It was Saturday 28th March 2020. We were five days into “lockdown”… and it was all getting a bit much.

Last night I finally went and made a glorious spread-sheet that listed all of the tour dates for We’ve Got Each Other so far, and it was really great to reflect on the journey of the show.

With just a few tweaks to both the plot and its narrative arcs I believe this show could be exceptional

So, after a predominately sleep based day, I thought it time to reflect on my very first year at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, bringing my (almost entirely imagined) Bon Jovi musical We’ve Got Each Other to the largest arts festival in the world.

On the 7th December 2017 Coventry received the extraordinary news that it would be UK City of Culture for 2021. I have been backing the bid from the very start, and anyone who is my friend on Facebook, or a follower of mine on Twitter (@podonnell2) will tell you that I have been extremely passionate about it. I'm so excited about what the next four years are going to bring, not just to the artists but to the whole city.

In November I spoke with Gareth Nicholls from Little Earthquake as part of their regular online Rumblings; a place for discussion with midlands based creatives.