I have never seen an adaptation of a classic, well loved text before and really felt that the pivotal moments of the story were told better on stage than on the page. So when I read in the West Yorkshire Playhouse programme that...
Read More“He looks very young for a director,” says the woman next to me in the Cornerhouse cinema. It’s the opening of the 20th ¡Viva! film festival and Gabriel Nesci is talking about his film Dias Di Vinilo (Days of...
Read MoreI’ll tell thee what you may know already – Oldham Library is a proper gem. Now, I love Oldham. It is the place that holds the bestest memories for me. I have been impregnated in Oldham three times, that’s how...
Read MoreNothing is real. When I was a costume dresser I used to have a cig break with the Phantom of the Opera. He’d be there with his gruesome prosthetics and his chirpy persona (bit like that moment in An American Werewolf In London...
Read MoreOh I did have a good time the other night. It is always good to remind oneself that sobriety may also bring euphoria; that sharing a moment with friends when clarity and understanding prevails is just as good as getting...
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