Alan Bennett’s new play, “The Habit of Art” opened yesterday. Seeing it, I was reminded of something that David Hare wrote about the reception of “Pravda”, the Fleet Street satire that he co-wrote with Howard Brenton. Before a single review had been written, before a single line had been spoken, the two authors, sitting in [...]
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“The Habit of Art”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Fiona Shaw in Mother Courage", "The Power of Yes", Alan Bennett, David Hare, Frances de la Tour, Michael Gambon, National Theatre, Richard Griffiths, The Habit of Art, Theatre on November 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“The Power of Yes”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "All's Well That Ends Well", "Mother Courage and Her Children", "The Power of Yes", Alan Bennett, David Hare, Financial Crisis, Fiona Shaw, Me As A Protestant, Measure for Measure", National Theatre, Parents, Shakespeare on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well: I feel rather stupid. I thought I was off to the National Theatre to see “Mother Courage and Her Children” starring Fiona Shaw (a production that, in spite of its delayed Press Night and decidedly mixed reviews, I am assured by Me As A Protestant has rekindled a love for Brecht in him – [...]
Bill Bryson’s “Shakespeare”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1599, Alan Bennett, Bill Bryson, Proust, Shakespeare on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I remember an occasion from my University-besmirched past, talking to Me As A Protestant about Alan Bennett’s recently televised “102 Boulevard Haussmann”, his television play about Proust, he said: “Oh God, what a combination: Alan Bennett and Proust.” Now I am a fan of both those people, subscribing to the (not exactly revolutionary) idea that [...]
A Bone Collector Moment
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "The Bone Collector", "The History Boys", Alan Bennett, Taxis on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why is it that I am convinced that every cab driver, in any foreign country, is intent not on delivering me to my hotel; but is, instead, determined to drive me to a patch of wasteland, fillet me and turn me into the basis of an elaborate shrubbery? There’s a passage in Alan Bennett’s brilliant [...]
Whither The Novel?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Nobody's Perfect", Alan Bennett on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, 24th September 2007 Yes, I am joking, but it suddenly struck me that it’s not for a while (excluding my holiday nearly 7 weeks ago) that I have read a novel. I’m reading a lot of history, psychology and books on theatre (mainly in preparation for the book I’m writing on Account Planning next [...]
