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Notes from the North East about theatre, books, the arts, cross stitch and cocktails - and probably lots of other stuff
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Birthday cake and cocktails! (opens the original)
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First of all, apologies for the lack of a newsletter last week – work got on top of me, and I’m trying to be better balancing work, life and recovery (and yet more medical appointments) so unfortunately this was the thing that got cut. Anyway, you have to forgive me, it’s my birthday this week – so feel free to buy me a Ko-fi if you feel so inclined (I’m really not above strong hints…) You can also of course become a paid subscriber or <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Dat
The Wasp at The People’s Theatre (opens the original)
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Hello, and welcome to my Substack. Remember if you want to support my writing, you can do so by becoming a paid subscriber, buying me a one-off Ko-fi or buying one of my books. Or all of my books.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!N4ha!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fa840bd-f620-4e76-992b-484e4ca3695c_1488x1988.j
Vivienne Westwood at Bowes Museum (opens the original)
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Hello, and welcome to my Substack. Remember if you want to support my writing, you can do so by becoming a paid subscriber, buying me a one-off Ko-fi or buying one of my books. Or all of my books.Bowes Museum - Vivienne Westwood: Rebel – Storyteller – VisionaryI have a terrible habit of seeing an exhibition I would love to go to announced, then ignoring its existence for months until I finally scrabble to see it just before it closes. This week was no exception, as
A busy September of theatre (opens the original)
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Hello, and welcome to my Substack. Remember if you want to support my writing, you can do so by becoming a paid subscriber, buying me a one-off Ko-fi or buying one of my books. Or all of my books.As August comes to a close and Edinburgh Fringe winds down, it’s time to turn attention to the autumn season, which has some great things coming. Also, I’m writing this just after the announcement of Dolly Parton’s death, so please enjoy a couple of Dolly themed stitches I d
Tracey's summer reads (opens the original)
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Hello, and welcome to my Substack. Remember if you want to support my writing, you can do so by becoming a paid subscriber, buying me a one-off Ko-fi or buying one of my books. Or all of my books.What I have been readingWith much of the theatre community decamped to Edinburgh for August, I thought I would keep things brief this week and focused on books.After what feels like an age of missing my reading mojo, I finally feel lik
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