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Hi! I thought I'd try out something new today- an album review! Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a huge fan of musical theatre, so when my sister told me that Louise Dearman had released a new album, I just HAD to listen to it!!  If you don't already know, Louise Dearman is a British actress and singer, and the only person to ever have played the roles of both Elphaba and Glinda in the hit musical "Wicked"! A phenomenal powerhouse, she is also known for playing Eva Peron in Evita. I was lucky enough to meet Louise in August 2013, when she was playing Elphaba in Wicked:  Anyway, onto the music! The album has 11 tracks, including hits from La La Land, Hamilton and Waitress. Of course, all of the songs are amazing, but I've picked out a few of my favourites below: Track 4, Burn, is one of my favourites. Not surprising, really, considering my profound love for Hamilton! I love the addition of the electric guitar and the powerful vocal riffs that L...

Hey hey hey! It's that time of year again- yup, exam season is upon us once more... So, I thought I would write a quick post on the ways that I revise! Maybe it might help anyone who's stuck for ideas?  Ok, so first up- Flashcards. I currently use revision cards to learn facts for all three of my subjects (History, Geography and Sociology).  I write down a question on one side and the answer on the other. I find that this works best for dates (History), statistics (Geography) and studies (Sociology). I then go through a topic at a time, answering all the questions and sorting them into two piles- the ones I get right and the ones I don't. I then repeat this process again with the pile of ones I don't know, until I eventually learn them all! I also used this method to revise for several subjects at GCSE, such as History, Geography, RS and Science.  Second up is the method I used to revise for my English Literature GCSE last summer- Mindmaps. For poetry, I wrote...

 Hi! Currently, here in the UK, it is the Easter holidays. This means that I have no school for 2 weeks!!! So, on Tuesday evening, we (my family and I) decided to take a spontaneous trip somewhere the next day, choosing London in the end. London is about a 3-hour drive from where I live, so we set off at 7:30 am on Wednesday morning.  Of course, what early-morning road trip is complete without a McDonald's breakfast? I always get a sausage and egg McMuffin, hash brown and an orange juice- what do you get? Comment down below!  Being a theatre kid, I made sure to enter the TodayTix lotteries on the way. What do you mean, "what's TodayTix?"?!?  Basically, it's an app that can get you the best deals on theatre tickets worldwide. In addition to that, you can enter daily lotteries for certain shows, where, if you win, you get front-row seats for just £15-20! I entered the lotteries for Dreamgirls, Kinky Boots and Everybody's Talking About Jamie, and OMG I WON!!!...