#mairi bridget

[lavender-gayz]

Lizzie the musical at Southwark Playhouse Elephant - some little moments that I loved, part 1/?

Background: This production originated at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester. It features Lauren Drew as Lizzie; Maiya Quansah-Breed as her neighbour, Alice; Shekinah McFarlane as Lizzie’s sister, Emma; and Mairi Barclay as the Bordens’ housekeeper, Bridget. Esteemed tumblr user thegirl20 has many lovely photosets and gifsets of the cast, including this high-definition one where you can see the faces of everyone in the main cast (and also the set!)

I was lucky enough to catch this show with the main cast in London at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant a couple of times (plus once with Emma Louise Hoey as Lizzie and Ayesha Patel as Bridget) when they went on a mini tour in Nov/Dec 2023 :)

1. The House of Borden:

Bridget ladles out impressively gloopy gruel while singing about all-purpose mutton. Both Lizzie and Emma give it a wide berth (and say no to breakfast for the rest of the show).

Emma goes, 'we’ve no personal objection BUT SHE CAN'T HAVE WHAT'S OURS' – an increasingly-concerned Lizzie rushes over and shakes her head and Emma is temporarily mollified. Fair is fair in the House of Bordennnnn!

The way their voices go up in the last ‘let us take you to an August back in 1892’ – MUAH.

2. This Is Not Love:

Lauren Drew performs the majority of this song while sitting uncomfortably in an ornate armchair where something horrifying routinely happens. It’s very effective.

She really conveys the despair and the agony Lizzie feels – there's one bit in the final verse where she gasps out, 'this is not love' and she sounds so incredibly broken.

(“I want…to see arms outstretched to hold me / wanting nothing in return / but only for me to feel safe and secure”

She’s literally next door, Lizzie.)

And at the end she tears herself out of the chair with the line ‘I don’t know what it is, but I want out of it.’

3. ‘I love you too, Father.’

4. Gotta Get out of Here:

Lizzie absently trails her hand along Alice's arms and shoulders in this one bit at the start - Alice never stood a chance tbh.

Maybe I'll do a separate Alice x Lizzie highlights thing.

LOVE the energy in this song and how Lizzie almost seems possessed when she sings about something hanging over her and how she physically throws her body around.

Alice's higher 'stay here longer' when she joins in on the chorus is what angels dream of.

5. If You Knew:

Let's have MAXIMUM YEARNING

To set the scene: we’ve just come out of ‘Gotta Get out of Here’, where Lizzie expresses her need to get out of here and is hindered by Bridget, Emma and Alice (with some very cool dance breaks). Lizzie finally breaks free and Alice chases after her but loses her. We’re now in Alice’s bedroom where she’s thinking about Lizzie.

Lizzie is just off to the side (presumably in her own home or in her yard) looking sad and letting down her hair.

Alice is singing to herself about how much she loves Lizzie and wondering how Lizzie would react if she knew about this.

(She thinks a secret’s just a lie! This may or may not come back to bite us!)

Her voice just SOARS when she sings about dreaming about having Lizzie in her arms.

I like that this song expresses the pretty relatable concern of ‘oh no if you knew I had a big gay crush on you would you still let me touch you and comfort you’ but it doesn’t come with a side of ‘oh no it’s so wrong and gross for me to have feelings for another woman’. Thanks, Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Tim Maner!

And good news for Alice: YES Lizzie will let you hold her close when she knows about your secret gay feelings AND she will make out with you and hold you close too! You will get to be happy for approximately seven seconds before Bad News Bridget interrupts.

6. Soul of the White Bird:

'the violence of freedom'

Emma joins in with Lizzie from the side at ‘oh if I had wings like a dove’ - the harmonies!!

Bridget knits and goes la la la in counterpoint while Lizzie slowly falls apart.

7. ‘Lizzie, don’t!!’

8. Maybe Someday:

The FIRST iteration of this song and it’s Alice singing to Lizzie about how maybe someday her heart will be open. They may not get a conventional happy ending together but by god their story is integral to this show.

It is so sweet and then they end up cuddling and falling asleep!

I was going to save this for the Alice x Lizzie highlights, but this was too cute to leave out so I guess I'll just include it twice: Lizzie is the big spoon!!!

