The Green Room
The actors and players relax for a moment, they talk about what the roles they have played, the ideas they might like to include in future productions, the responses they have received and the ones they would like to receive. And they relax, calm and away from the pressure, here in the green room.
You have to love yourself
You have to love yourself. I am not sure I agree when she said you have to say to...
Two beauties
It was a tale of two beauties. Both I noticed from afar, the first interested me...
Does joy make us better
And so we were distracted by intensity of old feelings. Strong words were spoken...
To keep the water calm
Once again awaiting with anxiety the thing that may not happen at all. Well, that...
The result of well chosen words
Words, nine short lines and I thought that was good, that was something to read to the...
Stories of wisdoms
A delightful surprise, a voice from behind, oddly familiar, oddly because I had not seen...
As long as you are still listening
It was indeed well prepared. We had done our research, settled on a story, worked...
Share the emotion
The thing, the real thing, is feeling the emotion, sharing the emotions. Listening,...
Attractive sneering
We sat together criticising the performance, the structure and the flaws, minor as they...
Shared
I am not sure it is as clever as they are making it out to be but it does have some...
What we have
They have somewhere better to be, that is why they are not here. And us, we...
Just polite
It is strange, she is such a lovely person but I am not sure she really wants to get to...
All smoke
When there is a story about smoke, will there be the type of fire you expect or will it...
A little annoyance
Mmm, well, today was a frustrating day in retrospect, when looking back over the day...
Behind the tales
It can be very clever to say something unexpected but it may not be a work of art beyond...
Grab hold of this moment
Today I am trying to keep going. I am reaching out for that corner to hold on the...
No fake sincerity
It felt a little strange at the time: the sincerity in his gratitude was strange because...
Do not try to hide what cannot be hid
This may be a story the goats have told before, enacted before, but still when the goats...
Sometimes when writing poems
Sometimes a word, or a phrase, or a repetition, or a rhyme are so beautiful it needs to...
Chores, duties and inequality
Who chooses who will be the people who wash the dishes and clean the toilets? I am...
The rush of ideas
Oh, isn't it fabulous, that rush of ideas? Sometimes it is an outpouring...
A party of laughter
After a session working on the thirsty pigeon, everyone settles in for a party of...
A delightful little chat
There is the cliche of the man taking charge of the journey and not asking...
Tall tales that bind
Camaraderie, such a brilliant word, excellent syllables, never underestimate the...
Unglamorous nudity
I can't remember when we decided to play the roles as nudist animals, though I am...
Something I believe in
These stories may be a very small thing and they may be read by very few people but...
Grafters and the talent
I think the others will say that I carry the group a little. I guess they will say...
The dancing CRANES
Cranes, like many birds, are beautiful dancers, and today, and tomorrow, like these...
Facing tough decisions
Three naturist meerkats, or...perhaps they are having a conversation about a book they...
On compliments and sales
It is such a thing when you recognise my art. My reaction depends on how I am...
The group invigorates all aspects of my life
I heard about it and though, yeah, sounds like it might be interesting so I came and it...
Fair weather friends are not worth much
SWALLOW was a flutter and a flaunt
Saying: Beauty and Grace, my natural...
Whatever happened to...
There was no moment of inspiration to exclaim let's do this now. We talked...
Amoral
An exploration of hedonism and failure through the retelling of some of the oldest and...
