Shy, Strange, Manic
A London, travel and theatre blog with a vintage edge. Always on the hunt for the next adventure!
alice in wonderland

Alice in Winterland Lights at Southwark Park

Alice in Winterland Lights at Southwark Park

Christmas is the time for lights! There’s nothing more festive then wrapping up warm, grabbing a hot drink and heading out in the cold to soak them all in.  Last year I visited the Magic Lantern Festival at Chiswick House…

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arts
Sounds and Sorcery at The Vaults

Sounds and Sorcery at The Vaults

The Vaults, one of London’s best loved experimental arts spaces is back again with another ambitious undertaking promising to take audiences right into the Disney classic Fantasia.  Sounds and Sorcery is an …
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90's
Fashion: Keeping it Colourful in Bristol

Fashion: Keeping it Colourful in Bristol

I had grand plans for this photo shoot, with all the amazing street art Bristol is famous for I just had to find somewhere for some amazing, colourful backdrops for this shoot right?  Well, somehow I managed to totally fail.&…
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beauty and the beast
Existing Disney Characters That Could Be Gay

Existing Disney Characters That Could Be Gay

As you may have noticed there has been a lot of press attention lately, both good and bad, directed towards the notion that the new live action Beauty and the Beast film has a LGBT character.  Although this might …
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2016
Christmas Haul 2016

Christmas Haul 2016

Can you belive this is my 4th year in a row of doing Christmas hauls!  This year with the notable change of making it into a video instead of a blog post to show them off better, I’m …
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