My Journey

ENHANCE & ELEVATE I’ve had a lot of conversations this month, in particular around the role of theatre in the 21st Century and its impact...

EMOTIONAL INVESTMENT Throughout my career (and life), I’ve often been told I invest too much. That I’m too emotional. Well forgive my...

PAY RATES & WORTH So I am writing this against a backdrop of re-launching myself back into the wider industry, with multiple questions...

STRATEGY AND VISION AND MISSION - OH MY! I’ve had a lot of random thoughts going round and round my brain this month. Not sure if it’s...

IMPOSTER SYNDROME Imposter Syndrome has been on my mind this month. It’s been coming up a lot in posts I read and interviews from other...

OUR ROLE IN THE ROOM So this month I’ve been contemplating the phrase “member-led” … it’s been around a long time and I remember a...

HOW DO YOU JUDGE QUALITY? Is it the number of people taking part, and their response? Is it the number of audiences coming to watch, and...

JUSTIFYING OUR EXISTENCE I have been wrestling with the fact that this profession - the cultural industries, seems to be the only...

THE SAFE SPACE This month I’ve been contemplating the issue and importance of creating a Safe Space, as well as whether the term itself...

LUNCH WITH CECILY When needing to bounce ideas off someone, discuss bigger pictures, context, history, case studies and the state of the...

A COMMUNITY WORKING IN ISOLATION I’ve been facilitating workshops since 1996, when I tentatively stepped into a room in a school on a...