September 8th, 2006
The Seagull is one of four key plays that Russian playwright Anton Chekhov wrote in his lifetime, the other three being: “Uncle Vanya”, “Three Sisters” and “The Cherry Orchard”. I jumped at the chance to see it at the National Theatre when I was in London last week, as I found The Cherry Orchard so […]
July 16th, 2006
If someone asked me what the most English place I have ever been to, I’d say Southwold. Really, it glorifies in it’s reputation of an archetypical English town: the ones you see on Midsummer Murders, the one with the bowling greens and bay-windows looking out onto overgrown hedges of hollyhocks and honeysuckle, where the crucifix […]
July 2nd, 2006
Just back from a London drama-trip to see Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. This is the infamous Titus Andronicus that has been sensationalised by the papers due to audience mass fainting. It has even been compared to modern day Tarantino films, though its prudent to remember that this material has been around for […]