great artists. You can check out my interviews and reviews on the Turner Sims blog, as well as here on The Rosie Word. Continue reading “Musical Chats with Olcay Bayır”
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Musical Chats with David Owen Norris
During my time as Concert Promotions and Marketing intern at Turner Sims (if you’re in the Southampton area, make sure to check out their concert series!) I got to interview a lot of great artists. You can check out my interviews and reviews on the Turner Sims blog, as well as here on The Rosie Word. Continue reading “Musical Chats with David Owen Norris”
REVIEW: Joglaresa at Turner Sims
The Coronavirus pandemic has got us all locked inside, and I’m on my laptop significantly more than normal! All of that screen time got me reminiscing about better times when we could go to concerts and shows… and so here is a review of optimal jollity from those better times! Joglaresa’s ‘Teatime Special’ at TurnerContinue reading “REVIEW: Joglaresa at Turner Sims”
REVIEW: Waitress (Adelphi Theatre, West End)
Quick Summary: Sugar, butter, flour – the perfect ingredients for a feel-good musical Rating: ★★★★☆ If you’re looking for a show to fill you up with laughter, good singing and great looking pies, then Waitress the Musical is the one for you. Based on the 2007 film of the same name, we follow waitress Jenna through herContinue reading “REVIEW: Waitress (Adelphi Theatre, West End)”
REVIEW: The Audience (NST, Southampton)
Rating: ★★★★★ Quick Summary: For those who love good old Queenie, and for those who don’t. A revival of Peter Morgan’s The Audience is currently showing at the NST City in Southampton. The play premiered in the West End in 2013, and stages the Queen’s private weekly meetings with her prime ministers. It poses questionsContinue reading “REVIEW: The Audience (NST, Southampton)”
REVIEW: Catwoman Soulstealer
Quick summary: Giving ‘Crazy Cat Lady’ a whole new meaning. Rating: ★★★★☆ Try this series if you like: DC Comics (obvs), Cassandra Clare, Daniel José Older, Richelle Mead In this rewrite of DC’s Catwoman, we are re-introduced to the badass anti-hero Selina Kyle, and her ‘band of merry men’, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. We alsoContinue reading “REVIEW: Catwoman Soulstealer”
REVIEW: Truthwitch
Quick summary: Sisters before misters, *KAPOW*! Rating: ★★★★★ Try this series if you like: Sara Raasch, Renée Ahdieh, Kendare Blake and Laini Taylor. This book is 479 pages of brilliant, completely enjoyable writing. You have to take this opening novel of The Witchlands series as it is – a light fantasy with sparks of romance, high-octane adventure andContinue reading “REVIEW: Truthwitch”
REVIEW: The Dark Artifices (series)
Quick Summary: Did someone say romance, demons and battle scenes? Rating: ★★★☆☆ Try this series if you like: J.K Rowling, Sarah J Maas, Holly Black Check out the full synopsis here Demons, faeries, Shadowhunters, and a little bit of sizzle in the romance department – this would be an apt summary for most of Cassandra Clare‘s writing.Continue reading “REVIEW: The Dark Artifices (series)”
REVIEW: Wicked (Apollo Victoria, West End)
Rating: ★★★★★
Quick Summary: “I couldn’t be happier” to tell you to get to your nearest showing of Wicked as soon as you can! You will be “changed for good.”
REVIEW: The Book of Mormon
Rating: ★★★★★ Quick Summary: The man sat next to me turned to his girlfriend at the interval and whispered “I think I just wet myself a little bit.” Enough said. So. ‘The Book of Mormon’. Obviously, this show has had rave reviews all over the board, and the prices are pretty steep, so my expectations wereContinue reading “REVIEW: The Book of Mormon”
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