One of a crop of terrific vids celebrating That Speech in Rings of Akhenatan. I love the use of Nine and Ten to add richness to the memory pool in this:

http://youtu.be/irpmtTbvXwM

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For some time, Eleven has been the Doctor for me, but it wasn't until I ( Read more... )

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Considering that a sponsor recently pulled out of David Tennant's new high-profile drama Broadchurch because they felt that a shot of a burning ship at sea wasn't appropriate for a cruise company to be associated with, it really is astonishing that after the Saville affair (for those of you outside the UK, this could reasonably be called the worst ( Read more... )

The British high street is dying on its feet, beset on every side by economic downturn and competition from out-of-town retail parks and online behomoths. So when you do have have a good independent store in your neighbourhood, you want to treasure it. Otherwise, you’ll end up having to drive out to B&Q just to get a packet of nails, or Hobbycraft ( Read more... )

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Slightly frustrated with the RSC. In view of recent developments, I decided to upgrade my Associate Membership to a Full. The number on the back of my card was no help, they just said they weren't taking calls. So I tried online, put my membership in the shopping basket and was told, "You're already a member. Please fix this issue." Tried ( Read more... )

GREGORY DORAN on Tennant playing Richard II:

"The artistic director said the principal challenge for Tennant’s Richard II will be “the sense of the man’s volatility, fragility; that psychology is more alien to David’s character”Mr Doran, I have only three words to say to you ( Read more... )

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Hello, all my American friends. We flew home from a break in Cyprus (sadly one of the world's most intractably divided places, but still beautiful) overnight on Monday, and while I was in the air I listened to Paul Simon's "American Tune" on my iPod and hoped and prayed for the outcome this week to be the right one.

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As a Friend of the Globe Theatre, I get to hear in advance about upcoming productions - and it might interest some of my list that the multi-talented Arthur Darvill will be a part of next year's season. Not on stage - he was Mephistophiles in "Faust" recently - but his music will be featured in a play called "The Lightning Child" based on Euripides ( Read more... )