Acting is best left to the professionals, especially when it's Shakespeare. Extras who blunder into scenes are a liability...
Micro story: He tried to act
Tag: Blogging
Playing detective feels good
The search for a photographic clue turned Billy Mann into a super sleuth. And he loved every minute of it.
Diary: June 2019
This month's diary includes the memory of a famous European victory for Liverpool, a stage play featuring the mesmeric Gillian Anderson, and archive photos of the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance.
From Golden Lane… Public/Private spaces
Where do we stand, ask residents amid the blurred boundaries on the City's famous modernist estate.
Art story: 16 March 1977
Liverpool versus St Étienne at Anfield in the European Cup – what happened after the final whistle blew...
From Golden Lane… Art
There are some unlikely artistic gems lurking deep in the heart of old London.
From Golden Lane… Family matters
City University wants to make the workplace a home from home for its hardworking academic staff.
Diary: April 2019
April's diary includes... A very scary Elisabeth Moss, illicit photos from Wallingford Museum and Pierre Bonnard's 'The Colour of Memory'.
From Golden Lane… Residents unite
Tenants and owner-leaseholders have different issues with the council, but they've also also been able to find a way to share common cause.
Diary: March 2019
March's diary includes... A ridiculous number of Brexit references, a mass participation choir and the collection of a community award.
From Golden Lane… Seeds of harmony
The Golden Baggers allotment project leads the way for all residents, not least in how to bake cakes.
Diary: February 2019
This month's diary includes... a close encounter of the underwater kind, a meeting with the Rotary Club of Gants Hill and a night out at Hackney Roots.
From Golden Lane…What price your soul?
A local comedy duo ask some difficuly questions in a hilarious sketch show. Plus, the plant purge is back on.
Diary: January 2019
This month's diary includes... fireworks in Tenerife, a Dark Night of the Soul at the Globe theatre and a posh art exhibition at a City citadel.
From Golden Lane… Disaster averted
The council's poor handling of a dangerous gas leak leaves residents feeling sick and angry.
Billy's Scrapbook 