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Artistic Justification
Last week, I took part in a run of performances of The Graduate. The Dustin Hoffman/Anne Bancroft movie is remembered by many, though it’s not one of my favourite movies (great music and...
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Edinburgh Fringe 2009
Finally, after ten years of saying, “We have to do Edinburgh Fringe this year,” Nigel and I have finally managed to get there for more than 24 hours. We’ve taken in eight comedy shows, a concert, a...
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Stand-up Comedy
Despite having been part of the glitzy, glamorous Wearside Am-Dram set for a few years now, it’s been only recently that I’ve considered what fun it might be to have a go at stand-up comedy. Not that...
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Soldier, Doctor, Transsexual, Copper.
Not a lot of posts for a while here, but it’s been a busy year so far – mostly due to a number of acting commitments, each of which has been noteworthy, to me at any rate. As such, it seems a shame...
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Five Years and Counting
Five years ago today, my life changed. This is far from hyperbole. It began with a chance invitation to a party, and those people who know me in the present day will know where it currently is. And...
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Apples on Tour – South Manchester
“What?” I hear you ask. “Manchester? For a holiday? Isn’t that where it always rains?” Point 1, it’s England, and that pretty much applies everywhere. Point 2, so what? Not for me the holiday lying on...
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Apples on Tour – The Lake District
Just realised I forgot to post this in August. I apologise sincerely to those whose lives have been irretrievably ruined by the transgression, and will undertake to have myself ritually flogged with an...
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Ruth Ellis
July this year will see the 60th anniversary of the last hanging of a woman in the United Kingdom. The woman was Ruth Ellis, a London nightclub hostess, divorcée and mother of two. Her crime was...
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