9. ‘Her bed is freshly made, as if she hadn’t slept in it at all!’ – Bridget, relishing her role as a gossipmonger-in-chief

10. Who hasn't had to kick a girl out in the morning because your sister needs to vent about developments in your father's will and is threatening to go to Fairhaven? Sisters, amirite?

11. ‘Emma, wait! What if Mrs Borden…dies first?’

12. Sweet Little Sister:

It has been said before and it bears saying again: vocals for DAYS.

The little lyric change to “I look into your cold dark eyes” to suit Lauren’s eye colour!

Bridget and Alice pop up with mic stands to sing along.

And then Emma fucks off to Fairhaven even though her sweet little sister was begging her to stay.

13. Mairi's delivery of 'oh Miss Emma you've forgotten your book! And she asked me to pack it S P E C I A L.' is so deeply funny.

14. Also hilarious: the very un-suspicious way Bridget slides the book of household poisons over to Lizzie.

15. ‘…time for Mrs Borden’s tea!’ I love Bridget.

This feels like a good time to take a break!

[thegirl20]

Everything is fine, Lizzie, we will find a better way. If you stay with me, Lizzie, I will protect you.

Lizzie the Musical at Musical Theatre Raves

[ohlookapan]

Listen I know I'm late to this trend but I debated sharing this to be honest. I honestly didn't it would even be considered for my Wrapped but it is such an underestimation of how many times this has entered my eardrums--not just this song, but this entire fucking album and show.

This musical is just too damn good to ignore; 4 cast members, all female, badass rock songs, badass rock outfits, badass symbolism, badass love arc. badass. Period. Everyone should give this album a listen.

Afterwards, let your Wildest Dreams fly along with you and the Soul of The White Bird.

Honestly this song and show just makes me lose my head in the best way possible, it's so fucking underrated.

Okay, off the soapbox now I go.

[shallyne]

Well, anyways, I was bored and made a list with book characters that I like from A to Z (couldn't come up with something for Q)

