tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100547870366072959Thu, 17 May 2012 15:55:00 +0000The website and weblog of Clare Girvan, Topsham, Devonhttp://www.claregirvan.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com (Clare)Blogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100547870366072959.post-5349974954857523652Thu, 17 May 2012 15:47:00 +00002012-05-17T16:55:00.925+01:00This is a submission for the English National Opera mini-opera script competition and is awaiting collection. HIGHLIGHTS OF LOVE, CONTROL-X The author is sitting at her desk, which is very tidy, everything just so, and a small vase of flowers at one side. AUTHOR I thought I’d be a writer. That it was easy, anyone could do it. Nothing to it. Begin at the beginning and work your way through http://www.claregirvan.co.uk/2012/05/highlights-of-love-control-x.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ClareG)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100547870366072959.post-5891933804754553568Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:58:00 +00002012-04-08T00:27:43.600+01:00Marge and Gower ChampionIf you were born after 1960, or are English, you may not be familiar with Mr and Mrs Champion, but in their day, they were very popular figures on the American musical stage and in films. I first came across them when I was a student and got hold of a special entertainments edition of Life magazine, in which they featured. They seemed a pleasant and talented couple, but http://www.claregirvan.co.uk/2012/04/champions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ClareG)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100547870366072959.post-795535815531331150Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:27:00 +00002012-03-20T02:00:32.781Z The Bee by Hideki Noda and Colin Teevan at Soho Theatre It has to be said, I approached The Bee with some misgivings. I wasn’t keen on the long journey, I’d never been to Soho Theatre before and the script hadn’t looked particularly promising. However, critics had raved and, as a playwright, I felt I should see it. My map wasn’t up to much and most of the streets were boarded for building http://www.claregirvan.co.uk/2012/03/bee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ClareG)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100547870366072959.post-3705644270107865746Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:17:00 +00002011-12-11T14:11:06.670Z In a Park, 1874, Berthe Morisot Thérèse Schwartze, Anna Ancher, Sophie Pemberton, Judith Leyster, Anna Bilinska - we’ve all heard of them, haven’t we? No? Well, probably not. All right, let’s try Berthe Morisot, Artemisia Gentileschi, Elisabeth Vigée-LeBrun, Suzanne Valadon, Sofonisba Anguissola and Hildegarde of Bingen. Ringing any bells? All these women were artists at a time when http://www.claregirvan.co.uk/2011/12/figuration-feminine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ray Girvan)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100547870366072959.post-5632361648501751938Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:11:00 +00002012-03-29T00:43:29.374+01:00How to Run a Writing Competition and Keep the Competitors Happy.A guide for organisers of writing competitionsI have been entering writing competitions for a fair few years now. I like the challenge of having to adapt to suit different competitions’ different requirements. The rejections are part of the writing game and every now and then, there’s a win. Which is nice.There’s plenty of advice http://www.claregirvan.co.uk/2011/11/how-to-run-writing-competition-and-keep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ClareG)1