Now look, I know this is supposed to be a blog about music and research and education, but today I’m going to write about Ghostbusters. And also research and education, as it happens. Still, don’t say I didn’t warn you. On Friday night, I went off to the cinema to
In the autumn of 1993, short, rather socially-awkward little me arrived at secondary school. It was an all-girls’ boarding school hidden in the Wiltshire countryside, small and supportive and gently eccentric, and it was to be my home-from-home for the next seven years. Of that time in my life, I
A few years ago, I was putting on a little devised music theatre piece with a friend of mine for some primary school children. She suggested that, among the various well-known songs that we might include, a prime candidate was ‘Popular’ from the show Wicked. It’s a great song, catchy
Alright, nobody panic. Yes, this post involves the ‘W’ word, and yes, it’s quite likely that inequalities of some nature will be mentioned. But let’s all take a deep breath, leave the soapbox in the corner for a minute, and take a moment to enjoy a little speech by the
