Surprising Week!

Hi Everyone!

So I’m currently on the train back from London after an audition and thought I’d give you an overview of my week which has been very surreal! I mean I’m currently so annoyed that I had to pay £62.00 for the pleasure of changing my train ticket to an earlier train so cheers for that Virgin East Coast.

Anyway back to my week, On Tuesday at college, we were having auditions for our end of year show which is Soho Cinders! We have been working on it for a few weeks now so we were all familiar with the script and songs but we just needed it casted so we could crack on with getting the show blocked and ready for June. The part that was my first choice in auditioning for was The Narrator and this character basically tells the story of the show and starts quite a few of the scenes which is pretty exciting! I had t prepare the opening monologue and during our rehearsals I had been filling in for the Narrator so by the time the auditions swung by I knew it off script. I was second off last to audition and we were told the cast list practically 2 minutes after the final audition. When our Director read the cast list out and I was The Narrator, I kind of froze! I was completely shook and didn’t know how to react to it! For the next few days I was still overwhelmed and hadn’t processed it all! I mean it has processed now and I have started learning my lines. I am so excited that I have finally been cast in a show and even more happy that its our big final show that I got a lead part in! 

As well as being the Narrator I am part of the Costume Team which I am also so excited about because my second favourite role after being an Actor is being part of a Wardrobe Department! This means I have to work closely with the Director and Alex (other member of costume team) to ensure we look good on stage! All I can say is role on June!

Then on Thursday I got my final grade back from our Acting Teacher who taught us Contemporary Theatre. I was convinced that my last assessment, which was performing extracts from a play, had gone pretty bad and that the grade I would get would bring my entire grade down (because thats how BTEC’s work which is so bloody stupid) and it turns out that I got a Distinction. My jaw hit the ground when he told me! That meant I got a Distinction for our Waiting for Godot Assessment, Waiting for Godot Essay and Wethouse Assessment. I was the only one in the class to get a triple Distinction and it was certainly one of my proudest moments and that I shouldn’t doubt my acting ability all the time!

So yeah its been a pretty positive week and I have been completely shook for most of it but more weeks like this would be more than welcome!

Hope you’re all doing well and basking in the sunshine that is making an appearance in England today! 

Charlotte x

Meeting my Idol!

Hi Everyone!

Well I have had a busy week off and I am now back to college after two trips to London, 16 hours on trains and a lot of pyjama days!

Now the week before I completely forgot to mention that I have met my idol and holy sweet jesus! Me and my friend Jonny went to the Theatre Royal in Newcastle to see Sue Perkins promote the release of her book in paperback and do her stand up routine and dear god she is hilarious! Like we were practically crying during her run. Some of the stories she told sounded very familiar to my childhood and 'upbringing'! The highlight of the show was definitely when she got into a conversation with Jonny during the Q and A about sexuality and if a corned beef hot pot was actually a corned beef hash! But yes she is truly a funny, genuine and amazing human! After the show she was doing a signing and so me and Jonny went to get our tickets signed and got a photo taken with her! I was completely starstruck and barely mumbled two words except that I absolutely loved the show! Like I cannot stress how much I think she is amazing!

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 Here's the picture and now its my wallpaper on my laptop and phone cause I'm that much of a fangirl!

Definitely one of the best days ever!

Hope you all have had a mint week!

Charlotte x

A Week of Sleep!

Hi Everyone!

If you live in the UK and are still at school or college then most of you will be in the same boat as me with half term coming up. A week of lying in and pyjama days. I mean Im supposed to be doing coursework but I will obviously get distracted and start procrastinating because thats what I do best! If you know me then you will know how much I love my sleep and how much I need it! If I don't get 7+ hours then I'm basically a sloth the next day and can't do anything and this is one of the reasons why I love weeks off, mainly so I can catch up on sleep that I have lost! (And trust me, I have a lot of sleep to catch up on) the worst thing about going to college far away from where you live is that you have to get up basically when its dark and get on public transport (trains for me) at a grim hour. This has made me so bitter towards mornings and waking up before 10.00am is just not an option for me on the weekend or when I have days off. 

