Life Update: Moving to London (6 month journey so far)

I made a BIG step back in June and moved to London.

This was something I had wanted to to do for a long time and when the opportunity arose... I took it.

So 'what are you up to?' And 'what adventures have you had?' I hear you ask!!

(Me and the Girl http://dress-it-up-6.blogspot.co.uk/ in Green Park) How We've grown =)

Sadly, I haven't seen as many West End shows as I thought or dreamed but Ive seen enough to keep me happily humming away around the streets of London. A major show I saw was Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along - in one word? Brilliant!

London has so many events going on. I managed to go to the Cake and Bake Show at Earls Court a few months ago. It was really great to see many faces from BBC2's Great British Bake Off. There were hundreds of cake stalls selling their own bakes, promoting their businesses plus there were competitions and demonstrations. I was in baking heaven. 

Can I also just point out how GREAT London's Restaurant scene is. I will point out that me and my girlfriend LOVE to wine and dine. One of the nicest restaurants we went to was Jamie Oliver's Barbecoa in St Pauls. We went for our two year anniversary (Don't worry, we're not married) and their wine was Spectacular. We had their Rioja and we literally struggled to stop the drinking the stuff. Its a great place to go if anyone is wondering where to have a nice sophisticated meal in London.

I will be blogging more frequently about baking, theatre and exciting things in London so keep tuned guys.

Keep reading

Craig x

Review: The Bodyguard

Well..... What can we say.

I have been nagging my girlfriend for the past year (maybe more) to watch this new show. If I'm honest I have no idea why. Firstly, I have never seen the film and I am definitely not a fan of the 'smash hit' musicals based on wretched pop stars songs. Nothing against the late Whitney Houston but I think that's the reason why I was so keen. (Don't get me started on the new musical in workshops in America based on Jesus via the tunes of Britney Spears.)

I will say this now, Beverley Knight was a triumph! Her voice was incredible. If there ever was a voice I could listen to over and over, it would be hers.

Unfortunately, that is where the positive ends.

The show failed to keep me interested. I had no interest or even cared for the characters. I'm not sure whether this was the book or the acting. In my opinion the show was just too 'loud' and uninteresting. The songs were haphazardly put together, not contributing to the story.

The set was pretty impressive however. The appearance was set in the style of a camera shutter that moved, opened and closed.

This show has effectively made me realise that I much prefer a musical with a lot of grit, based on relationships. Sondheim basically.

Keep reading :-)

Craig