Right, so this blog will be about my experiences at the theatre. I'm a huge musical theatre fan but in the last few years have been getting into plays more. I'm told the first musical I ever saw was Joseph when I was about four, but the first one I can remember is Grease when I was about eight, that is the oldest programme I have as well. In fact, it was because of Grease that I eventually took up playing the saxophone and achieved grade 8 a few years ago.
I obviously can't go all the way back then, so I will try and focus on the latest things first. I do want to talk about some of my favourite and least favourite shows from the past though. I'll set up posts for them and then edit them when I have time, so keep checking up on ones that you might be interested in.
I go on holiday to London with my family most years and we try and see around two shows. Sometimes it has been three when special things have been on, such as this year, I received Hamlet tickets for my 21st birthday so that was added into our list of shows for this year. When I was at school, we always had a music week, where the school's orchestra went away for a week to just work on preparing music for our summer concert. Mid-week we went on a day trip to London to see a show and have a meal at somewhere famous such the Hard Rock Cafe or Planet Hollywood. It was definitely my favourite thing about school and my best memories of school come from that week. At home, we do try and see touring shows or plays if we have missed them in the westend or they are particular favourites. Otherwise, I am mostly given tickets to see comedians for my main birthday or Christmas present.
So, what is my favourite musical. For a long time it was Grease, and it is still hard for me to stay that it isn't. However, the musical that I have been most impressed by and loved in the last few years is Jersey Boys. I went to see it for my 16th birthday and again last year in Manchester. I love the music in Grease and how it has lots of the comedy moments. My favourite song is 'There are worse things I could do', as the actress playing Rizzo is usually the strongest singer in the cast and it is a very powerful song. Jersey Boys has fantastic music and always has a great big band. The story is brilliant and takes you through so many different emotions. My favourite song has to be 'Can't take my eyes off you', which I played as my final performance with the big band at college and I played the lead, which was an incredible experience. The best play I have seen has to be Journey's End, it was so well acted and was very emotional. I went with my Dad and he was even speechless as we left the theatre, the ending is so powerful.
Obviously, I must warn you about SPOILERS as this blog progresses!
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