Category Archives: Theatre

And don’t bump into the furniture

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

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Orally Fixated

Posted on January 14, 2018 by

I’ve read every single Maigret novel, and yet I couldn’t tell you a single detail about any of the plots except that he often goes into a bar for a marc. Continue reading →

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Words and Ears and Brains

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

“Panic: I knew my ears and my brain couldn’t possibly keep up with this.” Continue reading →

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Let ’em spin

Posted on October 20, 2016 by

“It’s hard to argue when everyone has a microphone except you.” Continue reading →

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Opera tickets, going cheap

Posted on March 19, 2016 by

Here’s a couple of pie charts for you, showing the income and expenditure of the Royal Opera House in 2014: The sector to which I’d like to draw our attention is “Box office receipts” on the income chart, making up … Continue reading →

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Nixon / Nixon / Nixon

Posted on March 5, 2016 by

“…even with such an almost endless wealth of material, both factual and fictional, to chew on, you only ever feel you’re scratching the surface of Nixon’s innermost thoughts and motivations.” Continue reading →

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Acting outside the 98

Posted on March 1, 2016 by

“In other words, great acting and awful acting are not as far apart as logic might suggest.” Continue reading →

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