Author: EmLaws

Yorkshire-based Digital Marketing specialist and freelance writer. Soon-to-be mum in March 2016. I have a dedicated Pregnancy blog and another blog showcasing my writing work with a mixture of reviews (hotels/restaurants/theatre) and articles.
The Beehive Beverley
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The Beehive in Beverley Review

[Originally published by On:Yorkshire Magazine: http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/food/yorkshire-restaurant-reviews/beehive-beverley/] The Beehive opened back in September 2014 in Wednesday Market in the centre of Beverley. The bistro bar’s food and drink menus feature a large range of dishes created using good quality ingredients along with 15 different beers (some draught and some bottled) and a nice selection of wines and cocktails making it the ideal place for going out for … Continue reading The Beehive in Beverley Review

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The Stranglers
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Baz Warne From The Stranglers Interview

[Originally published by On:Yorkshire Magazine: http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/arts-interviews/baz-warne-the-stranglers/] The Stranglers celebrated their 40th anniversary last year and marked the occasion with their Ruby Anniversary Tour. The hugely successful tour gave them even more to celebrate as every single date sold out, which is pretty impressive for a band whose most recent new album was released in 2012. Formed in 1974 as The Guilford Stranglers, the band has come … Continue reading Baz Warne From The Stranglers Interview

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Gilly Tompkins & John Trenchard
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She Stoops to Conquer @ York Theatre Royal Review

[Originally Published by On:Yorkshire Magazine: http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/yorkshire-theatre/she-stoops-to-conquer-review-york/] The posters advertising Northern Broadsides’ version of She Stoops to Conquer (and even the play’s program cover) immediately give you a flavour of what to expect from this new production. A pretty, well-endowed lady being propositioned by an elaborately dressed gentleman in a pub gives a nod to just one of the hilarious situations in the play and the bawdy … Continue reading She Stoops to Conquer @ York Theatre Royal Review

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The Woman in Black
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The Woman in Black @ York Theatre Royal Review

[Originally published by On:Yorkshire Magazine: http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/yorkshire-theatre/woman-black-review-york-theatre-royal/] The fact that I am writing this alone in my house, feeling a teeny bit on edge and wanting to switch as many lights on as possible says something about the frightening success of The Woman in Black production I have just seen! Described as “the most terrifying live theatre experience in the world” I therefore had high hopes for … Continue reading The Woman in Black @ York Theatre Royal Review

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Antigone Cast
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Antigone @ York Theatre Royal Review

[Originally published by On:Yorkshire Magazine: http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/yorkshire-theatre/antigone-review-york-theatre-royal/] Re-working a play that has been seen on stage across the world for over two and a half thousand years is no mean feat. Roy Williams has taken Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy and adapted it to make it relevant to a modern audience without losing the effect and moral lessons of the original story. The action centres around the children … Continue reading Antigone @ York Theatre Royal Review

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The Restoration of Nell Gwyn
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The Restoration of Nell Gwyn @ York Theatre Royal Review

[Originally Published by On:Yorkshire Magazine: http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/yorkshire-theatre/restoration-nell-gwyn-review-york-theatre-royal/] Restoration Comedy is a style of drama that flourished in London after the Restoration in 1660. These plays typically had complicated plots marked by wit (more often than not the bawdy kind), cynicism and licentiousness. The Restoration of Nell Gwyn, a new play by Steve Trafford, certainly ticks all of the boxes, with plenty of innuendo and bawdy jokes along … Continue reading The Restoration of Nell Gwyn @ York Theatre Royal Review

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Doxford Hall Hotel
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Doxford Hall Hotel and Restaurant Review

[Originally published by On:Yorkshire Magazine: http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/travel/hotel-reviews/doxford-hall/] Just a few miles outside of Alnwick in the beautiful Northumberland countryside lies Doxford Hall, an attractive-looking luxury hotel and spa. Formerly a private home it was transformed into a hotel in 2008 and, after changing hands, the hotel was renovated and extended further in 2010 to add a new entrance hall, more rooms and a cocktail bar. Doxford Hall … Continue reading Doxford Hall Hotel and Restaurant Review

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Doxford Hall Spa Therapy Room
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Doxford Hall Hotel Spa Review

[Originally published by On:Yorkshire Magazine: http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/beauty/spa-review/doxford-hall-hotel/] As part of our stay at the lovely Doxford Hall Hotel in Northumberland my husband and I booked a treatment each in their on-site Imagine Spa and took advantage of the full use of the spa facilities that came with being hotel residents. I love an afternoon in a spa, whereas my husband had never been in one, let alone … Continue reading Doxford Hall Hotel Spa Review

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1984 Cast
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1984 @ York Theatre Royal Review

[Originally published on On:Yorkshire Magazine: http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/yorkshire-theatre/1984-review-york-theatre-royal/] George Orwell’s Ninety-Eighty Four is, undoubtedly, one of the most important and well-known novels of our time. It often appears near the top of ‘Best Novel’ lists and is on many University’s English Literature reading lists – indeed, that is where I first encountered it. Far from an easy book to adapt for stage down to the challenges of introducing … Continue reading 1984 @ York Theatre Royal Review

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Cooks at Carlton Towers
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Cooks@ Carlton Towers Review

[Originally published by On:Yorkshire Magazine: http://www.on-magazine.co.uk/food/food-features/cooks-carlton-towers-review/] Carlton Towers is a truly stunning country house that is home to Lord and Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard. Nestled in the small village of Carlton (past Selby and just before Snaith) it really is a hidden gem. A short drive through the surrounding grounds brings you to the breathtaking building – I was so taken aback with the stature of … Continue reading Cooks@ Carlton Towers Review

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