Theatre time darlings

Hey guys ,

So lets talk about Theatre! *She says in a theatrical was as dozens of theatrical people wander down a theatrical staircase in a theatrical way*

Wow I hope that painted a picture for you.

 

Yes the theatre. Now my family isn’t particularly theatrical but we are definitely musical so I have no idea where me or my brother gets our passion or talent from but all I know is that there is nothing more I enjoy than pretending to be a cripple or a nutcase or something –bearing in mind I have played parts ranging from a Bakers wife to superman. It’s a challenging past time but I really do enjoy the challenge and variety it through’s back at you(# intelligent point #hashtaggingisnotintelligent #ironic

I definitely noticed a change in myself and how my confidence increased after I started my second drama school –Dreams Theatre –what a great name!

I am naturally not shy ,just reserved—for instance I wouldn’t have gone and spoke to some one in the same room as me  -if they hadn't of spoken to me first!

I have always been pretty much like that –cheerful , social able and friendly just not push my self forward confident. But after I started Dreams –which was when I was about 13 ish years old , straight away I noticed a dramatic change in myself– rather than clamming up and going beetroot red –I just thought to myself I don’t know anyone here –just go for it –and I did and I found that I loved getting into a crazy character with a mental accent.

 

I had gone to a different drama school previously which was a very controlling and professional workaholic type club but Dreams is like a little family. Its not mega professional with all the crazy equipment and teachers and long dress runs but its friendly and everyone hugs each other and we have a laugh while we all enjoy a smidge of acting and dance and theatre. I'm not serious on a theatre based future but I really do enjoy and must say I do count the days until I am back playing a dismembered arm or something!

So today I have decided to give you a list of my top five musical songs of all time –some are very obvious and cheesy –but hey who doesn't like a bit of cheese with the cracker that is life! If you are not a theatre person then let me tell you that I’m not either –I’m not a mega fan who knows all the lyrics to every musical or loves ‘love never dies’ and hard core  musicals etc. Because it’s just not what I enjoy- but I do appreciate good music and I’m sure those type of musicals are amazing to others!

 

5. Ohmigod you guys –Legally Blonde

Brilliant song –if you want to improve your characters skills definitely this this the perfect song for dolls or guys! My brother had to play one of Elle's cronies and  he was embarrassed to start but it really was a lot of fun—a cheesy ott girly song that gets you in the modd for a good tub of Mr Ben and Jerry or a Sleepyover!

 

4.Into the Wood Prologue –Into the Woods the Musical

 

Such a long and laborious technical song –it’s like listening to all your favourite childhood fairy-tale characters telling their story through song and its all overlapping so can get a little confusing at times –but really listen out for the Evil Stepmother and Ugly Sisters as well as Cinderella , Little Red riding hood and Jack and his beanstalk! Such skill in a song like this—think its confusing to listen to –try singing along!

 

3.Electricity –Billy Elliot the musical

This song is so spine chilling its cut through with Billies strong accent but its still and beautiful emotional song. It’s a pure sound—and its incredibly live when Billy dances along. It’s a really powerful uncontrollable sound and rhythm –it really makes you feel and when the key changes it uplifts –definitely a feel good song. What I love about the song is that Billy Elliot is more about the dancing than the singing but this song could hold its own in a fight against some of the big musicals!

 

2.What it means to be a friend-13 the musical

Now this is one of the cheesiest songs on the list but the main reason this one is on here and so high up is the girl that sings this song! This is the original Broadway cast of 13 the musical which is about a group of teenagers and this song is so powerful-however not quite as powerful and mind-blowing as this girls voice –Alice Trimm –who was in fact 13 years old when she recorded this musical –she has not had any really professional training purely natural talent. It’s a really cute musical with real songs you/teenagers can relate to!

 

1. Naughty –Matilda the Musical

So number one is a fairly new musical on the block and sung by Josie Griffiths the young actress that sings on the soundtrack! This is such a fun and relatable song! Its good such a bouncy uplifting tune and it’s a pretty hard score to sing so the girls do so well to sing this song. Also there is a set routine to do with this song ,so multitasking little girls have topped my musical songs lists –but I must say I could listen to this song over , over , over again! Actually mind boggling on stage as well!

I hope you have enjoyed my little recommendations and comments about Musical Theatre! Obviously I have so many more favourites but these posts are already too long! What theatre do you people like? And just remember myeyebrowsaredark!

 

Things i am ashamed to say i own

Hey guys ,

So todays blog title is ‘Things I am ashamed to say I own’ but what it really means is ‘Things other people will judge me if they find out I own them so lets publically laugh at them myself now so I don’t look like a dweeb when they find them tucked in the corner of my room. ’(who uses the word dweeb now anyway , sorry duckies, I'm obviously not down with the crowd anymore—I'm losing my touch!)

 

On a more serious note –just kidding nothing I say is serious– these are genuine items that have been found in the forbidden territory of ‘my room.’ I have to admit some of these items do make me seem like a twat and also some of these items I forgot I even owned –but you trust me—spend a few minutes digging round your boxes and backs of the wardrobe and you to will find cuddly pineapples. Guaranteed its common.

