Broadsides – A collection of bits and pieces
"Unprovided with original learning, uninformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a blog”
Titus and Andronicus by an all-female cast looked intriguing. All that assassination, murder, ravishing of virgins, maternal betrayal, slicing off of hands and the tearing out of tongues, feasting a father on the flesh of his children, lots of revenge and corruption – all performed by a female cast. Could be fun. But this was... Continue Reading →
If you were to seriously sit down and attempt to adapt Joyce’s Ulysses for the stage then you possibly ought not to do so without being supervised by a consultant psychiatrist. Alternatively you could prepare for such an epic task by ensuring a good supply of whiskey, perhaps a bottle per chapter, a continuous intravenous... Continue Reading →
From a playwright of such towering intellectual reputation Roughs is one of Becket’s most difficult texts. (Published as Rough for Theatre I and Rough for Theatre II ) To run them at the Fringe takes courage and a lot of balls. Not many will understand the message, if there is one, or see the point,... Continue Reading →
Broadsides - A collection of bits and pieces 