Student Blogger: Natalie Liew

It has been a hectic semester, and I have reached that point of the semester where the burnout is blazing.

When I came to the UK to pursue my degree in musical theatre, I never thought I would land myself in so many other things outside of performing on stage. In a whirlwind of events, alongside my assessments, I have landed myself a part in our third year’s final showcase.

Assessment season is upon us. Now that we have reached the time of our spring break, which is three weeks long (!), we don’t have as much time left as we think.

Every semester, my course would host a fund-raiser cabaret where musical theatre students across the years get to perform, and I’ve had the pleasure of seeing them all since I came to university.

Opening two shows back-to-back in a month might be the most tiring thing I’ve ever done, but I’ve never felt more accomplished

I have never been more attached to a show like You’re A Catch, and if I could go back to that week, I would. I’m currently in another show this week for Winchester’s Performing Arts society and even among a different group, I have several cast members singing songs from You’re A Catch that are just constantly stuck in their heads.

Two weeks before classes begin, my cohort returned to the studio for a two-week intensive to workshop a new musical, You’re A Catch! Why Are You Single? By Sarah Wynen.

Welcome to the first blog of 2024! It’ll be a short one but I’ll tell you everything that I’ve been up to since we last left things off.

I’m already halfway into my degree. I’m not quite ready for it all to pass me by so fast.

Having come from a tropical country with no seasons but the heat and haze, the cold tends to send my body into a shock which leaves me with a nasty cold. However, it doesn’t stop me from being productive. In this blog, I’ll be taking you through a day of recovery and productivity.

This module does not only give us the swing experience; it has also been a way for us to explore how we learn to pick multiple things up in such short time which will inevitably help us for other projects in the future. It's why it's just so incredible.

In case our New Musical Theatre module was not exciting enough, we have another project this semester that is just as thrilling.

On today's blog, bring to you one of the reasons why I’d chosen the University of Winchester instead of a drama school. In all its unconventional theatre modules, this is by far my favorite one.

To those who are new to my blog, welcome to the start of my tale in second year of musical theatre in the University of Winchester. For those who have been here, welcome back!

As prepared as I was for my 2nd year, leaping back into action after three long months of the summer has landed me in a spot where I’ve suddenly forgotten the pace of my rhythm.

I thought I knew exactly what it was but after a quick search, it turned out to be more than just maintaining your grades which was what I initially thought it was.

I have exactly 12 days left of my summer at home, and I’m actually quite terrified of leaving again.

I have burnouts a lot more than I’d like to admit these days, and it’s been helpful to know the causes of this massive weight hanging in the air.

Writing has always been a sort of escape for me and because it proved to be something of use to organize my busy life, I intended to take full advantage of it. You’d be surprised by how many hobbies can become useful tools in your day-to-day life as a student.

I have always been an academic and an athletic kind of person but when I was first met with having to balance these two components in my course, and maintaining my personal life, it was like a circus.