Not much is happening in my life at the moment except I got some heartbreaking news that Rosie (my rabbit) is unwell and there is nothing that the vets can do so now I just have to keep her comfortable and shower her with even more care and love than she had before. In the past she has developed tumours which have been removed by operation but seeing as this is her third, we are fighting a losing battle. I cannot describe how heartbroken I am, I was convinced that my little poot would live forever. Lets all keep our fingers crossed that she has a lot of time left. Ive had Rosie for 7 years and she was a year old when I got her and she's my best friend! I love her to pieces and she's so cute! To other people she is 'just a rabbit' but she is much more than that and I think anyone with a heart and love of animals would understand how shit this feels.

Anyway I hope you are all having a better week than me and have some exciting plans for the week off (If you have a week off!)

Charlotte x

2017 so far....

Hi Everyone!

Well what a busy year I have had so far! I literally haven't stopped since Christmas and this is the first Sunday where I have time to sit down and blog as I am not doing anything till this evening where my and my friend Jonny are going to see Sue Perkins at her book launch show in Newcastle later and I am so pumped! But yes, I am sat currently watching KUWTK and wearing my Pashmina with my candles on feeling very Hygge! (I am currently obsessed with Hygge which is pronounced hoogah if you aren't familiar with this word).

Since December I have auditioned for one of my drama schools which I sadly didn't get recalled but it was such a  good learning experience and I'm proud of myself that I even went to the audition but we move on and focus on the future auditions I have planned for the various schools. I have also just finished doing a vocal concert at college this week and it was so good! It was such a fab time and it gave us a chance to get close to our first years because we were in the same dressing room and there was such a good atmosphere around the whole show! Except for Friday where I had the worst headache ever and have never been in so much pain so spent most of the day clutching my giant bottle of Evian and snuggled in a corner in my big snuggly varsity jumper! This year I have also been eating healthier and focusing on more healthier recipes and trying new things, also less snacking even though show week I may or may not have eaten a lot of crap because its show week and you can sometimes take a break and enjoy a big bag of gummy bears without feeling the guilt! (Lets pray I have abs by the summer!)

Since turning 18 I can now go out on the weekend meaning me and Maddy can sesh till our hearts content! Lets just say that if I sniff another blue lagoon pitcher from spoons, I may actually die!

In 2017 I have also really gotten back into reading and have rekindled my love for Harry Potter and have been so lucky that I have got tickets the to see The Cursed Child Play in London in 2018 with my sister and I am beyond excited for this! Lets hope Im still in the UK or have enough money to get back to England to see it. Hufflepuff all the way!

Its just been a really busy start to the year but I am gonna try to blog at least once a week because I love blogging and should make more time for it! I also have a lot planned this year and want to make this year above average! 

I hope 2017 has been lush to you all!

Charlotte x

Dilemma Central!

Hi Everyone!

Today is my last day of the summer holidays and I could really do with 4 more lots of 3 months off tbh! I will be going into my Second year of college and this is the year where I need to make some pretty important decisions and have some of the most important auditions that I will probably ever do. I will be applying for drama schools (basically uni but for actors) but I am in such a dilemma with where to apply for! 

I can't decide between New York and London! I love both of these cities and until this summer I was set on moving to London and only applying for London schools but due to my recent trip to New York, I really want to get into a New York school! 

There are pros and cons for both cities, for example, I love London and as its the same country I don't have to deal with visas etc. It also means that moving is so much easier! I have always loved London and its a dream of mine to be on the West End one day. Its been a dream of mine since I can remember! 

However, I want a fresh start and felt London was far away enough but the older I get and the more people I meet, the closer London actually feels. I need to move away from the north east especially. There are people that I hope to never see again and want to get away from as they are a waste of space. I also need to explore more as I have spent 17 years in the same small crap city and need to get out as I cannot spend another year here without properly losing my shit!

Now though I know quite a few people in London and feel like theres a chance of bumping into someone who I never want to see again! I mean not everyone I know in London is an idiot, it is just a small minority but still! If I have the chance for a fresh start then Imma jump on it!

