That’s a phrase that hit home on the news recently. A man explained that his wife works in the health service and he works part time in order to raise their children. He was talking about his need for help with the cost of living crisis. Together they don’t earn enough to heat, feed andContinue reading “We Earn Too Much… and Not Enough – Guest Author, John”
Category Archives: November 2022
A Christmas Carol at the RSC
I know, I know, it’s still November and for some of you, it’s too early to be wanging on about Christmas. BUT… I went to see A Christmas Carol at the RSC in Stratford and I want to talk about it. We’ve had tickets booked for a while. Me and Dad sat down and bookedContinue reading “A Christmas Carol at the RSC”
Be Curious, Not Judgemental
I love the TV show Ted Lasso. That’s definitely an understatement. I want to inhale Ted Lasso. That sounds weird. I want to smear the show on a bagel and eat it? Look, I just fucking love it alright. It’s only had two seasons with a third on the way (probably it’s last – sadContinue reading “Be Curious, Not Judgemental”
The Girton Grind
Next week I will be appearing in Market Harborough Drama Society’s (MHDS) production of Blue Stockings by Jessica Swale. Set at Girton College, Cambridge in 1896, female students are fighting for the right to graduate from university. There’s a lot going on in the play on the politics of the time, feminism and equal rights.Continue reading “The Girton Grind”