I have long had an obsession with King Lear. I studied it as an A Level student and fell in love with the poetry of the language and the wealth of fascinating characters, even the more 1 dimensional ones (I admire any actor who can make the virtuous, highly symbolic Cordelia interesting). Now many years … Continue reading For the love of Lear
Confessions of an Edinburgh festival avoider
"What do you mean you've never been to the Edinburgh Festival? You must go, you'd love it" Yeap, it's that time of year where I hear variations of the above ad nauseam. Normal, sane members of the theatre-going public see theatre at a pace that exceeds even my idea of a busy theatre week. As … Continue reading Confessions of an Edinburgh festival avoider
An evening with Ian McKellen
Photo by Teresa Harrison On Friday night I had the great pleasure of seeing Ian McKellen's show at the Park Theatre, followed by tapas with the fabulous man himself. It was a wonderful night from start to finish. The show was engaging, personal and packed with intelligence, wit and warmth. Including Tolkien, Shakespeare, Wordsworth, a … Continue reading An evening with Ian McKellen
Making your awards entries shine
When I used to work in Media Agencies, one of my favourite jobs used to be proofreading and editing the various awards entries we were pulling together from across the agency. It was a great way to see what innovative work was being done by the different teams, work I might otherwise only had a … Continue reading Making your awards entries shine
London’s musical delights
Last week I saw two very different musicals, and adored them both. It has made me think about just how varied musical theatre can be if you stray from the big West End productions. I spent years thinking I didn't like musicals, and than the Menier Chocolate Factory did a production of "Merrily we … Continue reading London’s musical delights
The Site: An experiment
Photo taken after the poor unfortunate piece of paper got to spend some quality time in my handbag. It's vicious in there. The Royal Court is famously the new writing theatre, and a space where the writer is King/Queen/Some flavour of deity/boss of their world, or at least it is in my fevered imagination. I … Continue reading The Site: An experiment
Rejection buzz
This morning I got a rejection email for a short story I submitted to a competition. This lunchtime I went for Nando's with my good friend Fiona, a fellow writer. I told her about the rejection, and the realisation that I was fine with it. In fact, it felt good. I enjoyed my spicy hot … Continue reading Rejection buzz
My theatre heroes
(Pictured: the pot of tea I drank after seeing the glorious The Lounge at Soho Theatre. On until 20th May, worth running to get tickets) Inevitably my blog posts are filtered through the context of my life, so before I launch in, here's a spot of context for you. (1) I'm freelance, and am often … Continue reading My theatre heroes
My one year freelance anniversary
8th April 2016 was my last day as a full time employee, with me starting my first freelancing gig on 11th April. I already shared a lot of what I've learned along the way as a freelancer a few months ago, when I reflected on my first 9 months. To celebrate my 1 year anniversary … Continue reading My one year freelance anniversary
Citizen of Nowhere
For those that don't know me, here are the key things you need to know in a digestible nutshell. My British mum met my French dad while she was studying in France, she fell in love, got married and had me. She soon realised my father was a monster and had the courage, when I was … Continue reading Citizen of Nowhere
