Jul 14, 2021More Than The Pain: On Butterflies, Trauma And Being Non-BinaryI dreamt about my dad liking anime. He was a bit sick, I think — nothing serious, just something that stilled his active nature — and we were watching an anime movie full of short stories. He liked them and dream-me was so excited about going to the library and…Nonbinary13 min readNonbinary13 min read
May 7, 2021To Play, Unafraid: On Improv And TraumaThis text has been written thanks to the support of my Patrons and first published here. My love goes to them and the volunteer editors, who looked this over for me. I’ve been telling everyone that I’m going to write about trauma in improv, like writing is going out of…Improv24 min readImprov24 min read
Jun 10, 2020Sitting With Discomfort: How To Be An Activist — The EverydayBefore I say anything else at all: SILENCE IS VIOLENCE. White allies, we must support the Black Community. Here is a petition to include Black British history in the school curriculum. There is, in fact, an existing social enterprise that aims to do just that — support The Black Curriculum…Allyship9 min readAllyship9 min read
Oct 20, 2017Dear male friends, I won’t manage your #metoo feelingsConversations, conversations, conversations. Think pieces I read (and shared) for the past week or so; conversations with other women where we reveal insecurities and battle stories ("it didn’t seem bad enough to complain"; "I think I forget the incidents in self-protection", "I’m so sorry it happened to you"). I am…Feminism5 min readFeminism5 min read
Aug 8, 2017Why Are We All Wearing Jeans?Some Thoughts On Diversity And Aesthetic In Improv — I am very late to this party. Back in February, Michael Such wrote A Thing about improv, titled “If it’s all improvised, why does it often look the same?”. Because (full disclosure) I am part of the cast for Michael’s new format show, Machine For Fools, I’ve been stalking cast’s…Improv9 min readImprov9 min read
Apr 28, 2017La La Land versus Paterson: Adventures In EarnestnessThis review is being published late due to the writer being chickenshit. Not so long ago it was my thirtieth birthday. Clearly the only way to celebrate was a movie marathon. My partner suggested La La Land and I was conflicted: my Facebook timeline was fairly divided on the topic (from abject adoration to scorn) and the trailer looked bleak and uninviting…Movies8 min readMovies8 min read
Mar 19, 2017Why National Theatre’s newest play is a chin-stroking middle-of-the-road failed effort to be radical, a.k.a. reviewing “My Country”Warning: the following review contains a lot of feelings (remember, you can’t blame me for having those! They’re feelings!) as well as valiant attempts to be fair towards creative choices made. You have been warned. Okay, I saw “My Country” yesterday, and let’s just say, I was NOT the target…Brexit6 min readBrexit6 min read
Feb 2, 2017#TimeToTalk — #BreakTheSilence on mental health | Good Enough Diary on WordPress.comIt’s Thursday morning and anxiety is being a bit of a bitch. I slept badly — too cold, rough dreams — and struggle to make myself do things. I talk myself through it — through shower, nice breakfast, a bit of calming exercise — but I still fail at time…Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Published inBum On Seat·Jan 8, 2017Witches Restaged: Macbeth Directed by Stefano RealiGreat physicality, well matched ensemble and thoughtful vision. — The East London Shakespeare Company has been on my radar for some time. (Full disclosure: I Know People In The Company). I’ve seen one or two previous productions and it struck me how doggedly they kept to the principles of diversity. No tokenism in that – the company structure is…Macbeth5 min readMacbeth5 min read
Nov 1, 2016Why I Find NaNoWriMo Incredibly Intimidating(and why I should try one day) — NaNoWriMo. It’s November again and this thing rolls around and oh my god, I want it. Do I want it. Does it scare me. …Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
