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Odds & Ends: The Money Yardstick
I know this one is going to spark off controversy, so here comes the disclaimer: this is just my personal opinion, which I have formed from my own observations. However, I would be most interested in hearing about your experiences. … Continue reading
Pet Hates: In Restaurants
No.1 Is everything O.K.? Have you noticed how waiters wait for the exact moment when you have your mouth full, before they ask you that? I often try and cheat them by staging my forkfuls when they are not around … Continue reading
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Tagged cake, food, katherinegregor, napkin, restaurants, scribe doll, scribedoll, waiters
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Odds & Ends: The Neglected Sense
On the Tube, the conductor’s announcement is so loud, the sound is fuzzy and incomprehensible. I plug my fingers into my ears and meet the eyes of other passengers. They are impassive; their curiosity at my reaction, unemotional. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged katherine gregor, manuel de falla, music, nights in the gardens of spain, noise, orpheus, plato, proms, royal albert hall, scribe doll, scribedoll, volume
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Odds & Ends: An Actor’s Perception of Age
I used to be a theatrical agent. A few of my ex-clients, I now have the pleasure and privilege of calling my friends. Perhaps one of them will be able to solve this particular puzzle. Or did this happen only … Continue reading
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Tagged actors, age, agents, casting, katherine gregor, scribe doll, theatre
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Odds & Ends: Crows
To listen to my Sound Sculpture feature on crows on the BBC Radio 4 programme Saturday Live, broadcast on 14 January 2012 please click here. It’s the weekend. I go for a walk in my local park, which flanks the river. … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, crows, east anglia, katherine gregor, scribe doll, superstitions
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Pet Hates: “We” Couples
I have the privilege of knowing couples whose relationships (at least as far as I can see) are an inspiration. In some cases, I have a friendship with both partners; in others, just with one – generally because I either … Continue reading
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Tagged couples, jerry herman, katherine gregor, musicals, scribe doll, single, solo, travelling, we
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