A Star is Born

A Star is Born. Well, that is a catchy blog post title if ever I saw one. Actually the star to whom I refer was born 20 years ago, and has been shining ever since. This is my daughter, Georgia Belle, and I’m writing this post to alert the world (or anyone who might stumble…

I left my child in New York city (part 3)

Every parent tries to do their best when raising their children, from the very first night they are brought home from the hospital right through all those school years and into young adulthood. Depositing them in a strange country, over sixteen thousand kilometres away (or just over ten thousand miles) may seem akin to throwing…

I Left My Child in New York City (part 2)

After several earlier inadvertent attempts at abandoning my daughter in the Big Apple, this year I nailed it and finally left my child in New York city. As she is a budding actress, it wasn’t too difficult to lure her back to New York –  the mecca of acting – where she was accepted into…

Murder on the Nile – Nanette Frew, The Genesian Theatre and the genius of Agatha Christie. (Theatre review)

Originally posted on Lisa Thatcher:
If Agatha Christie were a man, she would be considered the kind of genius no female could ever aspire to. She is the best-selling novelist of all time, and her books have sold roughly four billion copies.  After Shakespeare and The Bible, her books rank as the most published in…