Have I told you lately that I...am publishing my book? Well, now it's finally available on the behemoth that is Amazon. My book out in the world! One day I want to say that my book is also out in all good bookshops but in the meantime two wonderful local places will be stocking it… Continue reading Rita Mistry – Death On All Hallows’ Eve
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Novice Self-Publisher Learns Some Hard Truths
I am supposed to be in the deepest part of my marathon training but we’re away in Ribblesdale for a long weekend with family and although I brought my kit, I’d also brought a pair of trainers that were technically retired. I’d had a vague plan to go to Clitheroe for their parkrun, but I… Continue reading Novice Self-Publisher Learns Some Hard Truths
The Oresteia – The Bridge Theatre, London
Ancient Greek myths seem to abound at the moment. On top of the raft of books re-imagining stories such as Pat Barker’s The Voyage Home, and Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles, there is, of course, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which I haven’t seen yet. Outside by London Bridge Foyer - this is a really comfortable theatre The… Continue reading The Oresteia – The Bridge Theatre, London
RSC: The Tempest (with Sir Kenneth Branagh)
Sir Kenneth Branagh is currently starring as Prospero in Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest. The entire run sold out almost immediately which gives a great financial boost to the Royal Shakespeare Company, although I guess they must have put a few tickets aside for the King and his entourage as he popped in to watch it… Continue reading RSC: The Tempest (with Sir Kenneth Branagh)
RSC: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – Bertolt Brecht
When Mark Gatiss wipes the black toothbrush moustache from his face and says the following lines, I assume that they have been added on by this director, given the world that we live in today: If we could learn to look, instead of gawking,We’d see the horror in the heart of farce.If only we could… Continue reading RSC: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – Bertolt Brecht
Limbo Land
I feel like I’m in a state of limbo. Having had a week away last week for Anne’s birthday, the plan was to come back and get back into writing mode. However. My book is still with the editor and has been for six weeks and counting. The holdup has been for various reasons, the… Continue reading Limbo Land
Rónán Hession – Leonard and Hungry Paul
I had no recollection that I had read this book before. The front cover - probably more exciting than the book Up until the moment where the Chamber of Commerce competition is mentioned I read it as a wholly new experience. Even when I remembered the incident with the box of chocolates, the words around… Continue reading Rónán Hession – Leonard and Hungry Paul
John Hendrix – The Mythmakers
:The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien There is a poster on the wall in the downstairs toilet. It’s framed now but has the creases and watermarks from a long past and some rough handling. It advertises a radio serialisation of 'The Lord of the Rings' by the BBC in 1987. When our… Continue reading John Hendrix – The Mythmakers
Half Training – Week Five
I’m currently in a bit of a quandary. My diary says that I have booked a ten-mile race on Sunday and given how slowly I managed to jog to Parkrun last Saturday, which was only five miles, I am not sure how it’s going to go. But then I had quite tired legs, so hopefully… Continue reading Half Training – Week Five
Hay Festival 2025
Anne asks me a random question. ‘Can you describe the talks we’ve seen with words beginning with “C”?’ ‘Why the letter “C”?’ ‘Because the first words I thought of all began with it, so I wondered if I could create a theme.’ It’s hard to bring a coalescence to such diverse speakers as Emma Barnett… Continue reading Hay Festival 2025
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