My life has just taken a turn to the strange side: I am now more or less directing a class end of term performance of A Christmas Carol in Chinese, written by myself in English and translated by a teacher who I didn't realise could speak English into Chinese, with a very diverse cast - Russian ghosts, Korean girlfriends and clerks, Thai Tiny Tim and a Nigerian in the lead role. This is going to be interesting.

I am also down to play the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (organised by the Edinburgh students here), and am contemplating the creation of playing card headdresses.

I always knew Christmas here was going to  be surreal. I think, however, it may yet have the potential to be more surreal than I had thought...