Cities and Adventures
After Finishing This Book…
… I went to the theatre. I don’t go to the theatre as often as I should, ‘cos working in theatre makes it hard to find the time to… you know… go to the theatre. […]
Read MoreAdventures in… the Cotswolds…?
“Tree! Tree! Tree! Small sheep! (Baaaa.) Tree!” I would like, dear reader, to pretend that this cliche of urban wonder did not come upon me and my friend – who we’ll call Bombadil for the […]
Read MoreAdventures in St Malo Pt 2
It’s a strange thing, but when you’re English in France, you can’t quite shake the feeling that no one is pleased to see you. The customs officials seem resigned to your presence; the hotel grudgingly […]
Read MoreAdventures in St Malo Pt1
We had some ferry vouchers. I’d love to say that we thought long and hard about where to go, but the simple truth of the matter is: we’d inherited some ferry vouchers. Which were also […]
Read MoreGetting Away
So I haven’t had a holiday for a while. I’ve had time off… … which I’ve spent writing, if I’ve been lighting, or lighting, if I’ve been writing. But I haven’t had a holiday. And […]
Read MoreAdventures in Edinburgh
I went to Edinburgh again this year, to work as a lighting designer for a show at the Festival. The show is called Kubrick3, and I really like it. Go see. The lighting… is not […]
Read MoreAdventures in… Brighton
The last time I visited Brighton was on a day-trip from RADA. The entire technical course contingent, as a sorta-treat on the last day of term, were packed up into a coach, trundled off to […]
Read MoreAthens Graffiti
My love of graffiti continues, courtesy of the gentleman known as TLC, his holiday in Greece, a zombie improvisation group, and above all the photographer, Shyam Desai.
Read MoreWhat I Did On My Holidays…. Pyrenees
Let’s start by saying that I’m beginning to suspect flying budget airlines is something of a false economy. It’s not necessarily that they’re always cheaper than your standard airline – often they are. It’s the […]
Read MoreThe Thing About Hotels
(Or in my case, B&Bs, since I don’t really ever stay in hotels…) There are certain universal rules, it turns out, about staying anywhere as a tourist. For a start, all hotel rooms, no matter […]
Read MoreWhat I Did On Motorail…
SNCF. I’m sure there was a large part of my childhood, when I thought these letters were something you saw on ancient roman pennants. It took a while to recognise that these were in fact […]
Read MoreAdventures at… Latitude
“The tent’s sinking,” she whispered. “Really?” I replied, radiating cool professionalism under strain. “How inconvenient. I hope your dimmer packs aren’t anywhere near the hole in the ceiling.” “It’s okay,” the technician answered brightly. “I’m […]
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