The Clown Diaries!

May 23, 20165 min read

#16 The Clown Diaries - Shakespeare & Chekhov and MRI machines.

I write this blog entry whilst happily high on codeine. (WAHOO! Codeine is great.) At the moment, outside of class, whilst sitting at...

May 8, 20166 min read

#15 The Clown Diaries - How to Stay Sane

It's Sunday. The weather is blissful. And my flat is empty. Due to a three hour cleaning session I am now removed of almost any bacteria...

Apr 28, 20165 min read

#14 - The Clown Diaries - Characters

Post-Traumatic Gaulier Disorder After spending three weeks in London over the Easter break I have concluded that coming to Gaulier is the...

Mar 24, 20164 min read

#13 - The Clown Diaries - Bouffon

My three flatmates have all gone out which means I can be sassy and naked at the computer. Coffee in one hand and a baguette in the...

Mar 8, 20164 min read

#12 - The Clown Diaries - Stress, Melodrama and Acrobatics.

It is half midnight. My flat is silent and there are over eight pairs of mens' underpants drying on various chairs in the living room. I...

Feb 19, 20165 min read

#11 - The Clown Diaries - The flops, frustrations and breakthroughs of Gaulier.

Hello again! I didn't intend to take such a long time to write this blog, but a huge case of Writer's Block and January melcancholia came...

Jan 24, 20165 min read

#10 - The Clown Diaries - Second Term, First Year, Fresh Start…

You would find it hard to believe that christmas has ended here in Paris, because the french have a very ‘laissez-faire’ attitude to...

Dec 8, 20154 min read

#8 The Clown Diaries - My favourite things about France so far!

First thing is first, I have concussion. It means I now speak in a similar way to how Tigga would have if he had taken a huge dose of...

Dec 2, 20154 min read

#7 PART ONE - The Clown Diaries - Greek Tragedy, Harsh Criticism and Tears

Hello wonderfuls! Be warned, this is a long one! So much has happened in the last week that I have decided to split this week's blog into...

Nov 25, 20155 min read

#6 The Clown Diaries - WILD HORSES

It's Wednesday the 25th of November. And it's cold. Bloody cold. The Christmas season is almost upon us in Etampes! In other words:...

Nov 16, 20156 min read

#5 The Clown Diaries - Neutral Mask

Intro It's Monday morning on the 16th November. My room is currently being hounded by a very peristant and irritating wasp*. The plan was...

Nov 11, 20154 min read

#4 The Clown Diaries - Nightmares

Apologies that this blog is late, Someone accidentally forgot to click 'publish post'. Anyways, this entry is one week behind. Keep your...

Oct 28, 20156 min read

#3 - The Clown Diaries - Autocour, Massage Parlours and Turd-Sticks.

It's Wednesday afternoon. Ryan has departed to Abs Club with the final words "Your fashion sense reminds me of Topman circa 2007". I...

Oct 23, 20154 min read

#2 - The Clown Diaries - Double Zero

It's Friday morning and our flat is in a state of crisis. Tom is ironing, Ryan is straightening*, Greg is upstairs practising to smoulder...

Oct 15, 20155 min read

#1 - The Clown Diaries - First Week in Etampes

Welcome to my first entry on this blog in AGES! At the time of writing this, there are six men, all of different nationalities and...