Catherine Balavage
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Catherine Balavage is a writer, actor, and editor of Frost Magazine. She has also appeared in the West End and in many films.

Catherine Balavage is an actor, freelance writer and editor and founder of Frost Magazine. She has appeared in everything from the West End to Martin Scorsese's Hugo. She has also appear in Junkhearts with Eddie Marsden and Le Fear, Le Sequel. She is currently writing a book on acting, and is writing and directing her own films.

She is obsessed with film, politics, music and fashion.

Blog Entries by Catherine Balavage

In Search of Calm

(0) Comments | Posted 14 April 2013 | (14:28)

I once read that who we are is somewhere between how we see ourselves and how others see us. I have always found this interesting. Especially when the gulf between ourselves and others seems vast.

I often get told by people that I am 'very confident'. To be honest,...

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Government Urges GPs To Cut Pain Relief For Women Givng Birth

(1) Comments | Posted 29 January 2013 | (13:06)

A lot of things make being a woman seem unfair. Periods, unequal pay, the biological clock, having your breasts stared at. But life is unfair and you just get on with your life. I mean, there is only a certain amount of time a person can stress over things, but...

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We Need to Talk About Gun Control

(0) Comments | Posted 16 December 2012 | (01:25)

The news of mass shootings in America has become a depressingly common occurrence. Each time the same thing happens: the debate on gun control.

This year two of the worst shootings happened in America, in a Colorado theatre and a Connecticut elementary school. This excellent Washington Post...

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Zac Goldsmith on the Environment, Jemima and Becoming an MP

(0) Comments | Posted 19 June 2012 | (13:42)

I met Zac Goldsmith through a friend. I found him so inspiring and genuine that I helped out on his political campaign. Zac was elected and is now MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston.


How does it feel to get elected?

I'm still...

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Is Feminism Still Worth It?

(32) Comments | Posted 5 May 2012 | (00:00)

Recently I came across an article that women still do more housework than men , so I started asking my friends if they did more housework than their men. The answer was yes. My experience is the same. Yet when it comes to money I split everything down...

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Where Has Sisterhood Gone?

(13) Comments | Posted 23 April 2012 | (00:00)

I was at an audition recently, a dance audition for a part in a major TV show, and it is fair to say there was no love between any of the women in the room.

Which leads me into the million dollar question: Where has sisterhood gone? I am...

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The Rise of Female Bloggers

(2) Comments | Posted 9 April 2012 | (20:00)

I am not actually a fan of things that pick out gender, race or class. A person should be solely judged on who they are and what they do, but we don't live in an ideal world. Then I read Dr Duncan Green's blog post on why there...

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Is This the End for David Cameron?

(2) Comments | Posted 26 March 2012 | (19:24)

So far it has seemed that the prime minister has been made of something close to Teflon. He made the colossally bad mistake of hiring Andy Coulson, even when hackgate was at it's height he refused to fire him, he has survived people voting against him, and thinking he was...

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What I Learned at London Fashion Week

(0) Comments | Posted 2 March 2012 | (18:40)

Well another London Fashion Week is over and, frankly, I am bereft. The glamour, the parties, the fact that it is okay to drink before noon, the clothes, the people watching. It is one of the most brilliant weeks in London. I cannot even think of anything that tops it....

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How to Get Over a Break-Up

(0) Comments | Posted 20 January 2012 | (23:00)

Few things in life are as hard as a break-up. Having your heart broken is not for wimps. Yet everyone will go through it at some point. Being left by someone you love will leave you bereft, but you will survive. Here is the Frost guide to healing as quickly...

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