The Cherry Orchard Diaries: End of the Beginning
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
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
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
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
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!"
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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?
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)
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
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
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"
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?
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
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...