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Review: Jersey Boys UK Tour

On Saturday 18 th December me and my fiancĂ©’s family went to see the Jersey Boys UK tour matinee show, which is on at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. I have not seen this show before and this was the first time I saw a musical at the Alexandra Theatre. I thought I would share my thoughts on the show and the theatre. Synopsis & Cast Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and how they developed over 20 years within the group. The story is told in four chapters using each one of the stars as a narrator, over 2 hours and 15 minutes with interval. We start with spring told by Tommy DeVito played by Dalton Wood, Summer told by Bob Gaudio played by Blair Gibson, Autumn told by Nick Massi played by Lewis Griffiths and finally Winter told by Frankie Valli played by the alternate Luke Suri. The narration is easy to follow throughout the show and gives you a story from each person’s point of view. The first half really sets the scene for how the band came toget...

Five Happy Things in November

It feels like November flew by but it has been quite a quiet month before the chaos of Christmas and December hit us. I'm still taking everyday as it comes and I am continually grateful to be able to experience what we can and for the life we live. Here are the 5 happy things that have happened this month, Darren's Birthday This month was my fiancĂ©'s birthday and whilst we didn't do anything big to celebrate it. However, we did go and have an amazing meal at Miller and Carter which was so lovely. We both had salt and pepper calamari for starter, then we both had a steak with chips and I had it with beef dripping sauce and no wedge because I don't like them. It was so nice that I could treat us to this and it was the perfect way to celebrate Darren's birthday. Mum's Birthday This month was also my Mum's birthday, it was really nice to go to my parents and just chill there for the day and then have a Chinese takeaway to celebrate my Mum's birthday. We ...