I have been worrying for the last week about something, and then yet another one of those circular letters arrived. Personally addressed to me and probably hundreds of other ex-pupils of my school it reminded us that “it made me…
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Old Chris’s Schooldays
I find my old schooldays a bit difficult to understand. 50 years ago this week I moved from my first boarding school near Arundel in Sussex to my new boarding home for another 7 years. I was just 11 years…
EdFringe Roundup – Blog 3
Over the first weekend I was supporting Musical Theatre Review running around catching a dozen new musicals which could be in line for the annual Musical Theatre Award. Head to for all the posted reviews by the various guest assessors…
Aliens, Zero-waste and self-care – EdFringe Blog 2
The city of Edinburgh is packed with hundreds and thousands of tourists, performers and audiences for every manner of amazing free and paid, fringe and “official” work out there. I’m starting my week of reviewing for the Musical Theatre Review…
From Russia with laughs -EdFringe 2019 / blog 1
Catching up for a gentle drink with my daughter at the Sekforde Arms in Clerkenwell last night we were corralled into an EdFringe preview by host Milo Edwards. I was tempted by the Russian comedian Ivan Yavits given my work…
The invisibility cloak
This is a follow-up to my “Being Seen” blog of May 2019, and my annual suggestion blog on visibility. May I celebrate those who are preparing to arrive in Edinburgh for the Festival Fringe in the next few days. So…
Hiding in Plain Sight
I was having a session with a very wise friend and mentor this morning and we were exploring my current sense of discombobulation. I’m only shortly back from a month in Australia, the e-mails are firing on all cylinders, I’m…
Finding the Door from a Dark Room
I wrote this article for a Coaching website and they told it was too personal. That’s the only way I know how to write and so I decided not to de-sensitise it by talking about “a coach” when I mean…
Vulnerable, Injured, plus Amazing Volunteers
I’ve been to the Byron Bay area in New South Wales a number of times to visit Kath’s family. Her sister lives in an idyllic spot surrounded by gum trees and close to a nature reserve and swamp area. I’ve…
Culture Clash & Respect
One of the joys of being freelance is that, occasionally, I can be in an idyllic spot and still get on with work. In the last 4 days I have put in three major project proposals, drafted a grant application…