My youth theatre play 'now' will get another production. It will be directed by the original director Mel Lewis for her youth theatre company Tremor. The performance will be part of the Worcestershire Theatre Festival at The Norbury Theatre, Droitwich on Saturday 6th April. Looking at the Tremor site, it might also be having a … Continue reading A production of ‘Now’
Bodiam Castle Bits #4 – Chimneys
Bodiam Castle Bits is a series of posts looking at details of the castle that may have passed you by. Bodiam Castle is a NT property in East Sussex, England. This post considers the chimneys Chimneys The context There are, I am assured, thirty three fireplaces at the Castle. They vary in size from the … Continue reading Bodiam Castle Bits #4 – Chimneys
Bodiam Castle Bits #3 – a chapel window
Bodiam Castle Bits is a series of posts looking at details of the castle that may have passed you by. Bodiam Castle is a NT property in East Sussex, England. This post looks at a window in the Chapel. The north window The context The chapel is dominated by the restored east window (F). The … Continue reading Bodiam Castle Bits #3 – a chapel window
Bodiam Castle Bits #2 – “the Lady’s Bower”
Bodiam Castle Bits is a series of posts looking at details of the castle that may have passed you by. Bodiam Castle is a NT property in East Sussex, England. This post looks at a detail found in the area traditionally referred to as the Lady's Bower. "The Lady's Bower" The Lord's and Lady's apartments … Continue reading Bodiam Castle Bits #2 – “the Lady’s Bower”
Bodiam Castle Bits #1 – SW corner of the courtyard
Bodiam Castle Bits is a series of posts looking at details of the castle that may have passed you by. Bodiam Castle is a NT property in East Sussex, England. The South West corner of the courtyard The South West corner of the courtyard is the most complete section of the castle's inner wall. Beyond … Continue reading Bodiam Castle Bits #1 – SW corner of the courtyard
The long march #2, Beijing and home
This is the last of this series of posts about our trip to China. The others are, in order: Kunming #1 The railroad to Lijiang Lijiang Shuhe Baisha Dali Jinghong, Xishuangbanna The long march #1, Kunming #2 So, I last left you as we arrived in the Kunming apartment. It was clean, comfortable and had … Continue reading The long march #2, Beijing and home
‘now’: a new production
There will be a new production of my youth theatre play 'now' in Droitwich, Worcestershire in April. Details to follow.
The long march #1, Kunming #2
We had a plan: we were to fly from Xishuangbanna to Kunming using Lucky Air*. We'd have a couple of relaxing days in Kunming and then fly home. Anyway... We got to Xishuangbanna airport in plenty of time. We boarded, took off and headed north for what should have been a forty minute flight. We … Continue reading The long march #1, Kunming #2
Getting in touch
Today we changed ISP. Hardly worth a blog post - I admit - but it means that my old email address is well and truly dead and buried. If you need to get in touch, please use my new email address (or send a pigeon). Cheers
Jinghong, Xishuangbanna
We got through Dali's smart new airport and flew with Lucky Air to Xishuangbanna's smart new airport. Did I mention the proliferation of smart, new infrastructure? For once the airport wasn't miles out of town and the taxi-driver's universal estimate of "20 minutes" was not a comical underestimate. Which was a good job because it … Continue reading Jinghong, Xishuangbanna
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