Joining forces with Francesca across our Marie Claire platforms are creative powerhouses including playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, actress and poet Jade Anouka, violinist Jess Murphy, theatre director Ola Ince, playwright Beth Steel, singer/songwriter Call Me Loop, Joanna Payne, founder of arts network Marguerite, choreographer Emma Jayne Park and theatre director Rachel Bagshaw.
Reading their pandemic life stories will only confirm to you why culture keeps us happy, thriving and inspired. How many of us would have survived this year without books, music, art or watching TV, film and theatre online?
Theatre Artists Fund – how you can help
It’s been a year of incredible hardship, challenge and great loss for all creative freelancers. Please consider supporting the thousands and thousands of freelance workers, who as actress Tamzin Outhwaite posted today, have received no financial support. They were the first into lockdown and will be the last out.
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“I try to get out for a run at least once a week, especially now that the gyms are closed. There are a few runs I can do within my 5km, and there’s a café I like to stop at where they do really good food. There are a few routes I like to do in my neighbourhood including the Royal Canal, some on paths, and some cross-country when the ground is dry or frozen.
“I sometimes go with my partner, Matt, but if I’m on my own, I like to listen to music. I have a playlist of tunes for when I’m exercising. It’s an eclectic mix that I update every few weeks. At the moment, for running, it’s Shane Codd, Dua Lipa, The Cranberries, Balkan Beat Box and Dizzee Rascal. For walking, it’s Ed Sheeran, Dermot Kennedy and Coldplay.
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