Book Characters List

A

Aemmory Percyval Taxus

Aelin Galathynius

Andarna

Amara Maroni

Alpha Villanova

Abraxos

Annaleigh Thaumas

Aedion Ashryver

Alexis

Asterin Blackbeak

Aaron Warner

Apollion

Aidas

Ansel of Briarcliff

Ash

Addie LaRue

Avery Kylie Grambs

Ash Maddox

Alex Volkov

Ava Chen

Alessandra Davenport

B

Bryce Quinlan

Bryaxis

Bone Carver

Brie

Barney Fitz-Amobi

Bel Price

Bridget Van Ascheberg

C

Corvina Clemm

Cassius

Cardan Greenbriar

Chloe Green

Camila Dunne

Cinnamon Hotpepper

Cormac Donnall

Catherine Pinkerton

Cara Ward

Cal

Carter Price

Chrstian Harper

D

Danika Fendyr

Dante Maroni

Donatella Dragna

Declan Emmett

Dorian Havilliard

Dante Russo

Dominic Davenport

E

Elide Lochan

Evangeline Fox

Emilia DiCarlo

Envy

Evelyn Hugo

Ember Quinlan

Elspeth Spindle

Evangelina Sage

Elm Rowan

F

Feyre Archeron

Fenrys Moonbeam

Fallon

Felix

Fleetfoot

G

Gavriel

H

Hunt Athalar

Helion

Hannah Rooney

I

Imogen

Iris Winnow

Ione Hawthorne

Isabella Valencia

J

Jacks

Juliette Ferrars

Jude Duarte

Jesiba Roga

Jurian

Jest

Jack Brunswick

Jespyr Yew

Josh Chen

Jules Ambrose

K

Kenji Kishimoto

Kaltain Rompier

Kai Young

L

Lilith

Lyla

Lorcan Salvaterre

Lidia Cervos

Legend

Lysandra

Lehabah

Liam Mairi

Luc

Luna Caine

Libby

M

Manon Blackbeak

Morrigan

Morana Vitalio

Meghan Chase

N

Nesryn Faliq

Nazeera Ibrahim

Nash Hawthorne

Naomi Ward

Nightmare

O

Oraya

Oak Greenbriar

P

Pippa Fitz-Amobi

Purrcival

Q

R

Rhysand

Raihn

Ruhn Danaan

Rogan

Rowan Whitethorn

Randall Silago

Rhiannon Matthias

Razor

Ravi Singh

Ravyn Yew

Renelm Yew

Roman Kitt

Rachel Price

Rhys Larsen

S

Shara Wheeler

Scarlett Dragna

Stryga

Suriel

Sartaq

Syrinx

Sgaeyl

Sal Singh

Stanley Forbes

Stella Alonso

Sloane Kensington

T

Tristan Caine

Tristan Flynn

Thea Delion

Tairn

Thimble

Tandri

Trystan Maverine

U

Usha

V

Violet Sorrengail

Vale

Vincent

Vittoria di Carlo

Viv

Vivian Lau-Russo

W

Wrath

Wren

X

Xaden Riorson

Y

Yrene Towers

Z

Zephyr Villanova

[ilovemyships]

fuck it full lizzie megamix for the dash

hope mill theatre, manchester - 16th sep 2023 matinee

L-R: shekinah mcfarlane (emma borden), lauren drew (lizzie borden), maiya quansah-breed (alice russell), mairi barclay (bridget sullivan)

[carestags]

literature muses.

allie.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ allie hayes  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ allie hayes  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ allie hayes  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ allie hayes  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ allie hayes  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ allie hayes  .

bridget.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ bridget von ascheberg  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ bridget von ascheberg  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ bridget von ascheberg  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ bridget von ascheberg  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ bridget von ascheberg  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ bridget von ascheberg  .

elena.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ elena abelli  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ elena abelli  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐌𝐒 ⠀ 、 ⠀ elena abelli  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ elena abelli  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ elena abelli  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ elena abelli  .

feyre.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ feyre archeron  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ feyre archeron  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐌𝐒 ⠀ 、 ⠀ feyre archeron  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ feyre archeron  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ feyre archeron  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ feyre archeron  .

gianna.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ gianna marino  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ gianna marino  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐌𝐒 ⠀ 、 ⠀ gianna marino  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ gianna marino  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ gianna marino  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ gianna marino  .

hannah b.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah bellinger  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah bellinger  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah bellinger  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah bellinger  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah bellinger  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah bellinger  .

hannah w.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah wells  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah wells  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah wells  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah wells  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah wells  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ hannah wells  .

jules.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ jules ambrose  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ jules ambrose  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ jules ambrose  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ jules ambrose  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ jules ambrose  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ jules ambrose  .

piper.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ piper bellinger  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ piper bellinger  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ piper bellinger  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ piper bellinger  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ piper bellinger  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ piper bellinger  .

sloane.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ sloane mairi  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ sloane mairi  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ sloane mairi  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ sloane mairi  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ sloane mairi  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ sloane mairi  .

violet.

𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⠀ 、 ⠀ violet sorrengail  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ⠀ 、 ⠀ violet sorrengail  . ⠀ 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ violet sorrengail  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 ⠀ 、 ⠀ violet sorrengail  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 ⠀ 、 ⠀ violet sorrengail  . 𝐢𝐢. ⠀  ⠀˛ ⠀ * ⠀ 𓂅 ⠀ 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 ⠀ 、 ⠀ violet sorrengail  .

[houseofloveconcerts]

Corporate Punk

Fronted by Boston-based drummer/vocalist Sean Trischka, Corporate Punk is an avant-pop quartet that self-released its debut album, Of Course, in March 2019. This performance will feature Trischka, Kat McLevey (bass), Mairi Chaimbeul (keyboards), and Stash Wyslouch (guitar). Corporate Punk is a collaborative machine, often working with members of Oh Pep!, Lula Wiles, Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, and The Mountain Goats. "It doesn’t take long into the first listen through Corporate Punk’s debut album “Of Course” to hear that their humor is a close second only to their talent. Hot takes on love, meme-ery and modern cultural references abound in their lyrics with self-effacing millenial panache, bubbling above instrumentals you’d hear being played in Marty McFly’s band; freshly back from the future, with new material for a gig on New Year’s Eve, 1986. Giggle or dance, it’s your choice. And if you can’t yet do both at once, this album just might teach you how." - Bridget Kearney & Mike Calabrese (Lake Street Dive)

[cecile-voyage]

Parler anglais: mon histoire

Hello les gens! C'est l'été, avec ses plans, ses voyages... Et l'anglais. L'anglais est pour le moment LA langue internationale, on l'utilise pour communiquer dans des pays dont on ne connait pas la langue et la plupart du temps, on arrive à se faire à peu près comprendre. Du coup j'ai décidé de partager avec vous mon histoire avec l'anglais, comment je l'ai appris et le fait que ça n'a pas toujours été l'amour fou. Loin de là. Avec quelques astuces au passage.

