I am in Shropshire for a week, staying in good old Ludlow, to spend some time with Pentabus as we work out what happens while Orla is off on maternity leave. As seems to be traditional whenever I write on this blog, firstly I will comment on the weather. Which is truly AWFUL. Torrential rain, cold, nasty. And to top it all off, I arrived at Pentabus yesterday to find John and Thomasina amidst sodden carpets and blocked drains. Apparently they arrived in the morning to find the place flooded! I am now sitting thankfully upstairs and away from the water, while the sound of a water sucking vaccum cleaner (never knew such a thing existed but a very useful piece of equipment in such times) suggests that those carpets could be some way off being dry again. And this is June?

Anyway. Weather report done. This week I will be mainly working with the company on the planning and scheduling of future projects, reading some scripts, and on Friday John and I are off to Birmingham to spend a day at a playwrights’ workshop at Birmingham University.  Really looking forward to this, it is always exciting to meet new writers and hear new work.