Tag Archives: Nightingale Centre

WHAT’S UP DOC? Lines of communication III…

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … Bugs… The small rabbit came closer to his companion, lolloping on long hind legs. “Let’s go a bit further, Hazel,’ he said. “You know, there’s something strange about the warren this evening, although I can’t tell exactly what … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes…

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is an odd thing to put on a workshop where ritual and drama are mixed. Odd, but old… theatre has its roots in the sacred drama of ancient times. Even the rituals of the Church have a theatrical element, … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S UP DOC? Lines of communication II…

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …Cara: If we can’t trust the written word what can we trust? Bugs settles at the West and Cara at the East. Bugs: Vertical Polarity! Cara: recites… OL SONUF VAORSAGI GOHO IADA BALTA. ELEXARPEH COMANANU TABITOM. ZODAKARA, EKA ZODAKARE … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S UP DOC? Lines of communication I…

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* For those with eyes to see and ears to hear… * Floor Set up (Altar, placed centrally on chequered floor and covered… With, placed on it, top-hat, upended, with placed in it rabbit mask and ears x2, and cards, … Continue reading →

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The Magical Roundabout – Steve Tanham

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I remember the moment, a few years ago, when Stuart – one of my co-directors of the Silent Eye – said to me: “And that’s it, vanished in an instant: all that work about to be packed up, filed away … Continue reading →

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The Edge of Order: Frances Walsingham – Steve Tanham

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It had been simple, back then, when all eyes shone with approval; when she was the young bride of the Queen’s Champion, Sir Philip Sydney. This daughter of the ‘Sworn’, – the inner cabal of those sworn to lay down … Continue reading →

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The Dragon of Elizabeth’s Seas. – Steve Tanham

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It is the beginning of May, 1587, and a man known locally as The Dragon is headed for Cadiz on Spain’s Atlantic coast. His mission is not peaceful. The act of sailing to Cadiz poses few challenges for this master … Continue reading →

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She of the Voice – Steve Tanham

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Ra-bi-ya, Ra-bi-ya…” As she surveys the black and white squares of the court before her, the song echoes in her head, a beloved memory of time spent, long ago, with her mother, playing their hiding game among the orange groves … Continue reading →

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A Woman of Power and Substance by Steve Tanham

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It is the winter of 1584. The well-dressed woman watches as her fourth husband storms out of the dining hall at their present home, Tutbury Castle, in Staffordshire. In the corner of the room sits a younger woman, now smiling … Continue reading →

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The Deadly Edge of Love (part 2) – Steve Tanham

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

(Continued from Part One of The Deadly Edge of Love) It’s the morning of 18th November, 1558. Robert Dudley is witnessing a miracle.In her dying months, Queen Mary, Elizabeth’s half-sister, and daughter of Henry and Catherine of Aragon, has restored … Continue reading →

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