WEEKLY UPDATE: 18th – 24th August 2025 | Diana Mixtape, Tina Turner Musical & Back-to-School Fun

Aug 25, 2025
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A Week of Theatre, Family, and Everyday Magic ✨

This week was a little quieter than usual as I wasn’t feeling 100%, but we still managed to pack in some exciting theatre trips, family fun, and back-to-school shopping. Here’s a look at what we got up to this week – and if you’d like to see it all in action, scroll down to watch the vlog! 🎥

Diana Mixtape at The Lowry 🎶

On Tuesday, I headed to The Lowry with my brother to see The Diana Mixtape (gifted tickets). The show was bursting with 80s and 90s pop anthems and had the whole audience clapping and dancing along. It was such a fun night out!

📖 Read my full review here: The Diana Mixtape at The Lowry

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical in Liverpool 🎤

Thursday was another theatre day! Lawrence and I caught the train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Empire for the matinee performance of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.

Before the show, we grabbed lunch at The North Western – I went for a chicken burger while Lawrence chose beef. Then it was showtime! We were lucky enough to get brilliant circle seats at a bargain price, and even luckier when Lawrence could sit with me for Act Two.

We saw understudy Bree Smith as Tina, and she was absolutely sensational – the whole audience was blown away.

📖 Read my full review here: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Back-to-School Shopping & Arcade Fun 👟🎉

On Sunday, it was all about family life. We went to ASDA to pick up new school shoes for Alice and Leo, and for once, it was stress-free – they both liked the first pairs they tried on! 🎉

We then walked over to the Trafford Centre for lunch (KFC for us, McDonald’s Happy Meals for the kids). The shops were far too busy to look around, so instead we treated the kids to some fun at the arcade.

Alice won a Peppa Pig keyring on the 2p machines, Leo won a little figure, and Lawrence managed to grab Alice a bubble tea plushie. Leo used their tickets to get a bubble tea squishy – everyone went home happy!

A Slower Pace 💻

The rest of the week was quieter while I rested up. I spent time writing up reviews and catching up on some video editing – the perfect balance after a busy few days.