26/04/2026 by Peter Viney
Review of DRIFTWOOD by Martina Laird (follow link to review) at the RSC’s third theatre, The Other Place. Directed by Justin Audibert. It’s an exciting new play set in Trinidad in 1956, a society with soon to depart British colonial types and newly arrived American ‘chancers.’
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26/04/2026 by Peter Viney
A page has been added in memory of my old friend Chris Price. We were at university together and he became an artist and illustrator. I have included some of his early artwork from the 1967-68 era.
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26/04/2026 by Peter Viney
Follow the LINK to my review of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht. This is currently at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford. Mark Gatiss stars as Arturo Ui, the fascist dictator in Brecht’s parable about the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. As Brecht intended, it’s played in a highly theatrical style.
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23/04/2026 by Peter Viney
The 1958 film of Terence Rattigan’s SEPARATE TABLES (follow link) has been added to the 60s retrospective film review section. OK, 1958 is stretching it a couple of years. David Niven and Wendy Hilliard got Academy Awards. Burt Lancaster and Rita Hayworth didn’t. There’s a reason for that. It was always a fine play, but in combining the two elements, I thought the two American stars were totally eclipsed by the fine British actors.
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17/04/2026 by Peter Viney
Follow link to the Hurn Court Opera production of LA TRAVIATA at Christchurch Regent. This was a marvellous production with emerging young professional singers. It goes on to Blandford and Winchester. A rare chance to see first class opera at a reasonable price too.
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14/04/2026 by Peter Viney
Not so much a review as a recommendation. FOLLOW LINK to the short article. It’s on BBC iPlayer, ten episodes based on Mary, the least attractive of the Bennett sisters in Pride and Prejudice. No plot spoilers.
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31/03/2026 by Peter Viney
New at Around and Around.
Warner Bros (Decca) 1960-1965 added to the new WEA section, the first of many links. This is the 77 Sunset Strip / Everly Bros / Peter Paul & Mary era, from the start of the company to when they switched from Decca distribution.
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27/03/2026 by Peter Viney
Roald Dahl’s The BFG (Follow link to my review) sees its latest incarnation as a stage play. It’s an RSC / Chichester co-production and we saw it at Chichester. It’s a visual feast, and seeing this spectacular show with hundreds of schoolkids was a bonus.
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24/03/2026 by Peter Viney
This was a surprise discovery advertised prominently on Amazon Prime last night. Lindsay “If ….” Anderson’s THE WHITE BUS (follow link to review). It was filmed in 1965, released in 1967. It’s a mere 46 minutes. I’ve added it to my long film review series of 60s Retrospectives, a task which passed the time during Lockdown. There is a full list of the 60s reviews at the end.
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22/03/2026 by Peter Viney
Review of THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND (follow link) at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre. This is a musical version of the true story of a 13 year old boy in Malawi who buily a wind turbine and saved his village from drought. First there was his autobiographical book, then the film. It makes a fine musical, full of exuberant dance and music. It’s going to London for the summer. One to see.
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