No sooner do I mention that I’m about to be published in a book, than I get published in a book. Only a different one. And faster. I’ve written a piece for the Actors’ Yearbook 2013, available now, all about Open Book Theatre and why it’s particularly important and useful for Fringe Companies. The Actors’ […]

A couple of months ago I worked on a film called The Plotters by the Guerrier Brothers for the Virgin Media Shorts Competition. And let me tell you, my running was exceptional. Well, I’ve just heard the fantastic news that the film has been shortlisted, and will be shown in cinemas around the UK for the […]

I’ve got a piece published in Outside In, a new book edited by Robert Smith?. This is actually going to be the first time something I’ve written’s been in a book, so I’m rather chuffed about this. (Yes, Robert Smith? is indeed he of the standard SIZR model of Zombie Infection fame.) Outside In aims […]

So you might have noticed that I use Twitter a lot. For those of you who don’t, it’s a way of staying in touch while on the move. Bite-sized chunks of content, 140 characters per tweet. Originally, there was no way to “call out” to another user, and your messages would just be broadcast to […]

I’m not going to Edinburgh this year, but several friends are. You should go and see them. They’re very good. Under Your Feet, 2:05pm, 4-25 August, Venue 148. Elise Harris tells you about the things under your feet. Some of what she tells you may even be true.Sex, Lyres and Audiotape, 8:35pm, 13-18 August, Venue […]

Well look’ee here! It’s only a preview of Mel’s Persona! Why not watch the trailer before putting on a DVD in order to get the full cinema experience? You may also want to watch ten minutes of adverts, and pay well over the odds for some soda and popcorn. The new season of Persona starts […]

So I wrote a thing. That’s a picture of it being filmed. Persona is a drama for smartphones. Every weekday, you get two new 90-second episodes delivered to your iPhone or Android. Watch them on the bus! Or the train! Or the tube! (If you’re in one of those new WiFi enabled stations, otherwise you’re […]

Some people (possibly the same as those that argue that Doctor Who isn’t Doctor Who’s Name or that “they” isn’t a perfectly good singular pronoun that’s been in use for centuries) have occasionally been known to argue that it’s not possible to give 110%. Of course it is. Let’s take a look at George Osborne, […]

You’ve seen them already, but you may not know what they’re called. When a movie has the credit as “A Film By” followed by a name (and it’s almost always the director’s name), that credit is known as a possessory credit. The director is saying that the film is theirs.You can find a quick history of […]

Just to let you know that my magazine Spaceships of Science Fiction is now available in your local supermarket. You can pick up a copy at Sainsbury’s the very next time you go shopping. Huzzah! (I believe it’s also available at Morrisons too, but I don’t have a local one of those to confirm.)