Things I Wish I Knew Before Losing A Parent
By Jack Knight Losing a parent is one of the worst things in the world. I would not wish it on anyone. Probably not even Trump. It really...
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Mismatch Theatre
- Jul 28, 2020
My mother's vase...and the power of storytelling
By Aileen Quealy. memento mori: an object kept as a reminder of the inevitability of death. When my mother died I was distraught. The...
Mia Macleod
- Jul 15, 2020
*Insert Peach Emoji Here*
Right then. Bodies. Human vessels. Our squidgy outer layer.
It’s the only body we’ve got and we’ve got to love it... right? ...
Daisy Kennedy
- Jul 3, 2020
You can take the girl out of Shakey Wakey...
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. I hear these words as I open up a new word document and...
Mismatch Theatre
- Jun 19, 2020
Pregna-demic.
By Jo Constable.
The very worst part about being pregnant during a pandemic?
Daisy Kennedy
- Jun 9, 2020
The Colston Statue and The Social Media Tantrums
Why do we put up statues? It’s a form of adoration, we build these monuments for these legendary people (usually men) who we want to...
Mismatch Theatre
- Jun 5, 2020
To Me, to Brew: The Importance of Having a Decent Mug
By Natalie Haywood.
With the ups and downs of graduate life – friends moving away, relationships changing, job competition increasing, not
Mismatch Theatre
- May 29, 2020
White Privilege Checklist.
By Kelzey Greening
I have never once considered the answer to a common question I am asked. Why were you born in Cyprus? My answer has al
Mismatch Theatre
- May 21, 2020
I Moved To The Big City, Wish Me Luck
By Sasha Brown.
Hello and welcome to my life story. I’m completely kidding, I can’t be bothered for that. I’ll give you a snippet though.
Mismatch Theatre
- May 15, 2020
Blooming Housemates
By Ella Walmsley.
In modern day, most of us live amongst multiple busy schedules and the thought of looking after something...
Daisy Kennedy
- May 8, 2020
Tales from the Green Room
Written by Adrian Kennedy.
The year was 1992, I was fresh out of college and had just set up a theatre company with my best mate, Lee...
Lily Bearwish
- May 1, 2020
Can you be happy and be a good writer?
I started by wanting to write about how hard it is to write... but it turns out writing about yourself is way harder.
Daisy Kennedy
- Apr 24, 2020
Netflix, online theatre and Tik Tok...we really do turn to art in a crisis
‘Staying indoors and washing our hands will help us survive. Protecting the arts will help us live.’ - Benjamin Law (The Guardian, 2020)...
James Davies
- Apr 17, 2020
A Truly Original Idea (or is it?)
EXT. GARDEN – DAY. JAMES walks around his garden pondering his latest creation. An idea comes to him and he rushes to his laptop, but...
Eleanor Jones
- Apr 10, 2020
Writing a blog, when you don't like writing...
Hello, bonjour, once upon a time, good morning? How do you say this is the start? The beginning is equally as hard as the middle, the bit...
Lily Bearwish
- Apr 3, 2020
Please take your seats, this is your three minute call...
In Bristol, many theatres are small intimate affairs, repurposed from old factories or renovated spare bedrooms above local pubs. The...
Mismatch Theatre
- Mar 19, 2020
A Reintroduction Amongst the Chaos
Hello and welcome! Thank you so much for clicking on our very first Mismatch blog post! First of all, I hope you are all doing well and...
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