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THEATRE REVIEW - The Revenger's Tragedy - National Theatre
It should not be possible for The Revenger’s Tragedy at The National Theatre to be as good as it is.…
VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Psycho Buildings - Hayward Gallery
After the runaway success of Anthony Gormley’s Blind Light last year, the Hayward is set for another summer blockbuster with…
THEATRE REVIEW - Pygmalion - The Old Vic
It is a new job that flower girl Eliza Doolittle is after when she presents herself at the house of…
Edinburgh Comedy Festival shakes up the Fringe
Edinburgh will host its first annual Edinburgh Comedy Festival this August in conjunction with Scotland’s legendary Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Make them laugh, make them cry...
When I sat down to write my column for this month, I thought back over my last few postings. I’ve…
FEATURE: Banned books
Selling books in translation to the British market has long been an uphill struggle. Of all titles published in the…
REVIEW: Romeo and Juliet
The Scottish Ballet, fresh from their highly acclaimed production of The Sleeping Beauty, have another smash hit in their expanding…
COLUMN: All propaganda????
Do you ever wonder if what you see by way of location in cinema is nothing more than propaganda? Director…
REVIEW: 9th poetry on the road festival in Bremen, Germany
The beat was in Bremen for a week in May: Anne Waldman, one of the most famous female writers of…
Breaking into film
Getting a film accepted might seem a hopeless dream for aspiring writers but for those prepared to put the work…