I love to cry at theatres – and last night was a great chance. A birthday treat for my daughter, we headed to the Union Theatre to revisit the work of the amazing John Bucchino. Anna has been singing his songs…
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Bringing Joy…
Last night I was given a wonderful bouquet of flowers – a beautiful array which is now bringing joy to us in Clapham. They were given to me by a complete stranger on the tube after I commented on how…
Edinburgh and Childhood
It has been nearly two months since my last Blog during which time Kath, her mother, and I have moved from Suffolk to the village of Blackness on the Firth of Forth to the West of Edinburgh. A big shift,…
Time for a change of life…
After an extraordinary masterclass in the life and work of solicitors and estate agents, Kath and I can honestly say out loud (and believe) that we will be leaving Suffolk on Tuesday after 11 years in Gothic House, and heading…
Shine Light on our co-production…
It’s rare for Kath and I to work together to put on a show. We did a rather special sight responsive project in central London some years ago which had a cast of around 40, two spaces, the usual designers…
“chaos , confusion, conflict”…or open space and self-organise.
The following comes from Open Space facilitator Christine Koehler which she sent to the worldwide OS facilitator community recently. With her permission I wanted to share it with you. “I came across the story I wrote just after the Paris…
Be Kind and Wise in 2018
As 2017 is analysed and filed away, Kath and I are busily sorting out 40+ years of archives, lofts, photos and our individual and shared lives as we reduce (a bit) what we plan to move to our new home…
Clothing Optional performance for “Theatre Buffs”
The following is an article I wrote for The Stage, but they didn’t choose to report after this event – so here I share it as a blog: Hair / The Vaults / Sat 11th November 2017 As reported in…
I’m Fine
I’m Fine – not a cry for personal help (honest), but a call for honesty and listening… I started these blogs to bring to the discerning public the showcases, fringe shows and special events I had been at. Over time…
Extraordinary and Unexpected Spaces
I seem to have had a couple of weeks of creating and being in spaces where extraordinary and unexpected things can happen. Teaching, facilitating technically futurist workshops, and workshops on being a director, and finally we all celebrated Hair in…