'The play that goes wrong' is nothing but right.

Tonight I had the privilege of seeing my dear friend Henry Lewis take to the stage with the mischief theatre company. You are probably now thinking that anything I say is going to be biased; but I genuinely think this show was amazing and I can assure you I knew very little about the shows plot before seeing it.

I got to my seat at about 7pm and if you ever go and see it (which I definitely think you should) you should aim to do the same. Before the show has even started you are treated to cast members (acting as stage crew) panicking about the show not being ready to start. This was the point where I made my West End debut. After being nominated by the guy sitting next to me (complete stranger) to help put up a shelf, the cast member accidentally knelt in my water, meaning she had to perform in wet trousers. After that I couldn't refuse to help with the shelf (I should point out here that the cast member did not know I knew Henry and it was all chance that I ended up on the stage) Naturally, it didn't stop at the shelf and I even got a laugh when I accidentally swept my broom head into the audience hitting my friend (sorry Michaela). And so the play that goes wrong was living up to its name before it had even started!

Now, I don't want to spoil the play for those of you who are planning to see the show; so I will just say I was in hysterics from the start right until the end, and I was not the only one. The play was paced brilliantly and the energy was phenomenal, there were even parts where I was genuinely scared for the safety of the cast. I really can't stress enough how much I love this show and think you should ALL BOOK TICKETS NOW!

All that I have left to say is Thank you to The Mischief Theatre company, and to Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, I'm sure the next play you perform will go without a hitch.

It must be believed to be seen.

Last week I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the musical in The Theatre Royal.

When booking this show I knew it could go one of two ways - either it would be quite panto and aimed largely at a child audience or it would basically be everything I dreamed it would be: 'a world of your imagination'.

What I was not expecting was a mix of the two. When we got there it felt like we truly had the Golden Ticket as our seats were upgraded into the stalls, so naturally the excitement levels were high. We sat down - a group of teenagers to my right and empty seats next to my sisters. (I am really hoping that the lack of audience that night was just a post-Christmas, mid-week blip) About 2 minutes into the show the empty seats were occupied by a family. That's fine, just reassures me that the show wasn't struggling to attract an audience.

The problems begun to occur when the family residing in these seats did not stop talking through the whole of the first act. There is nothing worse than sitting in a theatre trying to appreciate the fantastic talent of the boy playing Charlie Bucket (who really was amazing. I had never imagined a Scottish Charlie before; but the sweetness of his accent and just generally everything about him complimented the character perfectly) when the people next to you just wont shut up.

To make matters worse half way through act 1 the teenagers next to me also started talking and the people behind rustled very loud packets during an emotional song. Needless to say that this, teamed with the lack of 'Ive got a golden ticket' song, by the interval I was feeling a bit deflated. I really resented the people around me for making me feel this way, especially as I know that without them there I would really be lost in the world depicted to me.

During the interval we took our opportunity to go and speak to an usher about what was going on. The woman we spoke to was so lovely and understanding and gave us new seats in a flash. The new seats were amazing, in fact I felt a bit guilty for being given them as they must have been top priced seats and we were lucky to have been in the stalls at all.

But what a difference a seat makes. The people around us this time gave the show their undivided attention (probably as they had paid high fees for the seats and wanted to get their monies worth) and the second half was over in a second.

I even got a version of Pure Imagination.

I left feeling satisfied.

Up until now I have been focusing mainly on the overall experience of the evening, which the cast and crew had no control over. So I will now take the time to compliment the actors, particularly the young cast, on their outstanding talent. Each of the children had a different style which complimented their personalities perfectly and I can not begin to explain just how talented these children are. They were expert dancers, fantastic singers who were filled with energy and the icing on the cake was that they were superb actors bringing the appropriate level of humour to their roles.

The set design was not as I had imagined it, it was far superior. The way that magic was incorporated into the whole show was just amazing, filled with unexpected tricks.

Would I see it again? Probably not - but I left with no regrets about seeing the show.

Too many years in the making.

At the begining of the year there were 5 things I set myself to do in 2014:

1. Complete the 52 book challenge.
2. Complete 100 Happy days.
3. Put up pictures around my room.
4. Create a website.
5. Stop buying crap.

At this current moment in time the only thing I can check off is completing the 100 Happy Days challenge.

I think it is safe to say that it is too late for me to Complete the 52 Book Challenge and my track record for the year shows that I have not stopped buying crap.

But there is still hope for the final 2 goals! If you are reading this then it means I have managed to check off Creating a Website! (And I assure you I am OVERTHEMOON about this). I have been half starting and never finishing websites for many years. Last year I actually bought a domain name telling myself that it would happen (it didn't). But this year I WILL finally succeed. It is time to put this task to bed and move on with my goals.

Wish me luck!

(Next step is putting up the pictures - only 19 days to succeed with this!)