The Extreme Staycation

Location: London, UK COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown Following on from Thursday's blog, one thing I struggle to keep up with is the publications I subscribe to or am gifted second hand by friends.  My two biggies are The Stage newspaper and Empire Magazine. I really enjoy both, but because I read them pretty much cover to cover they take me ages to get through. I'm working on my back catalogue but particularly with The Stage, it's strikingly eerie reading the news section and what's going to be opening later this year, when so much has changed. I have occasionally looked at my pile and considered recycling the whole lot, but I know that there will be some great articles within them that I don't want to miss.  So I will plough on and one day, I might finish them.

Location: London, UK COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown I love reading and always have.  I grew up surrounded by books and people who also loved to read. If my sister or I ever uttered the words "I'm bored" we were always directed to pick up a book. In recent years I haven't read anywhere near as much as I would have liked.  It's a matter of time.  Like most actors, I work full time at something else as well and then try to fit in classes for my professional skills around the "money" job.  This makes spare time a thing always slightly out of reach. When I do have time to read, say during a commute, I would try to catch up with my industry related publications, namely The Stage newspaper and Empire magazine.  I'm also often learning lines or preparing for something, so reading time became work time. This lockdown has afforded me some time and I'm using it to read where I can.  And I'm loving it! I will read almost anyt...