Anyone who regularly reads Theatre Things (if that’s you, thank you!) may have noticed I’ve not reviewed much recently, and I wanted to take this opportunity to share why.

Basically, about a year ago I was diagnosed with a particularly nasty brain tumour, which has led to a whirlwind 12 months of surgery, treatment, hospital appointments, endless medication and recovery at home. It’s also restricted my ability to travel within and outside of London, and to write coherently (you wouldn’t believe the number of times I re-read my last couple of reviews to make sure they made sense!) which is why if you’ve invited me to your show recently and I’ve said no or just not replied, I apologise – it’s nothing personal I promise, I’ve just had a lot going on, both mentally and physically, so haven’t really had the headspace (literally) for dealing with invites and reviews as well.

I’m lucky because I have great support from my friends and family and my medical team, and while it’s definitely not been a fun year, I’m just trying to take one day at a time. I’m still keen to support theatre on all scales, so who knows, I may be back online at some point, but you’re unlikely to find me standing through Hamlet at the Globe any time soon…!

In the meantime I really miss my little theatre community, and felt I owed an explanation for my sudden disappearance 😢

Liz x