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We at TLC do love a bit of Valentines day luuuurrrrvvveeee! But we’re more about showing and sharing the love throughout the year. We love this glassware company Miss Imogens run by creative chick Imogen Braithwaite. She offers beautiful glassware for ALL occasions. Something really unique as they are all…
Chicks Netflix Pick• The Meyerowitz Stories Reviewed by Chantelle Dusette Written beautifully by Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha and The Fantastic Mr Fox) The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) tells the story of The Meyerowitz, a dysfunctional Jewish, New York family, with Harold (Dustin Hoffman), a would be prominent sculptor, if…
Little town… it’s not a quiet village anymore. Fat Rascal Theatre’s Beauty and the Beast: A Musical Parody is a winner, but are the company in need of bigger bootstraps? The tale is not as old as time, but as a sound staple in the glory of the Disney canon,…
Chicks Netflix Christmas Pick • A Review of The Crown By Chantelle Dusette Tis the season to get regal! With the furore surrounding the news of Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s nuptials next year, just good to not be talking about Br…- nope! Or perhaps just the possibility of an…
Christmas is fast approaching and it’s brings along with it catching up with friends and lots of Christmas parties. We at Those London Chicks like to find exciting fun things to recommend for London Chicks. How about catching up with friends at this fabulous event!! Cocktails, food, a fabulous live…
Andi Osho, actress, comedienne, presenter, writer and award winning filmmaker. Her credits include (as an actress) Lights Out, Finding Carter, Casualty, Holby City and Kiri. As a writer: Sky Short – Twin Thing, The One Lenny and the Andi O Show. She also presented Channel 4’s Supershoppers with Anna Richardson….
Chicks Chats with… Charlotte Regan one of the fabulous female filmmakers who has two films shortlisted for this year’s Triforce Short Film Festival held at Bafta on 2nd December. This year’s festival saw a 53% admission rate from women. Yay!! We are pleased as punch we had the opportunity to…
Palimpsest: An object or a place whose older layers or aspects are apparent beneath its surface. Palimpsest talk and symposium at the National Theatre: Chaired by Martina Laird A celebration of many generations of black actresses, their experiences and their contributions to British Theatre. Recent years have seen urgent cries…
By Emily Folk Heating the average home creates 6,400 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions if it uses natural gas and 4,700 pounds if it uses electricity. In colder states, heating could make up two thirds of a household’s energy costs each year. All of those greenhouse gas emissions can take…
Chicks Chat with… Lady Rizo (aka Amelia Zirin-Brown) she’s a comedian, Grammy winning cabaret chanteuse and songwriter hailing from the US. She just finished a sell-out show at the Soho Theatre; London Red, White and Indigo. We at Those London Chicks are so pleased she has taken the time out…
By Karen Hobbs She was diagnosed with cancer at 24 years old… 1. There are FIVE gynaecological cancers. That’s right, five different bits ‘down there’ that can get you entry to the cancer club. They are: womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal. Yes, the vagina and vulva are not the…
What I’m about to say will sound deceptively simple…but it’s worth it all the same. Lucy Light has a demographic. I am that demographic. By hook, by crook or by Atomic Kitten, the playwright Sarah Milton had me at go. The tide was high. I grew up in Australia, but…
Entrepreneurship is no longer considered a man’s world. As a matter of fact, many female entrepreneurs who decided to start their own business have reached success. Over the past nine years, businesses owned by women have grown five times faster in the U.S. alone and they generate $1.6 trillion in…
Penny Brohn Cancer Care Foundation was founded in 1980, with the aim of providing a more holistic approach to cancer care. As October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We at Those London Chicks feel honoured to make you aware of the wonderful work of the incredible Penny Brohn Foundation via…
Lara’s Story 26 year old Lara Casalotti: a human rights campaigner and blood cancer survivor is encouraging others to take time out of their busy schedule to lend a hand in the fight against blood cancer and support the #LetsNailBloodCancer campaign. When were you diagnosed? I was doing research abroad…
Chicks Chat with… Elaine Cassidy, award winning actress, mother, wife. Her wonderful career has spanned over a two decades (she started young!). Star of Theatre, TV and Film her credits include; The Paradise, A Room with a View, Harpers Island, Mum’s List and of course Channel 4’s No Offence to…
Netflix Review • Icarus Documentary Reviewed by Chantelle Dusette This is no ordinary documentary. Think ‘Super Size Me’ but in the form of…
From nature to nurture, all is energetic – How to respond and adapt to new energy streams. Life is a series of flowing energy streams. Some we carry throughout our life and many carry us. Some are intentional, and others we are not always aware of…until something wakes us to them….
Chicks Chat with.. Imogen Paton; Mother, Artist, Fundraiser, Campaigner and Founder of Arts Against Abuse. A wonderful Arts based Organisation working closely with Solace Women’s Aid. Imogen works tirelessly throughout the UK attending seminars, events, workshops and festivals addressing the stigma around discussing domestic abuse. We at Those London Chicks…
Hyaluronic Acid for Skin Health Having oily and acne-prone skin can be enough reasons for you to skip moisturizers. With all the excess oil on your skin, why would you make it more “oily”? The truth, however, is that adding a moisturizer in your skin care routine can dramatically improve…
Chicks Chat with… Chizzy Akudolu Actor, Writer, Film Maker, Host and one of our favourite Chicks. She is no stranger to a Chicks Chat read her previous chat HERE. After playing Mo Effanga in BBC’s Holby City for five years. We at Those London Chicks were over the moon we…
“Different.” — An older gentleman’s pronouncement, in that quiet moment between applause and exit. In theatre, we have the magic of a dream; a world creating and dissipating in front of our eyes. boom, by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, explodes with vigorous wackiness. This is the dream where your boyfriend tells…
GLOW Reviewed by Chantelle Dussette It’s the 1980s. Spandex is in. Hair is bouncy and Steve Guttenberg is a household name (when you watch the show you’ll understand the reference). Ruth (Alison Brie) is a struggling actress, rebelling against the male dominated industry that is Hollywood. In a casting, she…
Whines And Spirits – Annie Burkin If someone would have told me a few years ago that I would be just weeks away from putting on my own theatre production I would have laughed in their face, then silently thought to myself maybe that’s a possibility before crushing that positive…
After a successful first season at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the NIC has again selected a team of specialist critics who will each focus on niche or genre performance over a six-night stay at the Fringe. Last year, over 400 reviews were produced by 19 participating critics, as well…
Winners announced for the Young Masters Art Prize 2017 A not-for-profit initiative of The Cynthia Corbett Gallery Azita Moradkhani wins Young Masters Art Prize and Young Masters Emerging Woman Art Prize Lucille Lewin awarded Young Masters Maylis Grand Ceramics Prize All female winners in same year Young Masters Emerging Woman…
Chicks Netflix Pick • Review • ANOMALISA (2015) Puppets. Where Matt Stone and Trey Parker were genius at making us laugh at the absurdity of a particular mindset in dealing with counter terrorism and terrorism itself ‘EMERRRIKA (FILL IN THE BLACK) YEAH!’ Charlie Kaufman has become the architect at making us…
Chicks Chat with…. Simply known as RHEA…Singer/Songwriter from London. Who has spent a long time honing her skills and developing her distinct sound. Her long awaited debut single ‘Dreams’ has just been released. We at Those London Chicks as punch that RHEA has taken the time out of her busy…
Chicks Chat Careers with… Sammm Agnew, Makeup Artist Extraordinaire. Her work spans across the board. It includes make-up art for L’Oreal, and many other beauty and glam familiar names. She has worked extensively in film and music videos, noteably her favourite medium. With music videos she really gets to go…
