It’s that time of year when I become aware of an increasing heaviness settling on me. The weight of grief feels almost physical at times. Even though it was anticipated…
The last week has been a very mixed one. We’ve had a few highs – attending the Action Medical Research 70th anniversary event, Sophie getting excellent results from her ballet…
I’ve spent most of this week at home as Thomas has had three days off school due to being unwell. He’s had two bouts of sickness over the past week,…
As the Man in the Chair informs the audience in the opening of The Drowsy Chaperone, “I’m feeling a little blue” this week. That’s not surprising really, after the high…
We’re in the theatre this week for show week and the first two performances of The Drowsy Chaperone are done and dusted with three more to go. It’s been so…
We’ve had our last rehearsals in the studio this week for ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ – doing run-throughs with costumes and polishing things ready for opening night next Wednesday. I’ve got…
This week has been book-ended by gatherings – an upbeat (albeit bittersweet) one last weekend for the Land’s End – John O’Groats Association annual awards and a sadder one yesterday…
Show rehearsals are ramping up for me now that we’re less than three weeks away from the opening night of The Drowsy Chaperone. We’re at the point now where I’m…
I’ve had quite a productive week this week, catching up on various jobs on the to-do list. Some of them were things that I’ve been putting off for a while.…
I’ve been quite preoccupied this week with various things going on that are taking up a fair amount of headspace. Nothing bad, just a couple of curveballs that have come…