Tag: book
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Nicholas Hytner on realistic speech
Tuesday 13th June 2017
blogQuote of the day: “None of these people [Dorimant, Lady Bracknell] speak the way…
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About Stage Managing Chaos
Wednesday 3rd May 2017
blogI’ve always loved the idea of chaos: it’s a word that seems to perfectly sum up …
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John Osborne on journalism
Wednesday 4th January 2017
blogOne from the archives: “I must make myself clear about this question of identity…
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Simon Stephens on stage sex
Tuesday 6th December 2016
blogQuote of the day: “Sex on stage is difficult because audiences always know it’s …
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Howard Brenton on theatre aesthetics
Thursday 3rd November 2016
blogQuote of the day: “The Rules of Aesthetics Set Down: There are two rules of aest…
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The Red Barn, National Theatre
Monday 17th October 2016
reviewDavid Hare’s latest is a superb adaptation of a Simenon thriller that is set in …
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James Shapiro on Shakespeare
Saturday 1st October 2016
blogQuote of the month: “Biographers like to attribute the turns in Shakespeare’s ca…
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Pigeon English, Ambassadors Theatre
Wednesday 28th September 2016
reviewNew play from the National Youth Theatre is energetic and lively, but a bit unse…
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Emma Smith on Shakespeare
Thursday 1st September 2016
blogQuote of the month: “When they were first printed, Shakespeare’s plays had no ch…
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