Amber Massie-BlomfieldFeb 194 minOn Handling RejectionI wrote this for The Pool a couple of years ago but of course it's now disappeared so I'm sharing it here as someone was asking for tips on handling rejectio...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldFeb 103 minA straight track through treesPassing down a straight track through a holloway of trees, their bows still black with winter, the sun strikes and everything is so right now that I cry. “Th...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldDec 18, 20191 minArtHouse Jersey ResidencyReally chuffed to be invited on another writer's residency in January/February 2020, this time with the brilliant ArtHouse Jersey. I'll be spending two weeks...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldNov 26, 201912 minEugene Ionesco & Theatre de la Huchette“The light of memory, or rather the light that memory lends to things, is the palest light of all. I am not quite sure whether I am dreaming or remembering, w...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldNov 4, 20193 minOn the benefits of switching off (Twitter)Originally written for Gladstone's Library's blog during my residency there in October. It’s a strange month to be on retreat from reality, these final days ...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldOct 10, 20197 minAgainst knee-jerkism, or what I learnt from tweeting about the Old Vic loos.I want to write something to document what’s happened over the last week, since I tweeted a response to the Old Vic’s announcement that they had replaced sin...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldOct 8, 20193 minThat piece that The Stage took down...I wrote a piece on the gender neutral toilets at the Old Vic, which was published by The Stage last Friday. They published a subsequent piece by Sarah Ditum,...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldJun 24, 20193 minMaking and Breaking (On Habits)I like to do it in the mornings. I make a strong cup of coffee and climb back into my bed, sit there with my laptop as the sun climbs outsid
Amber Massie-BlomfieldMay 14, 20193 minOn learning how to listen.This originally appeared on The Pool (RIP). As it's sadly not available there any longer, and this week is Mental Health Awareness week, I thought I'd share ...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldMay 12, 20191 minTheatre Book Prize Bloody OVER THE MOON to have been shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize for the best book on British Theatre published in 2018, for 'Twenty Theatres to See ...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldApr 2, 20193 minART IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGEWorking in the arts gets you into some strange situations. Over the last year, the unlikely trajectory of my career has led to me attempting to familiarise m...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldDec 18, 20181 minJanuary events...If you JUST DON'T GET TO HANG WITH ME ENOUGH - you will get three great chances to do so in January. You can join me VERY bright and early (7.45am - errrk!) ...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldOct 31, 20181 minAll The World's A Stage: Shakespeare in London (17 November)I'll be joining a stellar line up of ACTUAL experts to talk about William Shakespeare in London on 17 November at Waterstones in Gower Street. In particular ...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldOct 31, 20181 minGladstone Library's 2019 Writers-in-Residence LaunchHUGE thanks to the marvellous team from Gladstone Library for a wonderful night celebrating the 2019 writers-in-residence at the Liberal Arts Club in Westmin...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldSep 13, 20181 minGladstone Library Politics in Residence Prize 2019I'm over the MOON to have been selected as political writer-in-residence for the extraordinarily beautiful Gladstone Library, where I'll be living and workin...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldAug 27, 20181 minThe Times Literary Supplement reviews Twenty Theatres... So thrilled that Twenty Theatres To See Before You Die has received this thoughtful, detailed review in the latest edition of The Times Literary Supplement.
Amber Massie-BlomfieldAug 27, 20181 minEdinburgh Launch at Golden Hare BooksOn 8th August, we launched 20 Theatres to See Before You Die at Edinburgh's best independent bookshop, Golden Hare Books. Matt Trueman was a consummate chair...
Amber Massie-BlomfieldAug 27, 20181 minGoing Viral... A few weeks ago I shared my response to the Department for Work and Pension's request that I work on their campaign to empowering women in employment - for f...