Think Big

She's got that BIG hair...

After Hannah's brilliant review of HAIR the Musical, and having received my reviewer's copy of Chris-Tia Donaldson's Thank God I'm Natural ahead of its UK release (which I may or may not review eventually because, you know, I'm a little bit lazy oh and yeah I have exams I'm not really keen on failing lol), I've tripped into a kind of obsession with big, wild beautiful hair. Fuck relaxers.
I know all the non-black people will be like, "Uh, relaxer what...?" and I will probably explain that when (if) I put up the book review but right now I'm going to do something that I don't usually do (except for with Camera Chic, which you should click on now!! if you haven't seen it already) and just picture spam you guys here. Because words can't (completely) convey my love of the big, big hair...

(love Jeremy Scott!!)

 (Judith Hill, amazing singer for Michael Jackson)

 (Zezi Ifore)

(Juno Temple)

(EN VOGUE!! Remember this girl band from the 90s?)

 (Bilen).

(I love what she's wearing)

(Kate Somers + Lily Cole)

(Hollie Edwin)

(Darcy's Botanicals girl)

(VJ)

(just cos he's hot)

(just cos Miss Hollis is awesome, even if her hair is not so big here)

REVIEW - HAIR THE MUSICAL

HAIR at The Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

Box Office: call 0844 482 5130 or visit www.hairthemusical.co.uk

Tickets: £16.50 - £65.00

Performances: Mon-Sat 7:30pm, Thurs & Sat 2:30pm

BY: HANNAH MARSHALL

So I have pretty much been ridiculously excited about seeing Hair since my tickets arrived two months ago. The Tony Award winning revival of the smash hit rock musical opened here in the UK on April 1st and the original Broadway cast is currently spreading the love at the Gielgud theatre.

Following the story of Claude, who is part of a group of hippies living in a USA torn apart by the highly controversial Vietnam War, and facing the prospect of being conscripted themselves, Hair has been described by the Daily Telegraph as ‘a beacon of hope in a fallen world.’ The show is certainly bursting with energy and has some truly beautiful, funny and touching moments. In comparison with other shows on the West End right now, it offers a truly unremitting affirmation of the power of belief in love, life, equality and freedom. The cast’s commitment towards the message of the show, (the lead Gavin Creel is a co-founder of the equality charity BroadwayImpact and the cast has also taken part in protests for gay marriage across the USA) is infectious and you’ll find yourself wanting to jump out of your seat and join in, something which is very much encouraged, or going home to paint a giant hippie mural for your bedroom (something which I definitely didn’t just spend the last day and a half doing).