What a year!

I can’t believe ten months have rushed by; unprecedented even in this obscure corner of the infinite library! At the beginning of this year I was going back to go forward: back to medical roleplay, back to historical costume work (a fun show all about scrubbing medieval toilets at Kent Castle, King John and the Great Garderobbery) and a return to Wilton’s for the mighty Improvathon, which was a fabulous honour and pleasure after five years away. Then, as I hit the summer wondering how on earth I could keep scrabbling around at this crazy game of make believe, a successful meeting for the National took me back to one of my favourite plays, Coriolanus, and a very happy time with a lovely company which is just coming to an end. It’s an extraordinary space, but not as daunting as I imagined; and a very friendly building to work in. Here’s to the next time. 

Now I’m deep into the adaptation of Lucy Strange’s The Storm and the Minotaur for a schools tour in the spring. History, mythology, folk songs in a fun mix. Hopefully. Those young audiences will tell us if it doesn’t work!!