 

Item 1. This hideous pair of cow suede boots.

I have to admit these boots are my ultimate guilty pleasure , for those of you who know me personally you will know how I love to wear things a little different and eclectic that will make people stare at me oddly on the streets and I love that about myself. These boots are fun and look the bomb with a monochrome tailored jacket and skirt. And although I’m ashamed to say I own them—I love wearing these cheeky little ankle boots!

Item 2. This IPOD 3G complete with tunes from High school Musical

Like I have mentioned before in my blogs , I am not the most technologically advanced person of my age. I have owned this original iPod for around 3 or 4 years and I love it! When I talk to people about my love of music and we get onto the conversations of iPod's I am ashamed to say I own this little gadget-but at the same time an iPod's an iPod isn’t it and this little device has listened to my crimes against music as my taste has changed over the years—it’s a time line of my musical tastes and that is also the reason why I still have classics like High school Musical , Busted and Bratz (okay now I’ve written it it’s so sad!)

 

Item 3. A Miffy Purse.

And hey what goes around comes around because I have owned this purse ever since I was about 5 years old and now people think I’m such a legend walking round with a ‘VINTAGE’ Miffy purse. So I’m telling you now keep items like this for long enough and they will eventually come back into fashion—we all know what the crazy world of style is like.

 

Item 4. A recorder

Now don’t tell me you didn’t play one of these as a child because this is where my musical talent steamed from. The good old fashioned recorder. I’m bringing it back for old times sake. And if you have never experienced the utter joy of playing Hickory Dikory Dock on the recorder—get your self playing now! If you were in the recorder club at my school –it was official– you were a cool kid. I have to admit I forgot I had this saucy little pipe at the back of my wardrobe and I am ashamed to say I still have the book that goes with it.

 

Item5 . A clothes folder—similar to the one Sheldon sports in ‘The Big Band Theory’

This is an embarrassing item to admit I own to the world. Why do you ask? Well number 1 , what normal teenage girl of 15 years would own an OCD clothes folder? I guess the answer is me isn’t it! I have to admit I get great joy out of using this gadget. I am OCD and this little device just makes it a lot quicker for me each weekend( I would definitely recommend this to any other tidier out there! )And for a Fiver of amazon—who can go wrong—oh the joys of amazon prime (which I signed my family up to without meaning to for £50 a year-not a good day.) And I am also a BIG Sheldon Cooper fan!

 

Item 6. A stuffed pineapple plushy

Now this item I’m slightly puzzled about because to be honest I don’t even remember buying this item. I just kind of found it sprawled up against the back of my wardrobe by the jumper section. It looks as if its been there for some time so join the un closed mystery of where and when this dodgy little pineapple appeared…

 

Item 7. So Sensual and So Sinful

I am probably the most unsexual person I know and yet I own these fragrances. Someone just mentions the word Sex and I wriggle (I mean It's just not nice is it!)

Now I’m ashamed to say these weren’t even part of a gift set—no my friends they weren’t even a present—I –myself—me– actually went out of my way (to a shop) to buy these fragrances. Don’t even ask me why—it’s what being hormonal does to you.

 

 

Item 8. An exercise mat

I mean this is getting ridiculous now—who needs a purple exercise mat int here lives—especially someone who doesn't exercise. I’m guessing this was a spur of the moment purchase at John Lewis or something where they have all your useless needs items as you queue up and think about life. My thoughts at the time probably were “ hey I need to lose some weight lets buy this purple exercise mat , I will be fit and healthy the rest of my life , I will do yoga everyday for the rest of the year– what a good purchase!”-How wrong I was.

 

Item 9. My weekly magazines

This is probably one of the most shameful items I found in my bedroom. Yes it was a pile of My Weekly magazines for middle aged women , and here comes my excuses. You see (she says in a evry convincing voice) these are my mum’s favourite magazines –ever since I was tiny she has bought these magasines and when she was done with them she threw them away. When I was about 10 or 11 I started to get my own magazines like Go girl or whatever but I always read them super-duper fast so I kept asking my mum to buy me more—she then got really annoyed and said ‘Why don't you read my magazines?’ now at the time I though this was some big girl’s treat so I accepted the offer. How wrong I was because now I am ashamed to say I am addicted to My weekly magazines –go tell the world I read Middle Aged Women's Magazine's-

 I don’t care as long as I can read my ‘What are you wearing?’ article!

 

Item 10. A woolly Winnie the Pooh hot water bottle

This hot water bottle has been my friend through horrible times—through cold nights and unbearable period pains that we girls need to go through.

 

Yes its childish and silly but even though I’m ashamed to say I own it—along with all these other items—its what I love and what I have loved and I’m sure some people who have tried to grow up fast have thrown away things like this and have regretted it.

You shouldn’t be ashamed of the stuff you own because everyone else has an embarrassing item lurking somewhere—even if they seem like the coolest of cats in the chickflicking clicky clippy town.And remember myeyebrowaredark.