The Stage newspaper is “the weekly for the entertainment industry”. I’ve been in love with it since I was little after stumbling across a copy in a newsagent in Strood, Kent – of all places! That was a great discovery of a newspaper made just for me, full of things that I care about and […]
As the week progresses my thoughts are with Syria. Facebook posts look like this: “Here we go again”, “fighting other people’s war” and “how can we stand and watch?” We are on the verge of action and the end of the week will reveal all as the British draft UN resolution authorising “necessary measures” to […]
Family – when it goes right, it’s amazing. I had family visiting from Ghana this weekend. My cousin and his kids and my brother came over too. Party at my house! We made homemade pizzas, ate sweet ginger cake and lots of ice cream. The week then went on to be quite heavy as far […]
I was born in London in the 80s. I later went to school in Kent where I got into an all-girl’s grammar school and was brought up by my mum. At school we were brought up to believe we could do and be anything. I went to university and did exactly what I wanted to […]
I’ve spent the weekend at the Orbital Brompton Bike Festival. This included watching the Brompton Bike World Champion Race – random, yes, but what an awesome weekend! The reason I was there was to help my friend sell her fashion cycling bags for her company, the Michaux Club. We camped over night and sold bags […]
What a sad and reflective week in the acting world. The death of Cory Monteith by drug overdose and the mysteriously found bodies of Paul Bhattacharjee and Richard Gent have been reported by the media this week. I expect there will be questions never answered but The Stage has taken these events as an opportunity […]
What a day. I’ve been part of a round-table discussion on casting led by John Byrne (Careers Advisor at The Stage: the Entertainment Industry’s leading newspaper). Along with four other actors of varying experience we shared thoughts and knowledge about what really happens on the ground in trying to make a living in the acting […]
Friendship is a funny thang. A lesson learnt over years of having great fun and great falls is that friendships need just as much love, care and time as romantic relationships. This week I saw Rosie Wilby (comedian, musician, writer, broadcaster) perform at The Lost Theatre as part of the “Face to Face Festival” run by […]
Yipppeeee! Thanks to my very awesome friend Rachel Bonney who nominated me, I’ve been selected as the first rider in Kansi’s “Ride it Forward” campaign. Kansi makes bikes that fold away so that you can carry them on the tube, in stores etc etc, basically live your life and take your bike along with you […]
“Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music” Nietzsche I’ve loved being part of this short film: “Silent Disco” with Disrkt13, Mark Ribgy directing: alternate worlds, from homelessness to unity and freedom through music. The short was entered into the Virgin Media Short Film competition […]
