Shakespeare Sunday: Richard III

Welcome to 'Shakespeare Sunday', where I take an extract from one of the plays and write my thoughts. 

'Teach me how to curse...' Richard III Act 4, Scene 4

Crippled Queens: Hurting or Helping?

Shakespeare Sunday: Macbeth

Welcome to 'Shakespeare Sunday', where I take an extract from one of the plays and write my thoughts.

'Hecate, Hecate, come away' Macbeth, Act 3 Scene 5

Middleton's Additions: Worth a Second Look?

Review: Alarum Theatre, Idle Women

While we remember the men who fought to keep our country safe, let us also spare a thought for the women who toiled to keep it running... 

It's been a few weeks since I saw Idle Women of the Wartime Waterways, but now, during this time of remembrance, it is as apt a time as any to review this heart-warming show of courage and perseverance. 

Shakespeare Sunday: King Lear and Henry V

Welcome to 'Shakespeare Sunday', where I take an extract from one of the plays and write my thoughts. 

'Why, this is an arrant counterfeit rascal...' Henry V Act 3 Scene 6

Bawcock or Heart of Gold? Comparing Kent/Caius and Pistol

Working The Blanks: Week One

As the first week of my poetry residency comes to an end, I'd just like to write a brief summary of the goals I've set myself, the things I've learnt, and the hopes I have for future weeks. I was made to feel  welcome straight away, and I'm really happy with the start that I've made.

Working The Blanks: Introduction

'Working The Blanks'

Becoming Poet-in-Residence at the Pen Museum 

Shakespeare Sunday: Much Ado About Nothing

Welcome to 'Shakespeare Sunday', where I take an extract of one of the plays, and write my thoughts. 

'She would infect to the north star' Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2, Scene 1

Bullying and The Hostile Environment