25/03/2018 by Peter Viney
You’ve read The Da Vinci Code? Angels & Demons? Inferno? Origin? Seen the films? Then look ahead to this sneak preview of an extract from The Shakespeare Cod-Piece, another conspiracy story in the saga of the Harvard Professor of Symbology.
WARNING: This is (NOT) by Dan Brown.
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25/03/2018 by Peter Viney
Review of the Wanamaker Playhouse production of The Four Seasons: A Re-imagining. Max Richter “re-composed” Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in 2012. His version is performed live with the addition of a narrative puppet theatre by Gyre& Gimble. Magical, and playing until late April too.
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23/03/2018 by Peter Viney
Review of The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1775) at the Watermill Theatre. A fast, extremely funny version with a superb cast and great adaptation. Well worth the journey to this beautiful theatre set in the countryside.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beth Flintoff, Charlotte Bate, Christopher Logan, Daniel Abelson, Emma Denly, James Mack, Jonathan Humphreys, Julia St. John, Michael Thomas, Ncuti Gatwa, Richard Brinsley Sheridan | Leave a Comment »
20/03/2018 by Peter Viney
Review of “Macbeth” (FOLLOW LINK) at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. 2018 . Directed by Polly Findlay. With Christopher Ecclestone as Macbeth and Niamh Cusack as Lady Macbeth. Plus Edward Bennett as MacDuff.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christopher Ecclestone, David Acton, Edward Bennett, Michael Hodgson, Niamh Cusack, Polly Findlay, Raphael Sowole, Tim Samuels | Leave a Comment »
18/03/2018 by Peter Viney
Review of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of The Duchess of Malfi, directed by Maria Aberg. The production has been noted for its unprecedented quantity of blood on stage, but what struck me were the great performances, dancing and music. A five star review. Joan Iyiola as the Duchess. Alexander Cobb as twin brother, Ferdinand.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexander Cobb, Amanda Hadingue, Areth Ayer, Chris New, Joan Iyiola, Maria Aberg, Nicholas Tennant, Paul Woodson | Leave a Comment »
20/02/2018 by Peter Viney
The second set of short stories by Dart Travis, Rolling Down The Road is now available. This new set of “The 1960s Series” covers 1966-1969 in thirty humorous short stories set mainly at the University of East Yorkshire. It’s campus from the student point of view for a change. See the DART TRAVIS site for details and sample downloads.
PAPERBACK (£10.99) from amazon.
KINDLE, iBOOKS STORE or KOBO (£3.25) for eBooks
SAMPLE STORIES are also linked here:
Do Wah Diddy Diddy (January 1967)
An Oxford Man (May 1967)
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18/02/2018 by Peter Viney
Review of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, directed by Ian Rickson, with a great cast: Toby Jones, Stephen Mangan, Zoe Wanamaker. My first five star review of 2018. A great 60th anniversary production of Pinter’s first full-length play.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ian Rickson, Pearl Mackie, Peter Wight, Stephen Mangan, Toby Jones, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Zoe Wanamaker | Leave a Comment »
17/02/2018 by Peter Viney
Eugene O’Neill’s American classic play Long Day’s Journey Into Night has garnered many four star reviews (and some five star) in the London production with Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville. My review is a rare one with negative points … read why.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Eugene O'Neill, Jeremy Irons, Jessica Regan, Lesley Manville, Matthew Beard, Richard Eyre, Rory Keenan | Leave a Comment »
11/02/2018 by Peter Viney
Review added of John Dryden’s The Captive Queen at The Globe’s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. A Globe / Northern Broadsides co-production.
Dharmesh Patel as Morat, Silas Carson as Arimant, Neerja Naik as Indamora, Barrie Rutter as The Emperor, Naeem Hayat as Aurangzeb ©Alastair Muir 07.02.18 The Captive Queen 047
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Angela Griffin, Barrie Rutter, Dharmesh Patel, Naseem Hayat, Neerja Naik, Silas Carson | Leave a Comment »
10/02/2018 by Peter Viney
A new rant added “The End of Deference” (LINKED). It considers the communication skill of “deference” and why it has disappeared from supermarkets!
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