DON PEDRO Your silence most offends me, and to be merry best becomes you; for, out of question, you were born in a merry hour. BEATRICE No, sure, my lord, my mother cried; but then there was a star danced, and under that was I born. Much Ado About Nothing, II.i
I reviewed The Medium at the Arcola Theatre for Everything Theatre: There are few things nicer on a rainy night than stepping into a cozy theatre bar and finding a delicious, hearty bean and chorizo stew to warm you up. My first time at the Arcola, I was pleased to find such treasures in the … Continue reading
I reviewed The Medium at the Arcola Theatre for Everything Theatre: There are few things nicer on a rainy night than stepping into a cozy theatre bar and finding a delicious, hearty bean and chorizo stew to warm you up. My first time at the Arcola, I was pleased to find such treasures in the … Continue reading
I’ve been trying online dating recently, because that’s what single Londoners do in the summer. Because I work in tech, so far one of the most striking aspects of this experience has been how utterly disappointing the functionality and interface of the service I’m using is. That isn’t the fault of my potential dates, of … Continue reading
I reviewed Nothing to See Here at the Etcetra Theatre for Everything Theatre: Penelope Faith’s Nothing to See Here opens with a series of vignettes around four characters whose stories become more tightly entwined as the show proceeds. There’s Maz (Michael Shon), the motivational speaker whose bold words just barely cover his crippling emotional insecurity, … Continue reading
I reviewed Nothing to See Here at the Etcetra Theatre for Everything Theatre: Penelope Faith’s Nothing to See Here opens with a series of vignettes around four characters whose stories become more tightly entwined as the show proceeds. There’s Maz (Michael Shon), the motivational speaker whose bold words just barely cover his crippling emotional insecurity, … Continue reading
I reviewed Reality Abuse at the Dublin Castle for Everything Theatre: For those of us who best know the Dublin Castle as a place for sticky evenings of Murphy’s stout and very earnest dancing, Reality Abuse is a refreshing change of pace. This unique experience, part of the Camden Fringe, is a bit like an … Continue reading
I reviewed Reality Abuse at the Dublin Castle for Everything Theatre: For those of us who best know the Dublin Castle as a place for sticky evenings of Murphy’s stout and very earnest dancing, Reality Abuse is a refreshing change of pace. This unique experience, part of the Camden Fringe, is a bit like an … Continue reading
On Thursday evening I went to an event at Twitter hosted by their Women in Engineering group featuring a series of lightning talks on the challenges of designing technologies that scale. As ever, I’ve put together a Storify of the event here. Tom Woolway, one of Twitter’s engineering managers, also collated a tweet collection summarising … Continue reading
I was rereading Jane Eyre recently and I came across a reference to Much Ado About Nothing. Following a piercing scream in the middle of the night, the whole of Thornfield is awakened and rushes out into an upstairs corridor to find out what’s going on. And the door at the end of the gallery … Continue reading
I was rereading Jane Eyre recently and I came across a reference to Much Ado About Nothing. Following a piercing scream in the middle of the night, the whole of Thornfield is awakened and rushes out into an upstairs corridor to find out what’s going on. And the door at the end of the gallery … Continue reading
In a Merry Hour: Caitlin E McDonald 