I was introduced to this woman by Audrey Steeley the Creative Projects Manager at Heron Corn Mill. She sent me a copy of House of Letters (a collection of her correspondences) written by Ernest Betham in 1905. Of course you will see the link here – Betham (Beetham – where the mill is – it’s the family associated with the …
She is the Mill
I have found a title for the project and it is She is the Mill I will explain later
I have a title for the Heron Corn Mill project
She is the Mill and another The Ladies of Beetham and another The Women of Beetham and another Women of Beetham and another The Resting Place
The Three Ladies of Beetham and making some connections
I have an interesting relationship with the West Country. I would love to live there some day. But, more importantly, it’s where I escape to whenever I need a bit of space. It’s where Sandra Reeve, the movement practitioner is based and it’s where I have brought into fruition Little Blue Man as a walking performance. I have been working …
Up the Road to Heron Corn Mill
Working at Heron Corn Mill requires a journey along a short stretch of the M6 between Preston and the Carnforth/Morecambe turn off. This usually straightforward section follows a long and sometimes frustrating stretch along the A59 between Southport and Preston. I have been thinking about roads, rivers, pathways and junctures and the swell of cross-river – where the water …
In Flow
I have completed this year’s work on The House but I will continue to write about it on the poor theatres blog in the section called Working Diary – The House. There is a lot to say now that it is out of the box so to speak. If you are interested you can read a response from an audience …
From Salford, Lancashire to Beetham, Cumbria
Here is a link to my latest post on The House which is now sitting in the front room waiting to make the journey to Cumbria. Latest post on The House
Between time
Hello again! Just opened The House and on a motorway route to Dorset to review Little Blue Man and the projects we all made with Sandra Reeve back in September. Been working with the ancestors in both projects. One for the summer and one for the winter…..maybe or vice versa, it depends which way you look at it I suppose. …








