Maia moved to London in 2005 thinking The National Theatre awaited her arrival with breath which was baited only to discover that in actual fact her skills lay much more in the ‘putting crisps in bowls’ department of the jobbing actor/waitress job spec. For years she waited excitedly for Toby Whale’s phone call but discovered slowly it was hard enough to get dirty haired white shirt man from Crazy Larry’s to call her back. Naivety and leg hair was replaced with dry embittered sarcasm and a four inch pair of stilettos she hasn’t yet learned to walk in.
14
Apr
2010
London Cynicism…Part 2
Now that felt more like home. Nothing like a floating Thames-shaped turd to make a Londoner feel nostalgic
8
Apr
2010
London Cynicism vs Venetian Bliss
It occurred to me recently that I so rarely encounter romantics in London that when I do I am dramatically taken aback
27
Mar
2010
28 Days Later
I knew this was going to become another classic anecdote in the ongoing humiliation that is my acting career
19
Feb
2010
Crazy London Town
I have come to realise over my years in London that for every boho-cool Shoreditch resident there are ten notable crazies
3
Feb
2010
All Time London Low…Part 2
It appears that from my four years of being a London-based jobbing actor I am slowly beginning to learn where to draw the line
27
Jan
2010
All Time London Low…Part 1
The producer curtly informed me I should wear 'easy to slip off' clothing so I could get down to my undies quick enough
