Writing during lockdown, together
Last night, the tenth session brought the weekly creative writing workshops to a close with some new, powerful work. Indeed,
Is opera exclusive?
For better or worse, opera sits at the symbolic summit of European culture. Those who love it see it as
Tell me about community opera…
One reason I was attracted to the TRACTION project was the feeling of exploring new territory. I really don’t know
Returning to Regular Marvels
Regular Marvels has been hibernating since 2015, when the last of the books created under that title was published. The
Trusting the process
We thought we were making a play, when we started this process a couple of years ago. Instead, we’ll present
I Remember Leicester: Catching up, Part 2
7 June 2019 – Community art is improvisation One Tuesday afternoon towards the end of January, I arrived at Attenborough arts
I Remember Leicester: Catching up, Part 1
‘I Remember Leicester’ did not start out as a Regular Marvel, largely because I didn’t know at the beginning that
I Remember: Leicester – Opening pages
I Remember: Leicester (the colon is important) was published on Monday evening with a beautiful reading by members of the
I Remember: Leicester
The books have arrived, and I’m making 12 parcels of authors’ copies and more for people who’ve helped along the
An unexpected revival
As I worked on it, I realised that it is another Regular Marvel, the simplest, easiest but in some ways the most beautiful yet
Summer’s lease
With the publication of A Wider Horizon ten days ago, this phase of the Regular Marvels idea draws to a
