Family Matters – A One-Scene Film
Family Matters is written and acted by Mary Tynan (our artistic director) and Ian Macnaughton (our Covid Lives columnist). Cinematography is by Graham Gunner, and location is courtesy of Jon Axford.
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Come Friendly Bombs (with apologies to John Betjeman)
I wrote this poem a couple of years ago (and well before Covid 19), but I think the issues it refers to still stand. Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough It’s time to say this is enough The future’s … Continue reading
Pearly Moon, by Suzanne Ledwith
Described by Hot Press as having the voice of an angel, Suzanne Ledwith is a multimedia artist from Mullingar. She was introduced to the acoustic guitar in her youth. ” I remember Mary (Tynan) showing me how to play Romanza … Continue reading
May for ME
May is ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) awareness month. It’s probably the awareness month for several other medical conditions as well – let’s face it, we have more than 12 of them after all, so maybe we should be going for a … Continue reading
Ar Líne Le Chéile – Online Together
Before I was involved in an online arts centre, I was involved in an online school. The Covid-19 has involved a lot of “online firsts” for me, many of which involves using new software for face-to-face online conversation. Ar Líne … Continue reading
Bringing it All Back Home – Online
Welcome to the relaunch of Notes from Xanadu. The next four days will witness the transformation of the site from online magazine to online arts centre. Our homepage has always said Welcome Home. It’s been a place to come in, … Continue reading
Covid Economics
The grave situation we find ourselves in with regards to the coronavirus could actually also be an opportunity for positive change in a couple of ways. Here, I would like to address the first of these. It is quite obvious … Continue reading
Pushing The Online Envelope
Welcome to Notes From Xanadu – the online arts centre. Read more about us, and our launch in May 2020 here. For a more detailed look at the story behind it all, you can read this article. It’s been very … Continue reading
Chronic Illness Warriors Can Show the Way in the Days of Covid 19
When we first heard the tales of people in China being in quarantine for two weeks – and going stir crazy after a couple of days – many pwME (people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) were saying (to each other) – “Two … Continue reading
Living Life with a Low-Capacity Battery
The other day, I was struggling, as many of us with chronic illness do, to explain myself to a friend. As usual, I had to give up. I can’t explain to her why it’s not perfectly easy for me to … Continue reading
Red Hood
(Violence and adult themes) Seena could hear the foxes howling in the back garden. She had put out a few scraps for them earlier. She looked out the window and saw two of them enjoying their meal. Her grandmother always … Continue reading
Red Moon – Moonrise
Those of you who have read my reviews of The Springheel Saga (Series I and II) will be familiar with the name Wireless Theatre. The company produce high quality radio drama, which is made available via download from their website. … Continue reading
Farewell to Free Will
It was a secular age. The International Interdiction Against Organised Religion, passed unanimously by the world’s 347 ruling members of the Global Governing Body in 2150, had seen to that. Therefore, according to orthodox atheist thinking, war was impossible. As … Continue reading
All in the Body
An acquaintance with Myalgic Encephomyelitis, on telling a friend about her condition, was asked, almost reflexively “Do you really have ME or is it just depression?” The same woman had to change doctor at her NHS practice recently (her regular … Continue reading
Open Houses in Hampstead
Hampstead’s Village People: Portraits of Cultural Icons; Ryan Gander: The Artists have the Keys On Friday, I payed a visit to two highly contrasting properties in Hampstead, where the National Trust were celebrating the opening of two new exhibitions. First … Continue reading
Short but Sweet
Canal Cafe Theatre presents The Fat Man’s Wife by Tennessee Williams It is always intriguing to hear about a “new” play from a celebrated dead playwright. Although written in 1938, The Fat Man’s Wife remained unproduced throughout Williams’ lifetime, having … Continue reading
From Stage to Page
It’s a Desperate Life by Peter Hammond I was tempted to call this piece “It’s a Desperate Book,” just for fun. But it would have been misleading, because it’s not a desperate book, unless you mean desperately good, desperately funny, … Continue reading
Owen Clinton 27 March 1950 – 18 January 2014
The death occurred on Saturday, 18 January 2014 in St Joseph’s Hospice, Hackney, of Owen Joseph Clinton (stage name Owen Nolan), late of Islington, North London. A celebration of his life was held on 28 January 2014. He is buried … Continue reading
The Springheel Saga
Wireless Theatre Company have contacted me with the exciting information that Series Two of the popular Springheel Saga, entitled The Legend of Springheel’d Jack, will be released online on 6 December 2013. In the meantime, here is a review of … Continue reading
Don’t Let it Pass you By
Arion Productions Ltd presents Passing By by Martin Sherman at the Tristan Bates Theatre Passing By begins, deceptively, with a one-night stand. A one-night stand that turns into eight weeks and becomes the substance of the play. Thrown together by … Continue reading