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24 Hours in A&E...

So, I've finally had my first taste of fame. Unfortunately, this notoriety is limited to the A&E department at St George's in Tooting....

To Grandmas everywhere...

Today is my Grandma's birthday. It's funny how sometimes we have to be reminded to celebrate the people in our lives, but in this...

Thick as Thieves - no spoilers (I promise)

As some of you may know I'm currently starring in a two-hander at the McQueens Theatre in Wood Green, North London. It's not the most...

Follow the yellow brick road...all the way to Edinburgh!

Yes, that's right, "The Other" (the inimitable and presumably unforgettable one-woman show written, produced and performed by myself and...

Me and the great PWB

You don’t often get to meet your idols. And since I’m dead set against pagan worship, I don’t really have any. That being said, since...

I'm running away to the Cirque du Soleil

No, don't worry, not really. But after watching the breathtaking show last night (and yes I mean that literally AND figuratively, as...

I (have just) come from a land Down Under

That’s right. This year I simply couldn’t hack the January blues (or the blue fingers likely brought on by the January cold) so I upped...

A festive greeting to friends near (and far!)

Anyone who knows me (and you really don't even have to know me very well), knows just how much I love Christmas. It's my favourite time...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Michael Bubbly eat your heart out. Yes, that's right, it IS beginning to look a lot like Christmas (or rather, a lot like a Christmas...

We meet again...

My my...at Waterloo! No wait, that's not the vibe I was going for. My my, hasn't it been a long time. And really, we all know who is to...

A time for endings and for beginnings

To say the last few days have been bittersweet does credit to neither sweet nor sour tastebuds, because there is something much more...

The Bard is in the room (by the power of zoom)

Many of you may know that the last 4 weeks of my second term at drama school have been forced online thanks to rising Covid case numbers...

A not so Dry January...

Anyone who knows me well will know I never had any intention of a Dry January, but neither did I envision one so saturated. In my defence...

Saliva, Snowmen, and St. Tropez

At the risk of sounding like a broken record (in line with all the news reports the world over!) I do apologise for yet another...

Spare me the drama

It's not you, it's me. Classic. But seriously, I hope you can forgive the radio silence. Perhaps it even came as a relief, in which case...

Love in the time of lockdown

I wish I could say I had some juicy juicy gossip for you - god knows how we're all in need of it. However, since standards are slipping...

An introverted extrovert

Hullo readers one and all! A bit of a rambler for you today, but it was inspired by a podcast I was listening to on my...

"One day more..."

If anyone of you know me well, you'll be bursting into a rousing rendition of Les Miserables' closing number for Act One right about now....

A little touch of joy (at a 2m distance)

This is only a short post, but its length reflects the theme, which is that a little sweetness can go an awfully long way - especially in...

Filling your time with food and wine

I think most of us have had to adjust to the amount of TIME that this new situation has granted us. We're used to living our lives at...

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