Why do we remember the first album we ever bought or the song that was playing when we met the love of our life? And do we remember certain holidays because of the books we read while we were there? Do we delve into these...
Read MoreYou know when you’re at a restaurant and you’re so hungry you briefly consider ordering everything on the menu? And when you finally decide you become part bobbing Meerkat/part human every time the waiter walks even...
Read MoreI’ve always been able to make receiving a gift feel awkward. It’s one of the perks that comes with being an over-active worrier. Many’s the occasion I’ve hammed up my ‘surprise’ over a pair of...
Read More“We cannot conceive of matter being formed of nothing, since things require a seed to start from.” So said a poet, playwright and actor (answers on a postcard but no prizes for guessing correctly). And wise words they were, not...
Read More“Make sure you ask him about Swan Lake,” says my Editor ahead of my interview with choreographer Matthew Bourne. “I saw Swan Lake at the Palace Theatre in 1996 and was mesmerised.” As Helen recalls this memory I smile to myself,...
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