This is why I want to move to New York. Moving far away means that there is no chance of bumping into arseholes and I can have a fresh start. I can also meet new people and be closer to Broadway! I love New York and its hussle and bussle, and I feel like theres ore for me over there! The thought of attending a New York school would be truly amazing and I feel like I would have more of a shot than living in London. I also want to see the world as theres a whole world I want to see and explore! I also love America and there seem to be more opportunities over there, especially on Broadway! But it means that I am far away from my true pals (granted there isn't many) and I really would miss them!

I honestly don't know what I want and where to go because I love London but want a complete fresh start! All I know for a fact is that once I've moved away from the North East, I am NEVER EVER coming back! I can't wait to leave this shit hole and all the horrendous people I have had the misfortune to meet.

We will see what happens this year! God knows where I will end up but hopefully its where I want to be! So watch this space y'all!

Charlotte x

NEW YORK DAY 4- Travelling Back to England

Hi Everyone!

Well it's here, the last day of my trip to New York and what an adventure it has been!

As this was our last day it was really a day for us to do some last minute shopping and to wander around the streets of New York, one last time before a 7 hour flight back to 'fun' England!

We got up kinda late and I decided to skip breakfast so I could start packing. But there was a slight problem. I may or may not have bought too much and needed another suitcase because if we packed everything into the one case then we would have been well over the weight limit! I packed as much as I could and left most of the new stuff out as me and Kathy went on a trip to this small store to buy a small suitcase. It only cost $15! Like seriously, America is a winner! So we head back and packed everything else and left the suitcases at the hotel and headed off one last time! I really wanted to go to Bath and Body Works because over priced toiletries are my thing! So we headed up towards the one by the Chrysler Building and I of course spent too much dollar on candles etc! Afterwards we went for a coffee then headed back through Grand Central Station. We decided to go to Chipotle for lunch and I was hyped because I love Mexican Food and have always wanted to try Chipotle! It was so so good!

After food we headed towards outside Macy's because there was like a seating area in the sun and we had some time to chill and we wanted to make the most of the amazing New York weather. We spent about 45 minutes just sitting taking it all in then went back to the hotel to get our bags and to get in the taxi to Newark Airport. 

We got in the taxi around 3.10pm and it took an hour to get to airport but of course the traffic was slow and it took us well over an hour to get to the airport. The taxi ride was certainly one to remember with Emilio the taxi driver making sure we knew where we were and how long we were from the airport!

Arriving at Newark airport was like an indoor Times Square. BEDLAM. We were dropped off in the wrong are and had to head to another place to check in and I have never ben so stressed out in my existence. Basically you had to check your own bags in on these self service machines then head to this massive conveyer belt and gave it to a guy who put it on the belt. I mean this was after the entirety of THE AIRPORT jumped the queue. At this point I was about to lose my shit but had to keep calm as we were about the head through security and I didn't want to get pulled in for having a right meltdown!

We got through security and headed to the gate. By this point I was frazzled beyond recognition and really sad that I was leaving New York. I ended up crying over pizza and nearly causing a shit storm at the gate when they changed our seats around. But it was for the better because we ended up in Economy Plus with extra leg room. Well I would have had extra leg room if I didn't have a complete TWAT sat next to me! This woman practically sat on me the ENTIRE journey and then had the NERVE to take her shoes off and have her stinking bare feet on show. I literally was so close to flinging myself out the door while we were in the air! I swear, some people just want to watch the world burn. And we were delayed by about an hour because of the air con not working but hey it meant I was in America an hour longer.

The flight was an over night flight which meant I slept for most of the journey, even with the award winning twat sat next to me. We left Newark at 8.45pm ish and landed at 7.30 am in Newcastle. It was official. My New York dream was over and I was back in the most boring place ever.

New York was literally a drama come true an to see both of my all time favourite shows on Broadway still hasn't sunk in! I have fallen in love with New York completely and have decided that I will be applying New York drama schools. I just can't believe how much I love New York. I adore Broadway even more now. I have no more words to say about this truly amazing trip!

I hope you all enjoyed this series of blog posts! Its been really nice to write down in detail about my trip and I can't wait for the next time I go to New York (which is hopefully soon)

Charlotte x

NEW YORK DAY 3- Central Park and Phantom

Hi Everyone!

