Decision making has never been my forte. Some of life’s simplest decisions have resulted in what can only be described as a small breakdown. Like last week, when faced with only having the time to watch an episode of either Mad Men or The Bridge, I found myself myself staring through Jeremy Kyle’s dead eyes [...]

Wide Awake Devon is the perfect title for this organisation which is addressing the arts situation in this sleepy south west county. Thanks to the work of Emily Williams (22), Monique Luckman (23) and peers, there are big changes getting under way in Exeter at the moment, and these changes are very exciting for practitioners [...]

William Butler Yeats, Lindsay Lohan and a miniature schnauzer puppy walk into a bar… What sort of joke could possibly come out of this sort of premise? Only one that I – schnauzer-lover, celebrity gossip and Yeatsophile – would want to write. What is the role of individuality, or perhaps eccentricity, in the plays that [...]

When I arrived in London in February last year, I was so excited to have the privilege to train in a country that produces some of the greatest actors in show business and to experience another great city for actors, after living in Prague, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Yet now, after a year and half, I’m [...]