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Edgar : A Hidden Life at Elsecar Heritage Centre

July 21, 2021

Edgar – A Hidden Life is the story of Edgar Bower, who, after half a century in silence, hidden away in an asylum, just wants to return to his beloved home in Wentworth village. Hope is lost until social worker Lily Fletcher resolves to solve the mysteries of Edgar’s past. Edgar is a play about secrets and shame, poverty and prejudice - but most of all it is a play about the sustaining power of love Edgar - A hidden Life is a site-specific performance based upon a story local to the area it READ the POST

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Knot: A Trilogy by Darkfield Radio

July 16, 2021

My existence is possible, but it is not proven  You are joined on a park bench by a woman who is lost in the city. You are in a car heading both towards and away from the park. In a meeting room a cyclical story, tied up like a knot with no ends, is conjured into existence by a collective effort. KNOT is a trilogy, a three part immersive audio experience unfolding in three different locations - for the first episode audiences will situate themselves on a park bench, for the second in a car, READ the POST

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Hamilton and Me: An Actor’s Journal by Giles Terera

July 11, 2021

You most likely won't realise this but when I first started this blog 8 (!) years ago I used to do a lot of book reviews.  In fact, my first ever blog post back in July 2013 was a review of Terry Pratchett's The Light Fantastic.  I soon realised that reading was one of the things best left for fun (well and work, have I mentioned on here much that my day job is in book publishing?) and so for many years now, I've stuck to only reviewing books on my Goodreads account.  However, I recently got READ the POST

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Swinging Among the Trees at Go Ape, Sherwood Pines

June 29, 2021

If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed I have been getting a lot more adventurous as the UK slowly starts to open up once more.  I've discovered a new-found love for hiking and I've been really pushing myself to try new things.  So when the people at Go Ape Sherwood Pines reached out to see if I wanted to try out their Treetop Adventure I knew I had to take on the challenge. As it was near Father's Day I decided to bring my Dad with me, at 60 he's still confident he can do READ the POST

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Museum of the Moon at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre

May 14, 2021

You might have heard on the grapevine, arts venues in the UK are slowly opening back up!  Theatre, museums, and art galleries are opening to the public again from the 17th of May.  I don't know about you but I can't wait!  Thankfully I got to taste the excitement slightly early when I was invited to check out the totally Instagram-worthy Museum of the Moon exhibition at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe before it opens to the public next week. As soon as I saw the invite I knew I had to READ the POST

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Kariss
Hey, I'm Kariss, welcome to my corner or the internet. Expect to find adventure and amusement with a touch of eccentricity as I cover all things Travel, London and Theatre related! Find out more here or why not drop me an email at shystrangemanic@gmail.com

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This is not your childhood Santa experiance!

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📍Naples, Italy food tour (gifted) Everywhere I vi 📍Naples, Italy food tour (gifted)

Everywhere I visited and what I ate!
 Starting strong with an antipasti and the best mozzerella cheese of my life 
Followed my the best pizza slice of my life and fried pizza
A classic and a cream based limoncello 
Aranchini but with pasta, why had no one thought of this sooner! 
Classic pastrys
Of course it had to be gelato 

Which would you try first? 

Loved this tour I booked with Get Your Guide, my go to every time 

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📍 Naples, Italy 🇮🇹 (gifted experience) Booking a 📍 Naples, Italy 🇮🇹 (gifted experience) 

Booking a food tour with Get Your Guide is quickly becoming a staple of my trips!  I love that I can get so many local foods tried as well as learning about the history and culture and the food is always excellent.  It’s especially great when I’m doing a city break and short on time!  Let me know your Italian faves!

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📍Black Forest, Germany This is what they mean by 📍Black Forest, Germany 

This is what they mean by walking for your mental health right? 

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