Christmas at home
I am going to give you, lovely reader, an insight into my Christmastime at home, I absolutely love this time of year to be around my friends and family, feel festive with the decorations, enjoy the challenge of picking presents to … Continue reading Christmas at home
Theatre will never die
I find it interesting to see how other classic mediums of communicating art like literature and print media are continually descending in popularity whilst film and television rise. We have a society of people who like to zone out and … Continue reading Theatre will never die
Masquerade Ball for Stella’s Voice UK
I am an Events student and as part of my Event Management module this semester we have the practical group assessment of creating a real life event. As a group we decided that we wanted to have a masquerade ball … Continue reading Masquerade Ball for Stella’s Voice UK
So what’s uni like? | 6 student tips and insights
A couple of my younger friends from school are currently applying to universities for when they finish in the summer and I have found myself being asked what it’s like to start going to university. The honest truth of it is … Continue reading So what’s uni like? | 6 student tips and insights
White Horse | High School English Portfolio #3
This next piece came from my final year of secondary education where I gratefully took advanced higher English, the highest qualification that a Scottish pupil can achieve in high school and I absolutely loved it. There were only 4 of … Continue reading White Horse | High School English Portfolio #3
Colour in the Valley | High School English Portfolio #2
My confidence in these pieces grew year on year, and I think of this wee dramatic trilogy, this one is my favourite. I was studying The Great Gatsby for the textual analysis part of my Higher English course in S5 … Continue reading Colour in the Valley | High School English Portfolio #2
Henry’s Shadow | High School English Portfolio #1
I have been thinking about sharing these for a while, partly because I miss having the time and conditions to regularly write creatively and have a someone who is willing to edit my work (thanks Miss A!) I am going … Continue reading Henry’s Shadow | High School English Portfolio #1
My mum is my stagey best friend
Almost everyone would probably say that they love their mum and that she is the best but honestly, my mum and I just get one another. I think our relationship is kind of different to other people I know who … Continue reading My mum is my stagey best friend
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them | Dominion Cinema
I love the wizarding world of Harry Potter so I was a little apprehensive of Fantastic Beasts but I was also quite excited because I read the ‘book’, which is more of a beast dictionary, and it’s lack of narrative means that the film had nothing to live up to. Long story short, I loved it. Although it was pointed out to me that the film would actually make no sense if you had no prior knowledge of Harry Potter because they don’t really establish any context. Luckily, I do have a vast array of knowledge so I slipped right back … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them | Dominion Cinema
Napier Dance presents Strictly Come Dancing!
On Sunday we held our 4th annual Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser in aid of the Edinburgh Napier Dance Squad. The idea is based around the fantastic TV show Strictly, otherwise known as Dancing with the Stars in other countries. I … Continue reading Napier Dance presents Strictly Come Dancing!