J'espère que cet article vous a plus! N'hésitez pas à rejoindre la page facebook du blog pour ne manquer aucun article, à me suivre sur twitter pour mes punchlines à mourir de rire d’après ceux qui me suivent déjà, mais surtout, surtout, sur instagram où je suis de loin la plus active et avoir des petites idées de ce que je vais vous présenter ensuite. Et moi, je vous dis à la semaine prochaine, bonne semaine à vous tous!

[regiiiumarchive]

Minor Muses: Muses who still play big roles in my giirls lives but in their own ways. These muses are also muses who don’t get written as much as the others but still exist. 

The Goddesses ( Maternal Ancestors):

Var ( Lana Parrilla):  Norse Goddess of Oaths and Agreements. She is the daughter of the Norse God Foresti and resides in the mortal realm where she works for Freyja as her lawyer.

Gná ( Hayley Atwell): Gná (pronounced NYA) is the Norse Goddess of the breeze. She is one of Frigga‘s handmaidens, and acts as her messenger and scout. Her horse, Hófvarpnir (Hoof-thrower), is able to run across air and water, carrying Gná to her destinations. She visits Freyja and her family often, mostly during holidays and special occasions. 

Sjofn ( Julia Ormund):  Sjofn is, like her sister Freyja, a love goddess. Her main role in Asgard was to get men and women to fall in love and be in love. To fulfil her role she uses many different methods, one is a magical brew she serves her many guests.When it comes to her personality Sjofn is wise in her own way. She is very social and enjoys meeting new people. Especially those looking to be or are newly in love. Sjofn is the adoptive mother of Bridget. With her she lives in the United Kingdom near the rest of her family.

Eir ( Catherine Bell) ***bio in progress***: Eir is a Norse Goddess who is associated with healing. She is the one who Freyja and Bonnie come to when it comes to Brookes health. It is she who supplies them with the appropriate herbs and advice to keeping her illnesses under control. She owns and runs an antique shop in town. 

Hnossa Odrottir ( Emilia Clarke:  Hnossa (Old Norse "treasure") is the eldest daughter of Freyja and Óðr, and the almost identical sister of Gersemi. She is the goddess of desire and lust. With her sister Gersemi, Hnossa travels a lot making her away from home quite a bit. She writes her mother often letting her know her where abouts before occassionally returning home for a visit. 

Gersemi Odrottir ( Hayden Panettiere) :   Her name (meaning ‘riches’ or ‘treasure’) is used to describe anything precious or lovely. She is the goddess of beauty and the youngest daughter of Freyja and Odr while she is the younger sister of Hnossa but older sister of Federick. Unlike the rest of her family, Gersemi isn't known to get into godly activities. She enjoys keeping to herself and enjoying life as she knows it.

Others 

Zander Vasiliev( Joe Manganiello):   Zander is the husband of Breanna and father of Chloe and Caleb. He is also one of the remaining survivors of his family, The Original Werewolves. In the United Kingdom he resides with his family where he works as a detective for the supernatural.

Meara Arrington ( Lenora Crichlow):  Meara Arrington. Being the youngest of six, she had a bittersweet childhood. Coming from a family of were-dragons there was never a dull moment within her home. At a young age she were taught by her mother how to control her dragon, eventually giving her the ability to shift when she desired. Meara is the bestfriend o Brittney and has been since they were children. She works as a journalist for ‘Ghouls Weekly’.

Alexandra Morales ( Gina Rodriguez):   Alexandra is a werewolf from a small town in Washington D.C.  In the UK with Breanna and her family she resides, working as Lofns pastry chef while occasionally doubling as her secretary. 

