Entries by Rachel Cochrane
Postcard from St Mary’s Island
Sometime’s it’s just so easy to love what I do! Especially on a bright crisp January morning arriving on the coast at Whitley Bay to walk across the causeway to St Mary’s Lighthouse to the sound of oyster catchers. I take a few photos as I go, quickly putting my gloves back on after each […]
Drama at the Watch House!
Over the years I have recorded in some very different locations but the award for the most surreal experience goes to recording the radio play Figureheads around a billiard table in the timber watch house of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade. This, on a dark blustery afternoon as I watched a gigantic ferry pass by […]
Ship’s Blog star date 2015.12.6
What is a blog? Derivation: a shortened form of ‘web log’, an online journey or diary of the writers’ observations and experiences. This week I went along to a workshop on ‘Blogging for Creatives’. It was run by the Federation of Entertainment Unions. Being a member of the union ‘Writers’ Guild of Great Britain‘, I […]
Shepherd’s Dene Writing Retreat Sunday 13th December 2015
Give yourself time out from the pre-Christmas rush! Join me for the day on this Writing Retreat where you can find space to work in our own cottage in the grounds of Shepherd’s Dene. 9.30am until 4.00pm on Sunday 13th December 2015 £35 to include refreshments & a lovely homemade lunch (£32 for newsletter subscribers) […]
7th November 2015: Intro to Creative Writing at Keeper’s Cafe
New to creative writing or would to give it a try? Join me at for the morning at the delightful Keeper’s Cafe where you can gain confidence in a relaxed friendly environment with a variety of enjoyable activities. Venue: Keeper’s Cafe, 1 Brown Buildings, Front Street, Dipton, DH9 9AB Date and Time: Saturday 7th November […]
It’ll be all right on the night!
As a writer, it’s always very encouraging when someone wishes to perform your work. And so it’s been with great excitement and a few nerves that for the past few months I have been watching Throckley Amateur Dramatics rehearse 3 of my short stage plays. It’s been a great experience to watch the actors take […]
Tact Time: film from Nissan: 30 Years On exhibition
A film from the Nissan: 30 Years On exhibition showing at the Oriental Museum, Durham University until 18th October 2015 TACT Time = Total Available Cycle Tact Time (Time given to the Nissan Operator to complete their task) Film and editing by James Sebright Words by Rachel Cochrane Performed by Katie Cochrane and Mark […]