This blog previously appeared on my Newcastle blog, Prodigal Geordie “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same […]
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{Note: this blog was originally posted over at Prodigal Geordie]. It’s been just over a year since I moved back to Newcastle, and the theatre scene has delighted me. I spend most weeks bobbing on some triangular trajectory between Northern Stage, Live and Alphabetti, and I’ve seen shows in locations that range from a castle […]
Delighted to be included in the new Exeunt Friends Zine, a delightfully retro hand-made zine that gets sent to friends of the site (a scheme that enables the website to pay reviewers, fund accommodation for Edinburgh Fringe, etc.). I’m proud of my work for Exeunt, which features some of the most exciting theatre writers around […]
Those of you who caught her shows in London or Brighton will be familiar with Zoe Cunningham’s one-woman take on the Dark Dates books. So it’s exciting that she’s going to be involved in the Nine Worlds convention in London this August. Zoe will be Cassandra Bick as part of the cabaret, which sounds enormous […]
Anyone who follows this blog will know that, occasionally, it veers into the personal – how can a blog about writing not be? – and that the last few years have been very up and down for me. A lot of good things, yes, but some pretty spectacular lows. I’ve written about these before, and […]
Well, it’s been a busy year so far in 2015, and I’m looking set to end the year in a high note. After being much delayed (I know, I know, I’m sorry) Dark Dates 3 is now back from all my beta readers and so is on track to be published early 2016. My short […]
I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions any more. January is smack in the middle of my busiest time of year, it’s always bloody cold or raining, and everyone around me is undertaking a detox, which only makes me want to surrender myself more to Bacchanalian excess, provided such excess can be carried out from the […]
Well, it’s always both a thrill and a bit nerve-wracking to see your work performed – and even more so when you’re watching someone else interpret one of your most beloved characters. So I’m relieved and happy to say that Zoe Cunningham’s one-woman show was enormous fun, sharply directed by Peta Lily (it rattled along […]
So, more exciting news! Not only is the first Dark Dates live going to be on Monday as part of the First 2015 season, but Zoe Cunningham is also bringing it to the Brighton Fringe (which is doubly exciting for me, as this is in my neighbourhood…) So if you’re in the neighbourhood and fancy […]
As I mentioned in my last post – exciting news to start the year! Zoe Cunningham is doing a one-woman show based on Dark Dates this February (you can buy tickets here). I caught up with Zoe to see why she chose Cassandra… Zoe, welcome to Dark Dates! First of all, tell us a little […]
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