From Live to Digital

From Live to Digital

We live in a age where technology is moving so rapidly it’s sometimes difficult for me to keep up. However I have always loved exploring new ideas and concepts, so when I first heard the ‘live to digital’ debate I pricked up my ears. ‘I want to try this’ I thought to...
What is it about ‘Women’?

What is it about ‘Women’?

Wizard Presents ‘Perfectly Imperfect Women’  ‘It’s a great title’ I’m told over and again about our latest show ‘Perfectly Imperfect Women’, which is currently playing at Pleasance Courtyard for the Edinburgh Fringe 2017.  Women stop in their tracks to take a...
Papering Over….

Papering Over….

I love venturing up to Edinburgh Fringe each year, whether as punter, producer or performer and one of the things that I get very excited about is seeing what themes will be weaving their way through the month of August – what issues and concerns have pushed...
Edinburgh Fringe Diary…. 7th August 2017

Edinburgh Fringe Diary…. 7th August 2017

Good morning diary…. I wonder what today has in store for me? It’s my 6th day at Edinburgh Fringe which officially opened yesterday. My new show, ‘Perfectly Imperfect Women – a biographical wonder tale’ is settling in, I’m getting into my rhythm and stride and...
Are You A ‘Shushing’ Teacher?

Are You A ‘Shushing’ Teacher?

I have huge admiration for teachers in general, particularly because they do some of the most important, emotionally and mentally demanding, work in the world. However my heart sinks when, in arts spaces, I come across one particular breed of teacher whom I have named...
September rehearsals….

September rehearsals….

WHY THE WHALES CAME by MICHAEL MORPURGO It’s September, I can hear the birds singing as I walk the dogs, taste the sharp burst of blackberries in my mouth and smell sweet autumn creeping into the air, the sun a little cooler in the sky. It seems to me to be the...