HeyJaredMichael Billington
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Another taste of honey: Shelagh Delaney’s long-lost play about a teenage truant is a little gem - AOL (opens the original)
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Was Shelagh Delaney a one-hit wonder? Absolutely not. Aside from A Taste of Honey which, in the words of Dominic Dromgoole, “has a rock-solid heart and the gleam of the natural”, she wrote the screenplays for the films Charlie Bubbles and Dance With a Stranger, TV series including The House That Jack Built and several radio plays. But now a 30-minute piece, Catch Me Who Can, has come to light, been released as an audio drama and turns out to be a little gem. Its origins are fascinating. It deals
In support of the fourth wall: proscenium arch theatre’s surprisingly radical history - AOL (opens the original)
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How do you make theatre history come alive? One way is through creating lists backed up by quirky essays. I tried that myself in The 101 Greatest Plays, which is one reason why I’m in awe of Dominic Dromgoole who, in Time Frames extends the possibilities of the format and comes up with a book that is passionate, personal, informative and argumentative. It just seems unfair that a director should outperform most of us critics. He starts with the advantage of a strong framework. His book covers th
In support of the fourth wall: proscenium arch theatreâs surprisingly radical history (opens the original)
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Dominic Dromgooleâs new book, Time Frames, shows how this formatâs stuffy reputation belies the room it has made for daring experiments from Chekhov to Brecht and beyond How do you make theatre history come alive? One way is through creating lists backed up by quirky essays. I tried that myself in The 101 Greatest Plays, which is one reason why Iâm in awe of Dominic Dromgoole who, in Time Frames extends the possibilities of the format and comes up with a book that is passionate, personal,
The Gate theatreâs creative daring gave a tiny stage international scope | Michael Billington (opens the original)
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For five decades, this enterprising venue â which is now shutting up shop â broadened the horizons of British theatre Londonâs Gate theatre, not to be confused with its Dublin namesake, is no more. A combination of factors, including rising costs, declining funding and its move in 2022 from its original home in Notting Hill Gate, means that it will cease trading next month. But it is worth celebrating its achievement over five decades. It has been an astonishing nursery of talent and has a
Game of Thrones, Shakespearean? What fools these mortals be! (opens the original)
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The Mad King may bring more dynastic disputes and dotty despots to the RSC – but a ‘mayhap’ or a riddling aphorism does not a Shakespeare play make As a latecomer to Game of Thrones, I am struck by how many people tell me it is “very Shakespearean”. It is as if they need to justify its heady escapism and heavy reliance on bonking and brutality. But its debt to the Bard – apart from the rivalry between the houses of Lannister and Stark – rests mainly on the casting. Watching the first 11 episodes
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