Dean Scurlock's Blog – November 2012 Archive (6)

Christmas is coming, the arts minister is getting....

Recommended play of the Week - So Far, so Good - Rowena Moreno (NTW member) ebook Amazon

Recommended Book of the Week - Schindler's Ark - Thomas Keneally

REcommended game of the week - Connect 4



When your tucking into your Christmas Turkey or Goose, or sat there hungrily wondering why you decided to 'be different' and buy duck this year (leaving you hungrier than a an offsted inspector eyeing up an inner city school to close)spare a thought for the dear Minister of Culture… Continue

Added by Dean Scurlock on November 30, 2012 at 2:29 — No Comments

Scurlock 13 - NTW Member shamelessly hawking work

H'evening m'dears,

This is nothing more than a shameless plug to promote my work and ask you to spend your hard earned money buying it. Yes, you could put five pounds on the electricity meter and warm and light the abode for a day or two, or few quid to get the gas fire and cooker a'workin'.

However, spare a thought for me. I sit here, writing stories and plays for your entertainment and my only wish is to see you out there buy this work and laugh your collective bottoms…

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Added by Dean Scurlock on November 22, 2012 at 1:28 — No Comments

Scurlock 12 - Flaming Weather!

Recommended Play of the Week: So Far, So Good – Rowena Moreno (amazon e-book out now)

Recommended Book of the Week: Metamorphosis and other stories – Franz Kafka (bizarre)

Recommended Film of the Week: A Good Year – Ridley Scott (with a bottle of wine handy)

Recommended TV of the Week: The Killing III (gotta love those jumpers)

Recommended ‘Animal to talk about’ of the week – The Blue Footed Boobie

Recommended ‘Twitterer to follow’ of the week -  Jewish…

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Added by Dean Scurlock on November 19, 2012 at 23:43 — No Comments

Scurlock 11 - democracy in action

I am currently speed writing as I am about to be thrown out, not literally, of my local library computer room as there is a computer class starting here in the next ten minutes.

But I shall not complain. Most libraries were set up by subscriptions of ordinary working men and women who wanted a public educational resourse for the whole community. Can't afford a book, play etc? go to the library. Want that library shut down and replaced by a coffee shop or car park? Vote…

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Added by Dean Scurlock on November 7, 2012 at 1:57 — No Comments

Scurlock 10 - Writer's Block?

You sit. You open the A4 refill pad you just bought especially from ‘notepads anonymous’, knowing you've got cupboards bursting with notepads of various sizes. You stare at the blank page. You look around at the people chatting away about grandsons, leggings, vim and pneumonia and you look back at the page. Stretch the arms behind the head. Shake the writing hand pretentiously as if you’re about to write Wales’ answer to Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Nothing. You sit. You stare.

A word,…

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Added by Dean Scurlock on November 4, 2012 at 4:01 — 1 Comment

The Forge - tonight - Chapter Arts - £3 - short plays

Check out the work of new writers tonight at the Forge event at Chapter Arts Centre. My wife's play is there tonight so I'm a bit biased in my advertising but I'm sure all of the pieces will be truly inspiring, entertaining and worth watching.

 

And for £3! Come on! That's cheaper than paying to dodge teenage popcorn at a Skyfall outing, surely?

 

So forget Bond, Madagascar and the rest. Make Cardiff a theatre going city once again. See you tonight.  

Added by Dean Scurlock on November 1, 2012 at 0:55 — No Comments

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