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“An absurdist ‘Breakfast Club'” – Mega – Tristan Bates Theatre
Three women of apparent conviction introduce themselves on a stage bare but for a stool, lamp and a coat stand. Each has a clear role, accent, lighting state and agenda, but their surety fades...
iTri: Week 5: Run Happy!
In which I...
- Run for fun
- Swim with a new friend
- Complete my first open water mile
If you had said to me just a couple of months - even weeks - ago that I...
“B-word and border busting” – BE Festival, Birmingham
The big 'B' may have been looming over 2019 but the 'B' word didnt stop BE Festival (Birmingham European Festival) from programming their 10th year of experimental European performance at the Birmingham Rep Theatre....
iTri: Week 4: Get Over it Week
In which I...
Get over being sick and tired
Take a dip with the ducks
Wobble round the garden
Week 4, 'rest week' has become the closest I have so far comfortably come to completing...
“Hard hitting new relevancy” – Othello Remixed – Omnibus Theatre
Othello Remixed at Omnibus Theatre – Othello’s transformation from respected to disgraced boxing champ packs not just a physical but an emotional punch in the latest Shakespeare ‘remix’ from the exceptional young people of...
iTri: Week 3: On Over-doing it
Week 3 in which I...
Discover the cost of over-doing it
Break the 5 mile marker
Get some straight-up advice about nutrition
Ignoring a sniffle at the start of this week, is a mistake that...
iTri: Week 2: Barely a Week
Week 2 in which I...
-Try my first 'speed run'
-Try life in the fast lane
-'Barely' do a week
Week 2 was barely a week!, to be frank! Arriving back physically exhausted but mentally invigorated from 4...
“Makes you feel part of something” – Part of the Night: Theatre On Tap...
Any fringe theatre-goer who’s been around London a bit will surely have been to a pub theatre. It’s a custodial London tradition if you’re a fringe-lover to cram yourself into a sweaty (if it’s...
iTRI: Week 1: A Week of Firsts
Week One, in which I...
Totter about on a road bike
Swim with a friend
Run my first long run with a virtual friend
Ride the mountains
And... We're off! For the next 7 weeks...
iTRI: And Now For Something Completely Different
And now for something completely different… I’ll be taking part in the London Triathlon 2019 as part of the Her Spirit team, in partnership with 220 Triathlon and Limelight Sports.
Although a complete newbie to...
