Author: Paul Ariss
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For a few, brief, yet glorious moments I stood alone in Sun Studios with Elvis Presley
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How can you be friends with someone for years, maybe even decades, and not realise uncomfortable aspects of their personalities? Their views on the world, their take on current world events based on their prejudices? From what I’ve discovered over recent years, it’s very easy. I know a handful of people I am friends with…
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Over the years I have proudly developed the invaluable skill of nodding knowingly whilst someone explains something that I have not the faintest idea about. You must have been there yourself, the subtle social art of giving off signals that you get what it being said to you whilst hoping to gleam a little something…
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What is it like not to have any ambition? How much does it matter? Is ambition overrated? Is it not easier just to have an easy life were the boat is never rocked and we just accepted our lot in life? I know someone that I see most days; let’s call him Kevin, who doesn’t…
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Meditation really shouldn’t be this hard. So am I just finding it too hard to relax?
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Community Theatre is exactly what it says it is, theatre made by the community for the community. It’s not looking for the next Kenneth Branagh, nor does it aspire to appear at the Globe Theatre. It is simply local people, most of whom have little or no acting experience, with a desire to put on…
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Memories are made of paper. Well, at least they used to be. Those much-coveted tickets for that gig you’ve been waiting so long to see, that show you’ve heard so much about, that sporting event you so much want to be a part of. Following a two-year break due to covid restrictions, over the last…
SONGS AND SCRIPTS AND DUNKING BISCUITS 