Research for my new theatre show....

For a large proportion of today’s young women having a
career and gaining financial and social independence is higher on the agenda
than settling down and fulfilling what 'nature intended'.

Not so long ago, women were looked upon negatively if they
signed for a mortgage paper with the title 'Miss'. Do you think this is
empowering for women? We can support ourselves financially, create a large
network of friends and colleagues and enjoy the benefits of independence?.
Do you want to 'see the world' and 'experience life' before
settling with Mr Right and starting a family? Could this still be possible with
a family?

Is waiting until your late 30's... leaving it too late?
Having children at 40 means you'll be 60 when your child is 20. What are the
pros and cons of being an older parent?
Would it be a better idea to have children in your 20's? Bypassing the horrendous and ever growing

University fees. Not to mention the increased possibility of not being able to
not gain employment in your trained field.

Should age matter so long as a parent is able to provide a
stable and loving family unit for their child.

What if you can’t provide a ‘stable loving family unit’
should you continue with the pregnancy? Surely the tax payer shouldn’t have to
support this 'dole dosser' ? Or should we be thankful that the UK has a system
in place to support young women who find themselves in this situation?

Discuss.....and help us develop our show. www.facebook.com/littlelegsandlonglegs

Rebecca x

Sex And The City 2

With tickets pre-booked weeks ago, and an earlier dinner date, my 3 girlfriends and I stood queuing. Queuing to enter the sold out screen 4. A long line of women dressed in the obligatory heels, dress, and up do. Each clutching a bags of minstrels and a regular DC (diet coke, naturally).

As mobile phone screens lit up the cinema, the familiar beat of 'Empire State Of Mind' play out as the opening credits began. I finished and sent my own text message 'Had dinner, now at SATC2 with the girls, can't wait!! x x'.

So, two years on and we were relieved to find out that columnist turned book author Carrie Preston-was-Bradshaw was still happily married to the ever smooth Mr Big. Charlotte was seemingly happy playing 'mommy' and perfect housewife to Harry and their two daughters. Over worked lawyer Miranda and Steve were still together, with Brady all grown up and nanny Magda throwing Miranda the same disapproving looks. Samantha was still, well...Samantha...'single and fabulous'!

The wedding as seen in the trailer was revealed to be the girls two BGGF's (best gay guy friends). Immediately shrieks of 'awwww' and 'wow' could be heard as the writer Michael Patrick King had the two aging queens Stanford 'Stanny' Blanch and uber bitch Anthony Marientino as 'brooms' (bride grooms). Whilst this was a comedic and cutesy scene, I had to pose the question 'would they have actually gotten married in real life?'. Considering the fact that they have hated each other for the past 12 years?. My gay friends think not.

Next, came the cameo of once upon a time waiter, turned Hollywood superstar - Smith Jarrod. Samantha Jones ex boyfriend and only real love. His being in the film was rather predictable, and arguably pointless. With no on screen chemistry whatsoever it seemed their past relationship had been a figment of our imagination, still it was good to see Smith's face/six pack nonetheless.

Before we knew it the 4 best friends are in Abu Dhabi courtesy of a winged freebie by PR Guru Samantha Jones. Whilst the scenery was breathtaking, the clothes as fashionable as ever and one liners almost as good as in the first film - there was something missing. New. York. City. We appear to stay in the middle east for almost the entire film. Sure, there's shopping trips, hot sex scenes; well only two from memory. And of course the return of Carrie's other man Aiden Shaw. Whom she happened to bump into in the middle of an Abu Dhabi spice market, what are the chances! The ever curious Carrie, goes to dinner with him and they share a fairly obvious and unrealistic kiss - which she later confesses to Mr Big.

Amid the over the top fashion and fake 2D characterisation there was the occasional lump in the throat moment. Charlottes cathartic moment that maybe the grass isn't greener and that the all american ideal of 2.4 children isn't the be all and end all in life. Carrie's realisation that the man she had been chasing for 6 seasons and one film does truly love her. So much so, that he no longer want's the glitz and glam that NYC has to offer, he'd rather lie in bed with her, watch black and white movies and eat take out.

Whilst the second film may well be a disappointment for SATC fans, you have to be thankful for what the show has done for 'the single modern female'. 12 years of friendship, love, lust, labels and life. Post feminsim at it's best, and for that, us fans are eternally grateful. We will love you forever, ever thine, ever mine, ever ours.