The arts need no justification.  They are part of the knitted fabric of a people. The cardigan of a culture. The socks of a society. 

At the root of drama is empathy. For characters, for the actors that play them and for the audience that we want to connect with.

Theatre is in a bit of a pickle at the moment. In my series about writing for the theatre I have widened the scope to give my views as a Director and Playwright.

I don’t give advice but maybe you may be inspired by a few suggestions I make.

The idea of an Arts Industry is anathema to me. Art is a big Thing. It is an important thing. It encompasses philosophy, psychology, sociology and politics. It tries to moderate thinking of audiences by allowing them to walk in the shoes of others.

Can Golf help with my writing?

Here is part one of an experiment in long Form drama/Poetry, Please play it through to the end.

Did you see the David Attenborough documentary.? Here it is in reality.

Saying Sorry is sometimes a lot easier than you think

Midnight rmbles with my characters - and killing them off

What a useful word Pop is.

Fifty years a Playwright. What I learnt #1

Chat GPT is a lot of fun but will it actually replace poets?

There for you all to enjoy

Another reason I won’t be using AI to write my blog.