Embodying the pathway towards Pink Granite (Part Two) On the road to making Pink Granite I had one more collision with Redhair and Daffodil Friend through an adaptation for the stage. If you didn’t catch it first time around on the blog last year, you can read about that here. You can also view the edited final performance on my …
Embodying the pathway towards ‘Pink Granite’ (Part One)
Embodying the pathway towards writing Pink Granite (Part One) Let me take you on a journey pealing back the layers of time to show you how my new book Pink Granite is coming about. This is the first of two posts documenting this journey. Early in 2023 I worked with M.A. students at Salford University. I have done this most years since …
Reflections on a highlight from 2024
Reflections on a highlight from 2024 It’s two hours till 2025, and I promised to write about the work I saw at Oman’s Dhofar International Theatre Festival (DITfest) in its 1st edition (October 2-8 2024). Before the year closes, I want to reflect on one of the most eye-opening theatrical experiences I have had in ages. This remarkable festival was …
The 1st Edition of the Dhofar International Theatre Festival in Oman – first post
The 1st Edition of the Dhofar International Theatre Festival in Oman – first post This October (2024) I was fortunate to be invited to represent the UK on the jury panel for the Ensemble production at the first edition of the Dhofar International Theatre Festival (DITfest) taking place in the beautiful city of Salalah in Oman. It was 10 days …
Leaping on and off the page and back on again.
Leaping on and off the page and back on again. Charting the journey of ‘Redhair and Daffodil Friend’ from a devised starting point to a children’s chapter book. I have an uncanny feeling I have come full circle, beginning all over again. Selling a children’s book direct through word of mouth, through my website and via a workshop programme reminds …
In the Steps of the Ancestors
In the Steps of the Ancestors Joseph Waterfield (1858-1933) Margaret Prichard (1849-1890) Last month I checked into a quarryman (and woman’s) cottage in Trefor, Gwynedd on the Llŷn Peninsula where three generations of my family lived and worked at the foot of three mountains known as …