@OwdAlbert Well said! As a drama student in the 60s I used to work in the Shaftesbury Ave theatres in the evening. You have captured exactly how I felt about Piccadilly as I walked past the Circus up Shaftesbury Ave.
@judyjarvis I saw Maggie Smith as Desdemona to Laurence Olivier’s Othello from up in the gods at the Old Vic as a teenager. I was doing Othello for my A level.
I will be a panelist at a WiPS event on Wed 16th Oct speaking about memoir writing and reading a brief extract from my piece in “Tales from a Barren Rock”, which will be available for purchase at the event. Please join us!
I will be one of the panel speakers at “Life Writing”, a WiPS event discussing memoir writing: 16th Oct. 6.30 pm. Book at
https://t.co/ZCzTTWl4jA Venue: AWA Office, Office No. 5, 11th Floor, Arion Commercial Centre, 2-12 Queen’s Road West.
Earnshaw Books’ “Tales from a Barren Rock” is close to publication! My story is in the book and I’ll be reading from it at the book launch at Enoteca, 35-41 Tong Chong St, Tai Koo Fong (near Quarry Bay MTR) on Saturday, 25th May, 2-4pm. All are welcome. Please come and join us!
UK peeps wanting to get “Tales from a Barren Rock, Reminiscences of Life in Hong Kong”, the book will be available this Thursday, 9th May, at the Hong Kong Society Book Festival, St. Anne’s Church, Soho, London: 17:30: Book Sales and signings.
https://t.co/F1AwrpnCPQ
“Tales from a Barren Rock” (stories about Hong Kong by long-time expats) is being launched at Enoteca restaurant, near Quarry Bay MTR (35-41 Tong Chong St)on Saturday, 25th May from 2-4pm. I’ll be reading from my story. Please come and join us.
Join WiPS member, Susan Lavender, for the launch of the anthology "Tales from a Barren Rock". Susan, one of the contributors, is looking forward to seeing you all at Enoteca (35-41 Tong Chong St, Tai Koo Fong, Quarry Bay) on Saturday, 25th May from 2-4pm. No registration required
@tchapmanonline I first heard Tracy Chapman singing “Fast Car”while sitting in a fast car being driven through city streets and I held in my heart as I left Montreal shortly afterwards for Hong Kong so many years ago.
I was in a production of Miss Jean Brodie while at DSL in the late ‘60s and early 70s. I’m in the foreground in the first photo and the last one in the other 2.
@Drama_Studio I was in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” while at DSL (then just The Drama Studio) in the late ‘60s-early 70s. I’m the one in the forefront in the first photo and at the back in the other 2 photos.