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Jan
01
Dec
In this instalment of Small Corner, I will explore and share the purchasing experience of several possibilities for playing and buying music online. As people’s thoughts start to turn to the festive season…finding that perfect gift of music for those special people in your life. It seems Spotify and Amazon are leaders in the new music purchasing and streaming landscape with Apple’s i-Tunes and Google Play coming in third and fourth. However, there are other possibilities and new platforms also looking to challenge the big four. My first port of call was charity shop browsing through Oxfam Online. The search…
18
Nov
In this instalment of In Her Place Stephanie Cottle takes us to the lighthouse. When we were first told to ‘stay home’ isolation was, for the most part, a pretty daunting concept. Since March the ‘out every weekend’ types haven’t had chance to see the wee hours in munching kebabs, as night-time entertainment venues doors still remain firmly closed. Similarly most ‘live to travel’ types, fearful of the repercussive 14 days isolation, will have been lucky if they have driven further than a few hours from their home. Our elderly, who might ride the bus into town to sip…
07
Oct
In this instalment of In Her Place Stephanie Cottle takes us to Fairhaven, one of the oldest marine lakes in Britain. Modern times are seemingly taking their toll on us, so let’s head back in time for a couple of minutes respite from 2020. Pull up a beach chair and we’ll begin. It’s the 1890s and bustling Blackpool is benefiting enormously from the rapidly expanding working-class holiday market. Following the arrival of the passenger railway - which allows people to traverse the landscape at dizzying new speeds - families from across the UK are flocking to seaside resorts in search…
02
Oct
I am currently writing a show that is to tour next year. It’s called Miss Nobodies in case you’d missed me banging on about it. It's a live theatre show with audience interaction, touring the North of England, commissioned by Spot On Lancashire & Super Slow Way. However, I have started to wonder what the future will hold for live performance, and how I might be able to bring my performances to the public at large. As theatres are struggling to stay afloat, large organisations are going bust and freelancers are struggling to cling onto fragile careers, what does our…
