It was inspired by the Linda Smith Lecture I delivered a couple of years back, It has a beginning and an end, but the middle is still forming.

Expect bizarre DIY technology, musical inventions and a crowd operated, phone-tap-powered BINGO ROBOT. Midnight Dreamin’ attempts to portray a fantastical garden in twilight, as if conjured in the dreams of the creator, Ock the Wizard. Ranging from meditating on what you’d want your last day to be like, to imagining ways you surely wouldn’t die, they find a sense of pleasure and warmth in the existential. If so, come along to this inspiring fringe event hosted by members of the Church of Scotland’s Disability Inclusion Working Group, where you will: hear about examples of how congregations and presbyteries have been working to create an ethos of belonging for disabled people; find out about some great resources and organisations which can support and equip you; hear a little bit about the work of the Disability Inclusion Working Group; and have some time of food and fellowship.Following street artist Zorro (played by legendary subway artist Lee Quiñones) and his crew as they journey through the streets, projects, and train yards of New York, keeping one step ahead of the cops and their rivals, the film climaxes in one of the most famous hip-hop concerts in history. Sometimes, I find myself rooting for a really scrappy company, following their works for years seeing a seed of something unique in them.

And yet, the story, following our protagonist slowly accepting his death, is ultimately a cathartic one, finding peace amid the headstones. Circus Phantasmagoria embraces a new tone for Alterra, a bit moodier and definitely on the more somber side of things.If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. We hurt each other, steal each other’s girlfriends, force people into our projects and then get angry when they’re not enthusiastic. The Big Four venues, the big PR names, the major agencies, the awards judges (though they are actually the most unruly, unpredictable variable) and, us, the comedy press.