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Zombie Land
I came out of The White Guard today, hopped on my bike and thought I had landed in 28 Days Later. I had misgivings about the Waterloo roundabout, always an insane mess of cars, bikes and other vehicles...
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The Scottish Play, the Russian Play and Lowe in Basingstoke
Ah, it’s always fun to hit the Globe; I had missed their Macbeth earlier, so was glad to have a chance to catch it before it ended. The staging was a bit more elaborate than the usual plain stage:...
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Theatre Round-Up
I’ve been lucky enough to have some great theatre outings in the last few weeks, but I’ve been short on time to talk about them. I slipped off to Massachusetts to visit Shakespeare & Co and catch...
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Review: Phèdre
Despite being exhausted by Albacon, I decided to head out to the Spectrum Monday night with my pals Ron and Peg because they were rebroadcasting Helen Mirren’s star turn in Ted Hughes’ translation of...
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Review: A Disappearing Number and The Real Inspector Hound
The National Theatre live broadcast of A Disappearing Number proved to be a stunning experience. A heady mix of drama, math, physics, love, romance, ritual, music, classical Indian dance and rhythms —...
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Review: Hamlet
I am eternally grateful for the NT Live broadcasts; they bring a little bit of the London theatre experience to the (currently) frozen north, which seems so far from the city of my heart. Thank you,...
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Review: Another Year & Fela!
In the middle of watching Mike Leigh’s Another Year, I realised why I usually dislike mimetic films. The reality they purport to capture has nothing to do with their glossy interiors and shiny...
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Converting Monks with Slides in San Antonio
I was hoping to have time to write up the NT Live Frankensteins I saw for Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V but I’m still working on my presentation for PCA, so it’s unlikely to happen. I did upload a version...
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Frankenstein v Frankenstein
Check Todd’s blog for other featured items in Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V or add your own. It was impossible to resist the urge to see both versions of the National Theatre’s Frankenstein. Benedict...
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NT Live: The Cherry Orchard
“Who cares about Chekhov anyway? A bunch of old women moaning about ducks flying home to Moscow.” ~ Withnail [Richard E. Grant] in Withnail & I I am always grateful to the Spectrum 8 for hosting...
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