The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: theatre
Translating Heroes #theatre
I saw a film in 1985 called Letter To Brezhnev. It was fairly popular but I doubt it travelled widely. It told of a romance between a Liverpudlian woman and Russian sailor and I might have imagined there would be … Continue reading
Week Twenty-three: 2022
We went to the theatre last week to see Middle at the National. As the name suggests, it’s the middle play of three. We missed the Beginning or the Start or the Commencement (I’ve not checked) which didn’t seem to … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, miscellany, theatre, thought
Tagged 2022, National Theatre, thought piece
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Week Nineteen: 2022
Theatre or cinema? Live or celluloid? I enjoy both but what separates one from the other is the quality of the enjoyment. And it might be the story, the acting, the setting or the company. And while I’ve been surprised … Continue reading
Posted in Film, gardening, miscellany, theatre, thought piece
Tagged 2022, Downton Abbey, film, theatre, thought piece
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Your Obedient Servant #Hamilton
Down the years, absorbing the raft of artistic culture available in London: theatre, music, exhibitions, spoken word, comedy – I’ve worked out what I enjoy and what I find rather meah. I don’t get dance. Ballet especially feels like I’m … Continue reading
The Visit #theatrereview
I can’t remember the last play I saw with two intervals. Some Shakespeare thingy I expect. Not that I can justify two ice creams so we took a box of sliced mangoes that makes me wonder if I’ll ever nail … Continue reading
Well… #theatrereview #thewelkin
I spent two days intermittently cold while one old boiler was replaced by another newer version. The gas fitter was local – from somewhere close to the Norfolk-Suffolk border. His accent was locally sourced too and easy on the ear. … Continue reading
Posted in miscellany, review, theatre
Tagged review, the National Theatre, the Welkin, theatre
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Seven Sisters #theatre #film #review
When I was a youngster you’d be hard pressed to find me reading what back in the sixties were considered ‘girls’ books. Mallory Towers, that sort of thing. And especially something like Little Women. I vaguely knew the plot but, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, miscellany, review, theatre
Tagged Chekhov, film review, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, review, The Three Sisters, theatre
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Jellyfish – A Review and Thoughts On Differences #theatre #review #thoughtpiece
I am a product of my upbringing and environment and have lived through many changes in attitude and the acceptability of cultural memes and the understanding of how societal approaches can impact others adversely. Today there’s a storm around the … Continue reading
Posted in cricket, miscellany, review, theatre, thought piece
Tagged cricket, National Theatre, review, theatre, thought piece
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A Veritable -Nys Up #theatre #review #rutherfordandson
The National Theatre has a glorious tradition of quality revivals of previously obscure, not to say, ‘lost’ dramas and giving them the full deep tissue reincarnation. This play, Rutherford and Son which I initially took to be a main stage … Continue reading
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Tagged National Theatre, play, review, rutherford and son, theatre
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Beetroot Drama
Pink. Good in the garden. Stereotyping in girls. Friday night at the National Theatre to see the female written, directed and acted Top Girls. Sunday lunch successfully introducing the joys of roast beetroot to my cousin’s 4 year old daughter. … Continue reading
Posted in miscellany, review, theatre
Tagged caryl churchill, National Theatre, theatre review, top girls
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