Bridget  Moira Bennett-McCullough ( Jessica Sula ):   Bridget Moira Bennett- McCullough was born on July 6th, 1992 to Her Royal Majesty Abigail Bennett-McCullough and His Majesty Michael McCullough. Just as her elder siblings, due to the destruction and invasion of their Kingdom, Bridget was sent away elsewhere to be taken to safety. Due to Freyja already having her hands full, out of wanting to respect the Queens wishes for her youngest daughter to be near her elder sisters, Sjofn, the elder sister of Freyja, took Bridget in and raised her as her own. Bridget is quite close to her “cousins”, especially Brittany & Bonnie ( mostly Bonnie). She’s a witch who is quite proud of who and what she is.   ****** she does not know of her royal status or the fact her “cousins” are actually her siblings *******

Mairi Moretti ( nee McCullough ) ( Amy Adams) **** bio in progress ****:  Mairi is the paternal aunt of the girls. She is co-owner of Scent and Scentsability, the floral shop that Brooke also co-owns and works at. While the girls don’t know she’s their aunt, they know she’s more then a family friend. 

[lavender-gayz]

Lizzie the musical at Southwark Playhouse Elephant - some little moments that I love, part 2/?

Previously: [Part 1]

We left off with Bridget announcing that it was time for Mrs Borden’s tea :)

Shattercane and Velvetgrass:

THIS IS MY JAM

Bridget brings in a tray with a teapot and associated accoutrements and starts singing about making tea while Lizzie reads aloud from a book on household poisons and forms a bright idea

Their voices are so gorgeous together

The last(?) time they do the chorus, Lizzie brings down the teapot dramatically and it hits the beat just right and it’s super satisfying

Bridget gives it her ALL in the last verse. FIRE BURN and TOIL.

A fun thing I notice on the final night in London sitting in the right-hand balcony: while Bridget and Lizzie perform this educational masterpiece about poisons and teas, a shadowy figure stands in the aisle separating the middle section of the audience from the left section and leaves after a little bit. It’s Emma! There is no spotlight on her so I only realise it is her because she lets in a little light when she opens the door to enter and leave the theatre.

(Tbh my initial interpretation was that Bridget was cheerfully planting the idea of poisoning the Bordens in Lizzie’s head of her own volition, but I’m not mad about this revelation)

2. ‘To...clean a stain?’

Lizzie x Lying is a close second to Lizzie x Alice for me.

Quick break for me to gush about Lauren Drew’s performance as Lizzie because this feels as good a time as any! I just love the physical ways in which she conveys how deeply awkward Lizzie is – her posture is terrible and she blinks a lot when she’s nervous. It’s in her manner of speech as well and I just find it so compelling. At the same time, we obviously get these powerhouse vocals when she’s singing about her feelings – the contrast is fascinating.

3. Alice makes good on the invitation from this morning and comes over to hang out! Lizzie says she’s sorry but she must go to Benson’s Pharmacy.

‘Why?’ – Alice sounds so unguardedly baffled and offended and I personally find this hilarious.

4. ‘Are you well?’ is Alice’s first reaction to Lizzie freaking out about Alice calling Mrs Borden Lizzie’s mother

She cares about her so much, I wail

5. Lizzie in Kronk mode is one of my favourite things. The milk, the milk that comes in a can, the milk that leaves behind an empty can. The canned milk.

6. That awkward moment when the girl next door – in a kindhearted attempt to ease your mind! because she loves you! – casually pokes holes in your plot to poison your stepmother and you have to pivot and talk about your struggles with sleeping at night. 

7. Will You Stay:

So! Much! Anticipation!

How does one sing these suggestive lyrics about gathering ripening pears in skirts and biting through skin to the sweet flesh within while smiling (and sounding) like an angel? How?!

Alice sings, ‘let me bring back your smile’ and it does actually bring a tiny smile to Lizzie’s face :)

Lizzie says she has to go and things escalate rapidly

IT’S JEALOUS PEAR TIME

Maiya’s delivery of ‘she’s always eaten ingreathaste’!!!

And also the vocal acrobatics in ‘will you bite through the skiiiiiiiiiiiin’

Alice literally guides Lizzie’s hands down her neck and her torso and the whole time I panic while gay.

(NOT to be mistaken for the strategy of legal defence where a straight person argues that they found a purported same-sex advance so horrifying that they reflexively reacted violently!)

Alice promises to keep Lizzie safe while she sleeps. She has this cute smile when she ducks her head and says she’ll keep one eye open half the time

8. AND THEN THEY ARE CONSUMED WITH PASSION AND KISS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN BREAK APART AND KISS AGAIN

I have Notes from watching this from multiple angles

Hands-down the funniest view was when I was in the front row in the central block but at the last seat from the right and so could not see the actual kissing and just admired the braids in Alice’s hair the entire time

I have seen some clips from other productions on Youtube where it kind of looks like Alice is pushing Lizzie into the kiss? Happy to report that this is not the case here! They both lean in. Maybe Alice leans in a tiny bit more / first but Lizzie is definitely enthusiastic and wraps her arms around Alice. HA.

