Nitro

Many of you will have heard the news that Nitro has been unsuccessful in its application for inclusion to the Arts Council’s National Portfolio. We are obviously very disappointed but I do want to emphasise this: it is not the end..

It’s a strange world, that of the football dad; you meet other dads (it’s usually dads – we seem to need the comradeship, the lingo and sharing of past on-and-off pitch glories) and you find yourself in a brotherhood – a daddyhood I guess.

I thought I’d describe what I think a Mass is all about – I am a complete atheist; but one who, for some reason, has composed not just one but two Masses.

I’d like to dedicate this week’s meanderings to the subconscious mind of James Naughtie. Avid readers of this humble blog will be aware of my obsession with the Secretary of State for Rhyming Slang…

The original idea of Tipping Point was that scientists would tell us all the horrific details and projections of climate change and we artists would write/compose/paint/design things that would convince the world to change its ways.

Felix Cross on an annoying trait of English theatre.