Audacious Beings · 12. May 2023
"Friday Night Sinner" by Candy Gigi is a bold and fucking hilarious one-woman show. Accompanied by a pianist - her 'husband' David, Candy belts out some terrific tunes a la West End Musical Theatre. The entire show is set up as if Candy is hosting a traditional Jewish-style Friday night dinner. We discover she is a Jewish woman who gave up her dreams of becoming a musical theatre star, as she entered into an arranged marriage with a ( closeted gay) Jewish man whom she finds revolting. She...
Audacious Beings · 11. May 2023
I was thrilled to attend a performance last night at the Kit Kat Club in London as I have been desperate to experience the venue for some time.
It turned out to be a sexy, saucy but also gut punching night out.
As you enter the club, performers are dotted in corners, adding to the seedy and subversive atmosphere, drawing us into the world before the show even begins.
CPR · 28. February 2023
Since getting my dog, Loki, I have had to start taking daily walks in open spaces. It was great whilst working from home, easy peasy and all that. But then lockdown fully lifted and July 2022 I made a full time move back to the office. I suddenly found the mornings to be a race against time, from getting up, getting the kids up, walking the dog, getting the kids to school and racing to work. I went through a short spell of feeling frustrated with the decision to get a dog, as he became part of...
CPR · 25. February 2023
I held my first Meet Up group this week! Awonderful first night. Though the focus was on menopause this week, being a small group, we were able to flow with the rhythm of the conversation which meandered between menopause, teens, tweens, divorce, difficult marriages, travel and health. I wasn’t going to blog about these groups, but some of the tips shared are great tips which I would love to share with the wider members. I recommended a selection of books which I have read and have helped me...
Audacious Beings · 21. December 2022
I saw this duo back in October at Jackson Lane theatre. Life has been doing its thing and I haven't had chance to blog about it. Though they definitely deserve a place on my 'wall' of Audacious Beings. The show was hysterical, I am not sure that I stopped much for a breath.
Audacious Beings · 23. July 2022
Oh my god! So delicious, so gorgeous, so sexy, so funny, so cute and so talented. Briefs Factory brings us Briefs: Bite Club, performing for the first time in the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Southbank. Co-founder Fez Faanana was our MC for the night, he was adorably effervescent and candid. I have totally fallen in love.
Audacious Beings · 17. July 2022
Last month I went to see ShowWomen at Jackson Lane Theatre. Life has surely got in the way of me writing up my review and sharing my total joy about this performance. I left the theatre feeling hugely excited and inspired by the show, for nothing excites me more than the brazen audacity of a woman who flouts her artistry unapologetically.
CPR · 19. June 2022
I first came across meditation in 1998 when I was 25. I was living in Valencia, Spain, on my study year abroad at Uni. I remember it so vividly. I remember coming across an article in a Woman’s magazine. It wasn’t a particularly in depth article, just the usual lighted hearted women’s articles, discussing meditation and it’s benefits, but it struck a chord with me. Or resonated with me, as we like to say nowadays. I didn’t try it until a few months later. When I found myself literally...
Audacious Beings · 22. May 2022
Melissa John’s One Woman show, ‘Snatched’ was both hilarious and gut wrenchingly sad. Growing up as a teen in the 90s with a disability and exploring her sexuality was nothing short of challenging. Taking us through the ages Johns reflects on her past, both the good stuff and the bad. Fast forward to 2018 when her iCloud account was hacked and naked photos of her were released online, Johns was subjected to atrocious online trolling. To say I laughed and cried is an understatement. Johns...