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Photo by John Williams  from Latitude 2010 Daniel Kitson and Gavin Osborn: Stories for the Starlit Sky @ Nottingham Playhouse, Sunday 1...

"1984" by George Orwell @ Nottingham Playhouse, 19th September 2015 I’m slightly embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve never re...

Today, someone in all seriousness explained to me why the project to merge two teams together was called “Project Windsor”. Apparently it’s...

We started working on a Phantom of the Opera medley at choir last night. The first two sections we covered were “Music of the Night” and “T...

Like all writers worthy of the name (!), I do enjoy surfing a deadline.  As a music reviewer for Leftlion magazine , my workload is around 3...

This is the Baptism of Christ by Giovanni Bellini .  It was painted at some point between 1500-1502 and can be found in the Santa Corona ...

Lely's Venus If you live in Nottingham, 6pm on a Tuesday evening in Central London probably doesn't seem like the most conven...

I’m going through another comic book phase. This one is being greatly facilitated by my discovery of Comixology … an app that provides a fa...

It was John Irving who pulled me out of a rut of fantasy.  There's nothing wrong with fantasy books, and I still read them today, but...

I've been watching a documentary on Sky Arts called " Metal Evolution ".  I stumbled across it completely by accident, and it ...

I watched Game of Thrones last night.  I've tried hard to make what follows spoiler free, but if you're following the programme and ...

It's not actually her birthday until the end of next week, but because the celebrations are starting this weekend, and because I prob...

When we were in London the other week, we spent an interesting couple of hours on Sunday morning in the British Museum.  We often visit t...

My stage career isn't very long or distinguished.  Over the years, I have appeared in a number of plays in a variety of minor roles....

photo of Shirley Windmill by Jon Ellis at Cabaret Roulette One of my dearest friends is a producer.  She has an actual job that pays he...

Earlier this week, my wife was working in London.  In itself, this isn't all that unusual, but instead of spending her evening studying ...

We were in London over the weekend.  Amongst other things, we ended up checking out the Man Ray exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery...

As always, I’ve been informed and entertained by the New Yorker this week. No grand biographies or political commentaries this time, just a...

A couple of months ago, I finally discovered a really good use for my iPad. I've had it for about a year now, since my generous wife ...

I have a very clear memory of sitting in the front room of my grandparent's flat above the Hoe in Plymouth around 1985 watching the t...