Kath and I have just been on a 3-day workshop in an idyllic spot in Fife exploring a tool which is widely used in coaching aimed at understanding group dynamics and problem exploration. Picture us seated with 14 other intrigued…
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Freelance Rollercoaster in the Arts & DipCP5
In the last few weeks our household has felt the deep disappointment of going down on the creativity rollercoaster which is the life of freelance theatremakers. From the highs of creating the amazing When Mountains Meet as part of Glasgow…
EdFringe 2018 – Frae morning sun till dine
For the first time in 30 years I am a resident of the Edinburgh area, hopping on the bus or train to travel the 30 minutes from my home to visit the other-worldliness which is Edinburgh in August. And then…
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…
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…
Hope and Despair
Hope and Despair flowed this week, and we have reminders of other global game-changers with the anniversary of Kristallnacht (despair), the Fall of the Berlin Wall (hope), Armistace Day (hope after despair), and even a reflection on our trans-atlantic differences…
Double Anniversary – perfect pitch and marriage
Last weekend was a double anniversary celebration. 12 years married to the amazing Kath Burlinson, and 10 years since Perfect Pitch was founded by the equally amazing Wendy and Andy Barnes.
EdFringe 2016 – 5th post – Human Zoo and Human mind
Today is my final day at the Festival this year and I have had the chance to see the sell-out Greater Belfast at the Traverse – a poetic storytelling music gig which reminded me of Stu and his work at…
Architects – ancient and modern
Although my life is pretty consistently filled with theatre, it doesn’t have what one might call a normal flow. Last week was Ipswich seeing Last Five Years, London seeing a computer generated musical and a new drama at the Arts,…
The book of life, and my book as practice
I feel a gentle sense of ending a chapter this weekend as I prepare to move to turn a page with the start of the MA in Creative Producing at Mountview. [The pic above is from the walk to Mountview through…