9. Alas, Bridget comes in bearing bad news and a bagful of dead pigeons.

10. Why Are All These Heads Off:

Somehow, another banger!

‘Wait, wait, wait! Everything is fine Lizzie, we will find a better way’ – there is audible laughter from the audience at this on the last night and, well, I get it.  

A fleeting moment of peace as Alice presses her forehead to Lizzie’s

A tug-of-war between Alice and Bridget before Lizzie strides forward in the middle and makes her choice

‘I'm standing looking forward in the dark / A feeling brushes past me / And I know the wind has changed’ – it’s like Lizzie's carving these words into stone. CHILLS.

11. Mercury Rising: the lyrics are so archaic and poetic. More chills.   

12. Somebody Will Do Something:

!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bridget whips out her microphone to announce that Mrs Borden is ‘ALL…BY…HERSELF’

‘AXE FALL RIVER RUNS RED’ is amazing to witness up close (the upshot of missing the kiss!)

‘My eyes they never saw it / But my hands they found the axe’ – BRIDGET is the one to hand Lizzie the axe – I don’t know if this is how they do it in all productions, but I love how integral she is to everything here.

There’s also something about the practised way in which Bridget shifts her grip on the axe just a little bit when giving it to Lizzie that has stuck with me!

Lizzie darts offstage to look for her stepmother

(A quick note on the staging: there’s a doorway with sliding…doors at the centre of the stage. For this scene, the doors are open and there are PVC strip curtains hanging from the doorway. You can see this in the eighth picture in thegirl20’s lovely collection of production photos here: [link])

Lizzie attacks Mrs Borden with her axe behind the PVC strip curtains while the 40 whacks rhyme is projected onto the wall

Another fun thing I notice while sitting upstairs: Shekinah and Maiya pop up in the balcony and sing about being afraid somebody will do something and that somebody will dieeeeeee! Such rockstars!

‘OOH Miss Lizzie you startled me’ is Bridget’s v chill response to Lizzie when she emerges from the murder curtains with blood all over her. Bridget’s reactions and harmonies are always top-notch.

Lizzie sounds so exhausted and on the edge when she says she might go out too. I know she's just violently killed her stepmother, but I do also want someone to wrap her in a blanket and give her some cookies (maybe no coffee).

Anyway, one final push! ‘HE’LL WISH HE’D HAD THAT SON,’ Lizzie declares to the balcony while holding aloft her axe.

Lizzie murders her father as well and immediately asks Bridget to summon Miss Russell because she does not want to be alone.

13. Lauren Drew looks really, really good covered in fake blood.

It’s time for the interval!

[thegirl20]

Emma Louise Hoey as Lizzie Borden and Mairi Barclay as Bridget Sullivan Somebody will do something, Lizzie the Musical 🎥: @westandonshakyground

[thegirl20]

Emma Louise Hoey as Lizzie Borden and and Mairi Barclay as Bridget Sullivan Shattercane and Velvet Grass, Lizzie the Musical 🎥: @westandonshakyground

[thegirl20]

Emma Louise Hoey as Lizzie Borden, Shekinah McFarlane as Emma Borden, Maiya Quansah Breed as Alice Russell and Mairi Barclay as Bridget Sullivan Into your Wildest Dreams, Lizzie the Musical 🎥: @westandonshakyground

[thegirl20]

Mairi Barclay as Bridget Sullivan The Fall of the House of Borden, Lizzie the Musical 🎥: @westandonshakyground

[thegirl20]

Emma Louise Hoey as Lizzie Borden, Shekinah McFarlane as Emma Borden, Maiya Quansah Breed as Alice Russell and Mairi Barclay as Bridget Sullivan Maybe someday (reprise), Lizzie the Musical 🎥: @westandonshakyground

[thegirl20]

Emma Louise Hoey as Lizzie Borden, Shekinah McFarlane as Emma Borden, Maiya Quansah Breed as Alice Russell and Mairi Barclay as Bridget Sullivan Thirteen days in Taunton, Lizzie the Musical 🎥: @westandonshakyground