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Friday Focus 31/03/2023 – Challenging

This week has certainly been a challenging one, to put it mildly. I’ve had a fair few triggers from things that have happened this week which have been tough to…

The word 'heaviness' with a doodle of me holding it up

Friday Focus 24/03/2023 – Heaviness

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…

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Friday Focus 17/03/2023 – Mixed

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…

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Friday Focus 10/03/2023 – Home

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,…

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Friday Focus 03/03/2023 – Blue

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…

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Friday Focus 24/02/2023 – Theatre

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…

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Friday Focus 17/02/2023 – Costumes

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…

The word 'Gatherings' with Lego figures inside the letters of the word

Friday Focus 10/02/2023 – Gatherings

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…

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Friday Focus 03/02/2023 – Rehearsals

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…

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Friday Focus 27/01/2023 – Productive

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.…