Elise Paramore

Musicals and musical theatre are a huge part of my life. It's the industry I want to work in, the place I escape to and the place where a large majority of my idols work and have influence. I wanted to share my current top 5 musicals, as I love finding out other peoples favourite musicals! A little side note/fun fact I've only seen 2 of my top five although I will be seeing my favourite this year! Anyway on with the list! 5. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street In at number 5 we have Sweeney Todd, A musical written by the wonderful Stephen Sondheim. This musical was first introduced to me by my best friend, and I fell in love with it. The witty lyrics and memorable tunes captured my attention and I found I was sympathising with in essence a serial killer.  One of the two of my top 5 that I've actually seen on stage, it is a very firm favourite and I would recommend to anyone who enjoys musicals. Unless you're squeamish. Stay clear of the film :)  ...

Expectations. Something that we all have or have set against us. I'm at the point in my life where my expectations are incredibly important. Expectations of what I need to achieve to get to college, what I expect from the colleges that I am looking at and the expectations of the people around me. Whilst I feel like I am able to cope with the pressures and expectations of the people around me, I struggle with not living up to my own expectations. We expect so much of ourselves that when we fail we are impacted more by what we think rather than what the people around us expect. I suppose that we have grown accustomed to pressure and just feel bad when we don't live up to our own expectations. I believe that we have our own expectations, for our own personal reasons. But I also believe that we should lessen the extent of the pressure we force ourselves and the people around us under. Expectations are there for a reason however I personally believe that I should think about the...