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The Cherry Orchard Diaries: End of the Beginning

September 21, 2022

Hi folks, I'm back again! I know you weren't expecting it and neither was I but I realised that if I wanted this to be the charting of the experience of...

The Cherry Orchard Diaries: A New World

September 13, 2022

Weird isn’t it. Years of the same old thing and then suddenly, without warning...tomorrow is a stranger. Hi folks, Tonight The Cherry Orchard, our Cherry...

The Cherry Orchard Diaries: The Event Horizon

August 29, 2022

Happy Bank Holiday folks, Hope you've had/are having an absolute blast. We rehearsed Saturday til 2pm and I've been stuck inside for the most part aside from...

The Cherry Orchard Diaries: It's Funny Too, By The Way

August 21, 2022

Hi, Will be a short one today. I'm out of the rehearsal room for a little bit, working on much overdue other projects (As ever, if you're reading this -...

The Cherry Orchard Diaries: Rehearsal Rewrites & Working With Cast

August 16, 2022

Hi folks, Turns out I uhhh got rid of my cat update section on International Cat Day apparently. An unintentional violence on my part. Have restored it...

The Cherry Orchard Diaries: "Holy Sh*t! It's Going To Work!"

August 7, 2022

Hi folks, Sorry for the delay. From now on, I'll be sending these out on Sunday night/Monday morning as standard. It just makes the most sense since writing...

The Cherry Orchard Diaries: First Steps

July 31, 2022

Happy Saturday, folks. Another slight adjustment to intention: This newsletter is going to cover my first week of rehearsal because it's still fresh in my...

The Cherry Orchard Diaries: Script Drafts

July 21, 2022

Hello hello, Thanks for the lovely response to last week's letter. It's nice to be back. This week won't be so heavy (or long!) and I'll try to keep these...

The Cherry Orchard Diaries: Origins

July 18, 2022

(I delayed this from Friday for reasons that I will explain below but from now on it'll be Friday mornings.) Hello hello, As I started to write this, I...

Patelograms return for: The Cherry Orchard Diaries

July 13, 2022

Hi folks, It's been almost a year since I last sent one of these which feels a little surreal, but then what is time in Pandemic Land anyways? This is just a...

Writer Slash Whatever

August 24, 2021

I gave blood for the first time yesterday. I wish I'd done it sooner. It was incredibly quick (six minutes and twelve seconds exactly) and the pain that came...

The Challenge Of Critique Within Community

July 26, 2021

Hi folks, It's been a while, huh? I hope you've been coping OK the last few months. Part of me has missed this newsletter and the way it forced me to engage...

Brain Fog Drifting In From The Coronaseas

December 1, 2020

Hello folks, Insert I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me gif here It's been quite a while since I've written. Was the last one in May? Anyway. It's...

What does a good bad day of writing look like?

May 3, 2020

Hello folks, It's really hit me. Tomorrow will be seven weeks since I entered lockdown (and last touched another human) and up til now I've coped alright....

A Travel Diary (From Inside My Flat)

March 25, 2020

Hey, So. I was supposed to be done with this for now. But then, y'know, the virus. It's staled my creative momentum for the last couple of weeks and I've...

#53 - Together Alone

March 16, 2020

Hello hello, Welcome to the final Patelogram. Sorry for taking a week off - I was thinking a lot about what I wanted this to be used to say and I've landed...

#52 - The Final Frontier

March 2, 2020

Hello hello, Welcome to the penultimate Patelogram. This week, I was mostly fending off a rabid bout of anxiety. I had a project that I needed to finish work...

#51 - "I Sincerely Hope That This Is The Last Time That I Find Myself Here"

February 23, 2020

Hello hello, February is really whipping by. 2020 is such a fun year to say, I had rather hoped it wouldn't flash past but time seems insistent as ever. This...

#50 - Is There A Doctor In The House?

February 18, 2020

Hello hello, Greetings from sunny(ish) Los Angeles for The Big 5-0! This newsletter has truly taught me the meaning of commitment. I'm currently waiting for...

#49 - Back In The Saddle

February 8, 2020

Hello folks, Here's some exciting news for you - I finished a play this weekend! Well. Sort of. It hasn't exactly happened yet. However! It is going to...

#48 - Aftermath (of the Judoon)

January 30, 2020

Hi folks, Well, certainly there was no better time to be off Twitter than this last week. When I go back I look forward to picking through the notifications,...

#47 - On Not Filling In The Gaps

January 25, 2020

Hello folks, I'm back! Let me tell you - going from New Zealand summer to English winter is some sort of tragic glow down. And yet...I can't deny it, I've...

#46 - The Winter Sun

January 20, 2020

Greetings from summer, As I think I’ve previous mentioned, I’m in New Zealand for the wedding of my friends Cecily and Robbie. I’ve been here for just over a...

#45 - Allegedly A Brimful Of Asha

January 9, 2020

Hello, I'm an uncle! My sister gave birth this morning having gone in on Monday. We were uncertain whether little Lakshmi (my niece! fun!) would arrive...

#44 - Isn't It Meant To Be The Future By Now?

