Helen
Tooth pain again, feels like abscess pain. Hope not. Also spotted an ulcer. Not feeling bright today. Feeling flat and deflated. Went a bit mad cleaning the bathroom – the Venetian blind, and all the upstairs window frames. It’s my automatic defence mechanism when my mood is low and life feels beyond my control. I only realise that when reflecting afterwards. It’s my way of compensating – but it’s not rational.
On 16 March 2020, one week before official government guidance, and just as Covid 19 was turning into a global epidemic, the Performance Ensemble went into lockdown. Our weekly company workshops came to an abrupt halt, and we disappeared behind our individual front doors. The easy ways of communicating, face to face, were no more. But we still needed to connect. Nine of the company started to keep diaries of their experiences, as a way of overcoming the isolation. Here they are: 31 days of lockdown, recorded during the months of March and April, beginning on 16 March and ending on 1 May, just as restrictions started to be eased. Edited by Barney Bardsley