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Pimp and Circumstance
Charles Philip Arthur George, the con-artist formerly known as Prince, displayed his magnanimity on Saturday – it was tucked into one of his jewel-encrusted cloaks – by graciously allowing plebs to stand for hours under incessant rain to watch him float past regally in one of his state carriages, on his way finally – after Continue reading
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Welcome To My World
You don’t have to be mad to work here, but it helps. Actually, scrub that. You do have to be mad to work here, but there isn’t any work. For you join me on Cuckoo Island, the only place on the planet where the inhabitants (the more cuckoo of them, at any rate) decided to Continue reading
About Me
Diane Messias is a comedy/drama writer and script consultant, who has spent the last 40 years trying to be funny.
Starting out in theatre, Diane subsequently joined the BBC as a Comedy producer/director, and has written for and worked with many household names (no, not Domestos). Her production credits include One Foot In The Grave and The News Quiz.
Diane also has extensive teaching experience – comedy writing, screenplay and playwriting, standup – most notably at Goldsmiths, University of London, the Screen & Film School, the Drama Studio, The Actors’ Centre, and ALRA.
You can find Diane on on Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/comedywriter.bsky.social
and on Twitter as @NiceEtoile
Also available for hire as a writer – please contact her at scriptwhizz@gmail.com
Please see About Me page for links to other blogs.
Notes From Cuckoo Island 