British Comedians, Bands and Theatre

Whether you are a music fan, love to have a good laugh or appreciate theatrical events, you are pretty much spoiled by choice in the UK. I could say, that since i’ve moved here, my personality has changed in a way that I started to appreciate art more than ever before.

I’ve always been a huge heavy metal / rock music fan, and living in the UK gives me the opportunity to make my dreams a reality. In the past months I have seen some of my favourite artists performing right infront of my eyes in my town, in Wolverhampton and in London. Watching skilled bands playing their music and all the fans screaming the song lyrics and jumping up and down with the drum beat is such an adreline boost to me. I never fail to smile when I remember. The first batch of bands I went to see live were Revoker, Sylosis and Cavalera Conspiracy. 

The Crowd  / Cavalera Conspiaracy / Dream Theatre

When it comes to Stand-up Comedy, you are also in for a treat. With the major British comedians touring all major towns every year, and even tours from American and other European comedians, you are rarely disappointed. May I say, that I’ve finally managed to watch Jimmy Carr and Sarah Millican, who are currently two of my favourite comedians. And I’ve already bought Jimmy Carr’s 2012 tour ticket, as he’s going to be in Stoke 3 days before Christmas <3 Clips from last year's Jimmy Carr shows taken by yours truley: here and here.

Jimmy Carr / Sarah Millican

Other comedians which I’m dying to watch are Michael McIntyre, Russel Howard, Alan Carr, Bill Bailey and Lee Evans. I’m gutted I won’t be able to watch my all-time favourite George Carlin though :( May he rest in peace.

Drama here in Stoke as well as many other towns, is also of huge popularity. Although I have not yet been to the local theatre, I have been to London ones, and I have never been disappointed. Currently there are two shows which I would love to see, and I’m considering getting tickets for. One is called ‘Horrible Histories’ and it is a satire about the Tudor reign. Anyone who knows me, would probably tell you that I’m a sucker for anything Tudor, being King Henry VIII, his way too many wives, Tudor houses etc. Though I’ve seen alot of historical Tudor armour and jewellery in London, I’ve never had the opportunity to laugh about what happened in that era. The other performance which I would love to watch is a British Classic... The Full Monty. Whoever is not a fan... You are not my friend anymore ;) 

And one can never forget the football and pubs here.................. Grab a beer, fish and chips and watch the game!

Meet the Gal.

The plan was, to start off a blog the first week I move to the UK, but back then, I had no idea of all the procedures that needed to be handled in order for me to have internet in my house, and a telephone line. But all's well that ends well...

Meet the girl, behind the blog: Steffi.

Red Haired

Well, I would never say that I'm a stereotypical girl from Malta, because I'm not. I might be rather shy, I might be too nice, or too good to people... but I don't consider me as one of the traditional Maltese girls. I don't listen to hiphop or dance music; I listen to rock, metal, gothic and industrial. I don't follow fashion, but create my own style. I'm not sun-kissed skinned but rather pale for a Mediterranean girl; I actually despise hot weather! I've had my hair dyed black, brown, red, blue and even with golden streaks! I'm a geek, love memes and other internet puns; I'm a programmer and as they call me: an SQL Goddess. Some people tend to label me as a rock/geek-chick, but in the long run, I tend to label myself as unique. I am my own person.

My dream of parting Malta and move to the UK has been lurking in my mind since I can remember. Having travelled to the UK since the age of 6, and being more amused by parks, mountains, forests, lakes and the general greenery, I knew that Malta, beaches and drunken night outs weren't the kind of life I wanted to lead.

And so, at the age of 23, roughly mid January 2011, I decided that I wanted to start a new life, leave the country for good, live with like-minded (or, openminded) people; where looks didn't matter, where people cared enough, but could leave you at peace, minding their own business. 

Red & Blue Hair

As such, I decided to look at various locations, and I knew that as tempting as it is to go live in London, I should probably stay away, as I didn't want to share a house, I wanted my own house with yard. I wanted to live near cities, but far enough to enjoy the parks and quiet. After much deliberation, I applied to the one iGaming job I could find (in my expertise), which wasn't in London and near the Peak District. The next day I got an interview... By end of March, I was looking for a house, and making my final arrangements....

It all felt like an illusion, or a dream... But on the 12th of May, 2011, I landed in the land of the Brits... and the journey started....