Do you know where the phrase 'break a leg' comes from? It does not, as I have almost witnessed, come from that moment in which everything goes awry and the actor slips from the chair they're standing on, but rather from the concept that actors did not get paid unless they stepped onto stage, breaking … Continue reading Breaking a Leg and other Theatre Disasters
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A Snapshot of the North
Turn in a slow circle, taking in the history that surrounds you, a timeline captured on stone beneath the watchful eyes of the owls. Between snaking wild flowers, attracting the love of insects, lies the story of the north. Meticulous in its panelling, we see the Romans, Bede and Armstrong
On the Edge of the World
You stand, bracing yourself against the elements and just stare. You know it’s not real, this sense of a barrier. This wall may have stood for centuries, its stone so old you daren't touch it, yet the world continues beyond. Farmland, woodland, crumbling walls… Tales of the wild fill your mind, those thoughts of wilderness that have inspired many.
Wild Rose and Pearls 