Fifty Years of Silence is the memoir of Jan Ruff-O’Herne, a war rape survivor. Jan’s idyllic childhood in Dutch colonial Indonesia came to an abrupt end when war intruded on her life and she was captured and imprisoned.
Joy is a film based on Joy Mangano, inventor of the self-wringing mop. It’s a story about family rivalry & control; making mistakes; learning about business; perseverance and sheer determination to not give up on something you believe in.
As part of my research for When The Glitter Fades, I sent my son on a trapeze lesson to report back what it feels like to swing through the air from a great height, while I took the safer option of hula hooping.
Participating in One-Act Play Theatre Festivals was the inspiration I needed to write my own plays for my drama students. Some of my fondest memories come from the fun and laughter we had rehearsing for the theatre festival and the excitement of performing on the night.
Revenge. Whether it be on misbehaving teens, a mother or father-in-law, or your comatose partner, skydiving is the perfect way to get someone back for causing you grief… just throw them out of an airplane, preferably at 15,000 feet so that suffering is prolonged.