This year has shown us just how much we rely on community; our families, our friends, our work colleagues and the strangers we used to see every day. Some handle solitude better than others, and at times it can be cherished, but I think we can agree we sometimes need more than what Zoom and …
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My (creative) Covid rant
So yes, it’s been a bit quiet over here. When I posted in February I (still) wasn’t expecting full Lockdown in March, working from home (my day job), having my touring play put on hold, figuring out how I felt about living in a global pandemic that will affect the lives and livelihoods of millions …
Was it worth it?
I was looking through some old photos, came across my graduation pics from January 2015, and realised it’s been five years since I graduated From my MA in playwriting and screenwriting. The reason I first moved to London. It made me think, was it worth it? Not the actual move (although that could also be …
Well now …
I don’t actually have much to say except HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’ve stepped into a new decade and I couldn’t stand the notion of not having written anything yet on this side of 2020. A new decade … My fourth one on this planet. I’ve always been good at plotting stories, but when it comes …
Why I’m a writer and not a painter
I have a cold. The upside is I’ve had some extra time to type up notes and scenes for my (very) new project. If your ideas are like mine, they don’t respect your writing hours but pop up whenever and wherever and you better be there to catch them even if all you have to …
Reviews!
Reviews are a tricky thing, on the one hand you don’t want to give someone else the power to decide what your production is worth, you’ve worked hard, you’ve done your best and whatever anyone else thinks about the end result it shouldn’t matter. You should feel proud of what you’ve achieved. On the other …
The Premiere Trip
What’s motionless and doesn’t breath? A playwright watching the premiere of a play she wrote. (Or is that just me?) I hadn’t been present at the rehearsals of Lyckomanifestet so I felt very much like a “normal” audience member not quite knowing what to expect. Luckily I left the theatre having both laughed with the …
You win some, you lose some
I feel very excited about my play LYCKOMANIFESTET having it’s premier next Thursday. I’m lucky to have the opportunity to fly to Finland again and see the opening show. I’ll be a bundle of nerves, for sure, but in the best possible way. At the same time I’m moving forward with other, younger, projects in …
Blast from the past
Hi! This isn’t going to be a frequently updated blog but occasionally I might want to post something that doesn’t fit in on the two main pages. It might be relevant news or musings. It might be something that inspires me as a writer. This weekend my BF and I travelled to my former hometown …
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