Posted in Uncategorized on 27/09/2024| Leave a Comment »
Review of George Orwell’s 1984 in a stage adaptation by Ryan Craig (follow link to review). This opened at Bath Theatre Royal and will now go a nationwide tour. Directed by Lindsay Posner, with Mark Quartely as Winson Smith and Eleanor Wylde as Julia. Keith Allen plays O’Brien. The staging uses several more actors on the projected ‘Big Brother Is Watching You’ screen. The adaptation is clever- it keeps whole sections, then rewrites other. That works.
Posted in Uncategorized on 25/09/2024| 1 Comment »
An excuse for pictures of the cars in my life to 1985, interspersed with pictures of us in various outfits befitting the eras, and anecdotes on the memories they bring up. You don’t have to be interested in cars to read it. Follow the link to the A Life In Cars page.
Posted in Uncategorized on 17/09/2024| 1 Comment »
RCA (1957-68, Decca) Follow the link to the article at Around and Around.
For a decade, RCA was one of the main three Decca labels in the UK. This includes the peak of Elvis Presley, soundtrack success, pop hits with Neil Sedaka, The Monkees, and the late 60s Mamas and The Papas and Jefferson Airplane. A long article with many illustrations.
Posted in Uncategorized on 15/09/2024| Leave a Comment »
Review of the play version of BIRDSONG by Sebastian Faulks (follow link to the review). It starts in Salisbury, where the review comes from, and moves on a provincial tour of SEVENTEEN theatres. This World War One story combines romance and the tragedy of battle. It’s a large production, and it’s a great change to review a play which is accessible to most of Britain.
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