clarywrites (Cwtch)

New Substack series: Lesbian Stages, a new series exploring how theatre & screen have offered space for lesbian identity — to be hinted at, hidden, or fully expressed. Based on my dissertation, but reimagined for today. Read first post: open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl… #LesbianStages

It's Pride Month, so I'm reviving #LesbianStages. Joy, Camp and Survival explores how humour and camp can become acts of resistance. Sometimes laughter is not escape. Sometimes it is how we stay alive. open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl…

Watching the recent Kylie documentary unexpectedly had me reflecting on everything from Michael Hutchence to IVF...and on the strange experience of repeatedly thinking: "Thank goodness I put that in the book." open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl…⁠�

NEW EPISODE ALERT! Listen to David & @Clary_Cwtch discussing @PaulMcCartney's new single, Days We Left Behind. Just search for The McCartney McAlphabet, wherever you get your podcasts. 🐦‍⬛ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bon… #paulmccartney #daysweleftbehind #boysofdundeonlane #beatles

The origin story open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl…

Time to revive the revival. Reboots, revisions, canon wars and a song of my own caught in the loop. Clary’s Cultural Cwtch #46 open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl…

The Welsh Christmas Caper is an inclusive heritage arts project in 3 @RCTCouncil Day Centres exploring Welsh winter traditions. Participants bring Mari Lwyd, Plygain and more to life through performance, media & AAC. Funded by @HeritageFundCYM #WelshHeritage #InclusiveArts #AAC

Pupil chose the song using eyegaze, played rotating bells via a knee switch, then triggered the guitar intro to Bad Habits with a Big Mac hand press while still playing. Choice, coordination and real musical control. That’s multi-modal inclusive music in action. 🎶

I'm writing so much at the minute and spinning so many plates that actually sharing the stuff on social media has become a slog. There's probably 3 or 4 blogs I've written and not gotten round to sharing so here's last week's cwtch if you fancy checking: open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl…

Kylie at Christmas Number 1 feels surreal. If anyone is stuck for a last minute gift, my book Kylie Minogue Album by Album Stick or Twist published by @WhiteOwlBooks is on next day delivery on Amazon. Link here if handy: amzn.eu/d/b2ybMEJ

Kylie has done it 🎄✨ XMAS is the UK Christmas Number 1. I waited for the charts to drop before sharing this Cultural Cwtch. A moment about longevity, instinct, modern pop and why Kylie still gets the timing right. Read here open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl… #KylieMinogue #XMAS #Number1

I really enjoyed making this episode. A lot of food for thought here re #AIandCreativity

🎧 Last week’s #CulturalCwtch dives into quiet songs that speak loudly. From Welsh gems to cinematic soundscapes, I’ve curated a playlist of underrated tracks you’ll want on repeat. Listen & read here: open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl… #music #playlist #indie

New from The World According to Daisy: our boss twin is back — standing tall, side-eyeing the adults, and plotting revenge on the naughty (g)nasher. Read: open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl…

New in Clary’s Cultural Cwtch: A Halloween love letter to A Nightmare on Elm Street – the film that scared me silly and shaped my storytelling forever. 🩸 open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl… #Horror #Film #FreddyKrueger #Substack

Check your machine for a brand new episode covering the four Macca Ks. Just search for The McCartney McAlphabet, wherever you get your podcasts. ✋🤚mccartneyabc.podbean.com/e/k-songs/ #PaulMcCartney #beatles #wings

This week’s Cultural Cwtch goes global 🌍, a creative grab bag of books, music, theatre, film & art from Saramago to Hilma af Klint. Read it here 👇 open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl… #worldculture #books #music #film #art #theatre #Substack

New from Clary’s Cultural Cwtch: On the Margins is about music, life and learning to slow down. It features a song that’s stayed with me for years — Slow Down by my friend and podcast co-host David Ephgrave, actor, musician and comedian. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl…

Clary’s Cultural Cwtch #26: On the Margins of the Mainstream: this Black History Month I’m spotlighting Black creatives I admire; filmmakers, musicians, poets, comedians, actors & makers. Check their work: open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl… #CulturalCwtch #BlackHistoryMonth #OnTheMargins

Lesbian Stages #10: Embodied Politics Went live yesterday for International Lesbian Day. It’s about lesbian bodies as protest, presence and power — on stage and screen. Read & share: open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl… #LesbianStages #QueerTheatre #InternationalLesbianDay

22 fictional towns, villages and worlds From Weatherfield hotpots to Sunnydale Hellmouths, Hill Valley clock towers to Springfield donuts. Where would you unpack your bags — and where would you leg it faster than Freddy can say “one, two…”? open.substack.com/pub/clarysaddl… Cosy Cwtches