Hiya,

The great thing about this space is that I genuinely believe no one is reading - which is so bloody liberating. In a time when there seems to be no corner of the internet left untouched, here I am. Free at last…ah.

So this is basically for myself, I guess? I guess so. A list of inane musings and a catalogue of what I have been up to in order to try and convince myself that my profession still matters - that I still matter in this, to borrow from Richard II, “all hating world.”

Ooh, got dark there for a sec.

What a mess out there, eh? My goodness.

How is this month 14 or 15 of the pandemic and we are experiencing the worst numbers ever, ever, here in Manitoba?

Is there an end to this? Will we, as Withnail asks, ever be set free?

I crave a creative project. We have begun rehearsals for The Winter’s Tale with my company, Shakespeare in there Ruins, but I am not acting in it or directing - just producing and doing damage control behind the scenes, making sure this ship doesn’t sink. Here we go…

Also, through the SIR website, you can access the TRAILER for the film version we did of Macbeth, coming out this Fall. It looks bloody brilliant. I am so proud of this work and what the directors, Sarah and Michelle, have achieved. We can’t wait to share it with you.

Speaking of brilliant, I was recently part of a panel organized by BC’s Bard on the Beach festival, in conversation with two other Shakespearean artistic directors that also produce outdoors, you can listen/watch HERE.

There’s also this interview I did, for Theatre For Change, which highlights my thoughts on Shakespeare and why I dig him so much and find him important, HERE.

My company’s website has been updated, and there’s lots there for you to dig through. There’s also a recording of a musical performance we did last month, Play On, you can watch HERE.

That’s it. I’m not feeling too inspired these days. It’s a time, eh?!

OH, I was vaccinated. That was great. An oasis of hope in a desert of uncertainty…

Thank you, Science.

It’s ok. We will come out of this. We must.

Play on, xo

RB.