Holding Pattern

I hope you are all enjoying your newly government-mandated gatherings of up to 6 people outside and a visit to a car showroom! Lockdown officially continues, and for the theatre industry it’s looking like it will need to be in place for a very long time. The month of May, from an industry perspective, was focused on the financial survival of both the individuals who work in theatre as well as the survival of theatres themselves. At the moment it feels both are towards the bottom of a very long to-do list for this government, and pressure must still be applied to MPs and keep exposure of the issue to the general public at its maximum.

I’ve continued my lockdown isolation at my parents’ house in Cheshire, having completed 11 weeks here now. It’s only the three of us now, with my sister escaping back to her home in France with her daughter halfway through the month, followed a week later by the pet cat needing to be put down. It’s certainly a quieter start to the month than the last one.

My education of music technology continues very steadily, as the draw of the warm sunny weather for the past few weeks has meant I’ve not been at the keyboard as much as I perhaps expected. I have at least been able to play about with the mechanics of Logic on my laptop out in the garden! I have also been continuing my running program, complemented by a bit of Joe Wicks in the morning, and was delighted to smash through the hour mark on a 10km run - something I didn’t expect to be able to do until July. My current record stands at just above 58 minutes! I’m feeling very healthy and fit thanks to all of this extra time to hand to exercise.

The coming month obviously won’t be much different to the last, other than continuing to monitor the latest lockdown rule changes with a view to getting back to my home in London soon. Thanks to all of you who continue to visit this blog while nothing much is happening, and hoping that you are all coping as best you can during this time. Have a lovely June!