That’s right, it’s ‘Reid’ not ‘Two Reeds’ as any Only Connect fans will giggle at, and they’re authors of very different novels. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan always dreamed of going to the stars, single-mindedly becoming an astrophysics professor and then applying to NASA, and to her immense joy, being accepted onto the astronaut Read More
Tag: Macbeth
Watchlist: Jan-March
Time was, I kept a running list of all the thing I’d seen that I wanted to mention on my watchlist posts, but I’ve lost the scrap of paper I was writing them on. I’ll start a new ‘note’ for next time, so this post will be heavy on the past few weeks and less Read More
The Scottish Play at Dock X, London
Starring Ralph Fiennes & Indira Varma, directed by Simon Godwin So this production of Macbeth which played in Liverpool and Edinburgh has reached London before heading off to Washington DC for its final leg. Staged at each location in a warehouse/conference centre, this allowed more atmosphere setting around the show – a dark entrance hall Read More
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
I’ve been meaning to read this bestseller ever since its publication last year – I even acquired the Waterstones signed edition back then with lovely turquoise spredges (I love her stylised signature). And it sat there, whilst the world, including many bloggers, loved it. It finally found its time in mid December when all my Read More
NT Live Theatre at the Cinema x 3 from the archives
Frankenstein – NT Live (June 2012) I’m having a break from Beryl today, as I’m dying to tell you about the film I went to see last night, because if I delayed and you wanted to go, you might have missed it… Last summer one of the biggest critical smashes in the theatre was Danny Boyle’s production of Read More