I deserve high praise indeed! I have actually blogged two days in a row! We are now onto day 3 of New York and this was our final full day in Manhattan! *internal cries*

We started the day off with a slight lie in because we were still a bit messed up with our sleeping and I awoke still in shock after seeing Fun Home the previous night! But today was a really exciting day, we were heading to Central Park! I was so hyped!

So we had breakfast, got ready and hopped in a taxi to the south end of Central Park where we decided to be proper tourists and go on a horse and carriage ride. Because why the hell not?!? 

We arrived to where the horses were and picked one at random which was Cooper, and his owner, Tommy! Still quite amused that their combined name was Tommy Cooper. Tommy was an Irishman from Tipperary and was so lovely! He took us around part of the south end and told us some very interesting facts. He also answered all our 'blonde' questions with hilarity! I have no words for the beauty of Central Park. Its a slice of green beauty in a super busy city! The sun was shining and literally I couldn't have been more happy with life at that moment in time! After the horse ride we decided to walk around central park in the beautiful weather and admire the surroundings.

We decided to walk as far as the bottom of the lake and visited strawberry fields (John Lennon's Memorial garden place) and Cherry Hill (where they filmed the opening title of Friends). The whole experience was just breathtaking and beautiful! I think its now my favourite place because of its serenity, even though its in the middle of loud and busy New York!

 By this point, Kathy was sweating like a Nun in a Brothel and we both were getting peckish as it was about 2pm and we didn't have loads of breakfast! We headed back up to the Times Square area to grab a bite to eat but we decided to have a big ish meal so we wouldn't have to find a restaurant after the theatre again! We ended up in a burger restaurant called The Counter which was so amazing! After lunch we headed towards Victorias Secret to finish off the rest of our shopping and other shops. I may have done some damage in VS but its so so much cheaper over there and I did need to stock up on pants, bras etc! The best deal was TWO body sprays FOR $10! Thats like £7.00 ish wheras in the UK and online you pay around £14 FOR ONE! I also needed some new notebooks for me second year at college and so we popped into Staples. Oh. My. Sweet. Barbra.  It was stationary heaven! This is the store where I nearly died because of the prices. I paid 50 cents for ONE COMPOSITION BOOK! That is around 35p. I didn't know what to do except bulk buy some to last me the year. I'm still in shock at the price! Miracles do happen! I also bought a mega pack of crayons for my candle making for a whopping $3.00!

After our shop we headed back to the hotel to chill and sort out our purchases for easy packing the next day!

It was nice to just be in the air con for a change, I mean I LOVE the hot weather so much but it is nice to sit in the air con and watch other people walking by sweating their arses off!

It was around 6.45pm and we had to be at the theatre for 8pm so we headed off to the theatre but beforehand, we may have taken yet another trip to the theatre store as I wanted to by the Vocal score for Fun Home as I was going to buy it back home but I couldn't find it anywhere online so yeah, more dollar spent! But so so worth it!

We arrived at the Majestic Theatre in loads of time and I was getting increasingly excited for this! However, the theatre had a really weird set up and felt really unorganised but hey ho! We got to our seats and what a view! We could see the stage very clearly, the chandelier also and to top it off I had no one sat in front of me which has never happened to me in the theatre before! Again, I have no words for the show I had just seen! The cast were incredibly talented and it was by far the best version of Phantom I had ever seen (no shade West End)! Its shows like this that remind me why I am doing Musical Theatre and how hard I work! I love Phantom so much!

After the show had finished we had to go through Times Square to get back to the hotel and dear lord! It was so busy as most theatres were coming out at this point and so many people were walking so slow! Then some random numpty would just stop dead in the middle of the path. LIKE ARE YOU FO REAL? Theres a special place in hell for people like that! Cars were honking, music playing, people shouting. It sounds like Bedlam; but to me, I felt like I fitted into place!

That night I literally fell asleep as I fell through the hotel door! I even slept through the rave going on across the landing!

Well I only have one day left of blogging and I hope you are enjoying reading these!

Charlotte x