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Reviews
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Sleeping Beauty at the Palladium: A Gorgeous Night That Feels Ready to Evolve
in ReviewsThis tenth anniversary season arrives with the familiar glitter and scale the Palladium Panto is known for, yet beneath the spectacle sits a lingering sense of sameness. Sleeping Beauty brings moments of unfiltered joy, but it also shows the cracks of a production beginning to stand still.
Blog Posts
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Two Days, Two Minds
in Blog PostsTwo days ago I felt grounded and creative, camera in hand, convinced I was finding myself again. Today I lay in bed spiralling over a stomach ache and a few bad food choices. Both things can be true, and both versions of me matter.
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Two Things Can Be True at Once
in Blog PostsA familiar park, an unexpected sheet of ice, and a seagull refusing to give up. A short reflection on cold afternoons, quiet persistence, and the realisation that comfort and discomfort often exist side by side.
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Standing Still by Royal Victoria Dock
in Blog PostsAs the sun settles over Victoria Dock, the noise of the city loses its grip. In the stillness, I find a rare moment of calm, face the familiar weight that waits beyond it, and realise the problem was never the monster itself, but how I chose to see it.
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Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe: A Night That Stayed With Me
in Blog PostsA winter night at Shakespeare’s Globe that became more than theatre. Somewhere between rain, wood and moonlight, a wooden boy reminded me what it means to become real.
Colin Cushion 