The first day of Wild Fields, Norfolk’s first socially distanced festival, had an excellent variety of talented artists. Attendees were assigned a 3m by 3m pod for their group of up to six people. These worked very well in terms of social distancing, with similar measures being in place for the second stage and for…
Music, Venue
Preview: Wild Fields, Norfolk’s first socially distanced festival
This weekend, the Norfolk Showground will be hosting Wild Fields, this year’s incarnation of 2019’s Wild Paths. It’s described as the region’s first ‘socially distanced’ festival, with help from Summertime Social, the Showground, and Norwich City Council to ensure safety. Guests are assigned a 3m by 3m ‘pod’ for the festival which can contain a…
TV, Uncategorized, Venue
Emmy Nominations 2020: Diversity, Surprises and Snubs
The Emmy Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday, July 28, with HBO’s Watchmen leading with a total of 26 nominations. Amazon Prime’s comedy series The Marvelous Mrs Maisel is in second with a total of 20, followed by Netflix’s Ozark and HBO’s Succession, both with 18. While the list was made up of the usual,…
Books, Venue
UEA award winner amongst Booker Prize nominees
The recently released longlist for the 2020 Booker Prize has been markedly different from previous years. From Covid-19 changing the ways in which the judges have interacted with each other, to the unusually high number of debut novels, this year’s Booker Prize winner is likely to have a great impact on the literary world. In…
Arts, Venue
The Phantom of the Opera: past the point of no return?
With face-coverings becoming compulsory in indoor public spaces from Friday 24th July, the theatre world has turned their attention to an entirely different kind of mask. On Wednesday, producer Cameron Macintosh revealed The Phantom of the Opera, the West End’s second longest-running musical, will shut for good following coronavirus-linked theatre closures. I was preparing to…
Fashion, Venue
A living history
According to Old English folklore, the tradition of ‘something borrowed’ being incorporated in some way or another in the wedding ensemble of a bride, is one that promises good luck. One record dated from 1898 tells specifically of the practice of brides-to-be borrowing undergarments from women who have had children, as a way of ensuring…