Anyone who knows me knows I live a fast-paced existence, juggling projects while running on matcha, black coffee and limited sleep. So it will come as no surprise that shortly after I had completed my final days at university I was back in a city with a full calender.
Oxford student
Finalist Aesthetic
A spouse, a first, or a blue... they say that you leave Oxford with one of these three things. But I think it's about time a fourth was added into the mix: a neurodivergence diagnosis. Which of the list did I achieve? Certainly not the three traditional options.
The Beginning of the End
I have long been a believer that Hilary Term is the best of the three at Oxford. Many will argue against this, stating that with the January and February weather, Hilary is the most depressing term. But, for whatever reason I have always loved it.
A Week in my Life
A friend has recently started posting videos on her story showing 'a day in the life of an Oxford student who does anything but her degree'. So, in the spirit of my friend's stories, here is a week in my life...
Michaelmas Wrapped
My friend has a folder of story highlights called 'MT the Final' - it sounds rather ominous doesn't it? Like the end is upon us. It's a strange feeling to see the end of our degrees. This has been a term of deadlines, pressure and (of course) plenty of the theatre.
I Don’t Believe It
If Clarendon Productions’ Amadeus is a story about raising Gods and ghosts there is no denying that they would have been appeased by such a display of energy and creativity. So much of the director’s personality shines through, which is a sign of quite how excellently his vision was realised.
Behind the Scenes
Navigating the theatre world with chronic fatigue
Breaking a Leg and other Theatre Disasters
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
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
In My Reviewer Era
It has been a term of comp tickets and 2am essay submissions, a term of sudden realisation that I had a Finals paper to do and very little time to prepare. Yet, it has also been the term where I have turned twenty one and had the sudden realisation that adulthood is coming up fast to greet me as most of my peers from school graduate.
Wild Rose and Pearls 