January 4, 2020

Hi folks, Happy 2020. I began the year in classic style - already late with a deadline. Start as you mean to go on and all that but for the sake of my...

#43 - 2019? I don't know her

December 28, 2019

Hello folks, Welcome to the last Patelogram of the year. Of the decade! How was your Christmas Day? I spent it by myself and despite being in the middle of...

#42 - I Wish I Knew How To (Force) Quit You

December 22, 2019

Hello hello, Is it 2005 again? Because I’m writing into the internet and telling it “I’ll write more next time” over and over but never actually doing it....

#41 - Kinda Blue

December 15, 2019

Good evening, How about that general election, huh? I was having a productive week before it and then my obsession with all things political took over and...

#40 - "YOU'RE JOKING! NOT ANOTHER ONE?!"

December 6, 2019

Number 40! Bloody hell. I've tallied up the amount I've written, it's over 45,000 words which is roughly three 90 minute plays so that's what I might've done...

#39 - Am I me? Is Malkovich Malkovich?

December 1, 2019

Hello folks, I'm typing this while tucked up in a blanket on my sofa. I'm typing very slowly because Chill Cat is currently installed somewhere between the...

#38 - Telling Jokes To Mars

November 22, 2019

Hello folks, Not much to report this week so I won't take up too much of your time. If you're new to Patelograms, I'd start with something like the letter...

#37 - On Dignity and Drama

November 15, 2019

Hello, This week I've been spending a lot of time thinking about the work I like to create and the ways that differs from both what you're taught and err...

#36 - I've Written Like Twenty Titles And They're All Rubbish So Just Read The Letter

November 8, 2019

Morning folks, Been a funny old week, this. One where I feel like I've done enough work within a balanced life but seem to have very little scriptwriting to...

#35 - The Singular vs The Systemic (Not boring, honest)

November 1, 2019

Good morning from Manchester. I've been here all week as part of an R&D project focused on Manchester Museum and the decolonising of museums. Aside from...

#34 - "Everyone Is Right"

October 25, 2019

I'm going to start this week by announcing I'm going to do a reverse IPO and eventually take this newsletter private. I'll still write it, it's been...

#33 - Doubt Is An Energy

October 20, 2019

I'm writing this while late - a perpetual state these day, it seems. So this won't be a long one, but I'll try and give a snapshot of the week. I've been...

#32 - What To Do When You've Completely F*cked It

October 14, 2019

I had planned to write a very different newsletter this week. I planned to have a better week. It started with me waking up in a Premier Inn in Nottingham...

#31 - Secrets From The Dark Hours

October 4, 2019

Hello folks, This week started badly in that the week preceding it was reluctant to end. A vicious bout on insomnia meant I didn't sleep at all for one night...

#30 - I Fought The Goose And The Goose Won

September 28, 2019

Hello hello, As you may have gleaned from the title, I have not only given in to the Untitled Goose Game hype, I've lost my freaking mind to it. Not only did...

#29 - And I Used To Sleep Standing On My Feet

September 19, 2019

Good morning! More anniversaries this week: One year since my sister got married, two years since my paternal grandfather died. Both people have been on my...

#28 - Suffolk via South East Asia

September 13, 2019

Good morning from the Suffolk Express! Well, Express might be pushing it but Friday finds me on a train towards Ipswich, trying to get this newsletter done...

#27 - Anniversary

September 7, 2019

Hello hello, I'm writing this on a laptop that's missing the 'N' key so am sort of hitting this weird rubbery nub every time I want to type 'N' and the...

#26 - Pressuring The Whimsy (And Other Terrible Neologisms)

August 30, 2019

Morning folks, To make up for the lateness of last time, I'm getting this one in earlyish in the day. Everyone's a winner! Going to finally feature some...

#25 - Someone Turn Me Off And Back On Again

August 26, 2019

Hi, I’m late again. Sneaking this in just before the long weekend ends means I can forgive myself and it’s a bank holiday anyway (aka “Unexpectedly Crowded...

#24 - Here, There, Everywhere

August 17, 2019

Hello hello, This week has seen me all over the place and will see me in yet more places before it's up. I've seen the inside of three different hotels in...

#23 - "Come on up, boys - I'm dead”

August 9, 2019

Happy Friday you beautiful people, I'm having the pleasant issue of having had too many thoughts this week. It's a nice issue to have - whenever my head...

#22 - Like A Rocket

August 2, 2019

Good morning, Mostly a one topic newsletter for you today because it's something that's been rolling around my head. I've discussed a little about what's...

#21 - It's The (Start Of) The End Of The World As We Know It

July 26, 2019

Hi, It’s hot, lads. I suspect you are already aware of this but it feels strange to talk about this week without acknowledging what is probably at the front...

#20 - This Letter Is Mainly About The Cats Trailer (Sorry)

July 21, 2019

I'm late, I know I know. So let's get this out of the way... VINAY'S REACTION TO THE CATS' TRAILER (OVER TIME) 1st viewing: I rarely dream anymore but it...

#19 - Disregard Cylons, Acquire More Donuts

July 13, 2019

Good morning from my bed. It's Saturday and I'm technically late with this newsletter again but I'm wondering if there's a benefit to writing these on a lazy...