<p><br></p><p>OK, so you've written something.</p><p>Well done. *light applause*</p><p>That's nice.</p><p>But the next stage - getting it out into the world... that's a <em>really</em> tricky bit.</p><p>However... one sure fire way of doing that, if you can't persuade some other mug to do it for you, is to blummin'-well slap on some grease paint, don some tights and perform it yourself, on what we call...</p><p>... the stage.</p><br><p>Well that's what Jon and his wife Katie did with their play How to be The Perfect Couple.</p><p>A project you may remember from earlier episodes (Such as S1 Ep10 - 30mins in - where Jon first reveals the logline of the show.)</p><p>And now....</p><p>Will you look at that!</p><p>Years later, the play has finally come to fruition and a tour is in progress.</p><br><p>If you like the sound of it, you can catch Jon &amp; Katie at:</p><br><p>Alton Arts festival 10th July:</p><p><a href="https://wegottickets.com/event/696218" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wegottickets.com/event/696218</a></p><br><p>Also at Buxton Fringe on the 14th 15th &amp; 16th of July:</p><p><a href="https://www.buxtonfringe.org.uk/descriptions2026.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.buxtonfringe.org.uk/descriptions2026.html</a></p><br><p>And at Seven Arts in Leeds on the 12th of September:</p><p><a href="https://www.sevenleeds.co.uk/event/how-to-be-the-perfect-couple-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sevenleeds.co.uk/event/how-to-be-the-perfect-couple-2/</a></p><br><p>Have a listen to the episode and learn how it all went down, including the rather meta reveal of how Jon &amp; Katie managed to stay a couple during the process.</p><br><p>And while we're on the subject of relationships..... we should mention Relate. If anyone's struggling with a relationship… and a massive amount of people do…&nbsp;&nbsp;there are amazing resources available.</p><p>Relate offer relationship counselling at a reduced rates depending on household income.&nbsp;As well as other things like… sex therapy, family counseling, online courses and toolkits… all sorts.&nbsp;Life’s hard enough!&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't just muddle on - Relate might be able to help.</p><p><a href="https://www.relate.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.relate.org.uk</a></p><br><p>And here are the books Jon &amp; Katie recommend: (We promise you won't regret reading these!)</p><br><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Getting-The-Love-You-Want-Revised-Edition/Harville-Hendrix/9781471193521" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Getting the Love you Want</strong></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Principles-Making-Marriage-Work/dp/1398718394/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work</strong></a></p><br><p>Philippa Perry's <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/456298/the-book-you-want-everyone-you-love-to-read-and-maybe-a-few-you-dont-by-perry-philippa/9781804945308" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Book You Want Everyone You Love to Read:</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>Also a massive THANK YOU! to Aaron Courts! Steve Salisbury &amp; May King! David Lucas! and of course Kristof Mikes-Liu. We love you all.</strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>