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John Osborne, "Look Back In Anger"

katflei wrote 1 week ago: 1956 Working-class Jimmy Porter lives with his wife Alison (middle-class) in a cramped flat. She con … more →

Tags: Drama, 20th century British, 20b, 1956, Look back in Anger, Drama 2, angry young men, Tennessee Williams, Streetcar Named Desire

Arthur Miller, "Death of a Salesman"

katflei wrote 1 week ago: 1949 Willy Loman is an aging salesman, married to Linda. He is starting to lose his mind, talking to … more →

Tags: Drama, 20th century American, 20a, Look back in Anger, Drama 2, Arthur Miller, 1949

Osborne's Look Back in Anger

Bookblurb wrote 1 week ago: On this day in 1956 John Osborne’s first play, Look Back in Anger, opened at London’s Ro … more →

Tags: Today in Literature, Steve King, today in literature, Plays, Look back in Anger, Drama, Clive Barnes, Luther, Inadmissible Evidence

A State of Change by Penelope Gilliatt

theviewfromtheuppercircle wrote 3 weeks ago: A State of Change by Penelope Gilliatt If State of Change were a television programme it would be a … more →

Tags: Book Review, Literature, Novel, Penelope Gilliatt, A State of Change, 1960s, Ali Smith

The Most Charming 20th Century Man

herbork wrote 1 month ago: “It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. … more →

Tags: Author, Motion pictures, Actors, Culture 2, Song Writing, live singing, Music 2, A Talent To Amuse, Alexander Woollcott

Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr - Garry Armstrong11 comments

garryarmstrong wrote 2 months ago: Marilyn and I are sitting in the living room, wrapped in our blankets coping with resurgent cold New … more →

Tags: Television, Movies, media, Reviews, Nostalgia-2, Show Business, Celebrities, academy awards, Garry Armstrong

The Entertainer (1960)

Cal wrote 2 months ago: The EntertainerDirected by Tony RichardsonStarring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright, Alan Bates, Al … more →

Tags: Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates, Review, Roger Livesey, 19.60, Tony Richardson, Albert Finney, morecambe, The Entertainer

Asking a writer...2 comments

personal reflection wrote 2 months ago: Asking a writer what he thinks about criticism is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs. J … more →

Tags: writing, criticism, lamppost, Dogs

That reminds me of the play by John Osborne

wsdmproject wrote 2 months ago: That reminds me of the play by John Osborne, “Looking Back in Anger”, where the story te … more →

Tags: wsdm, Thoughts, WSDMproject, Good, Evil, Innocence, Looking back in anger

Podcast #3: DIVE

luke_richardson wrote 2 months ago: It’s our third episode, and we’ve decided to mess about with the podcast formula. From h … more →

Tags: films, Music, Podcast, Poetry, art 2, Joachim Trier, Ghostly International, Oslo August 31st, Reprise

‘Playwriting?...It’s a harrowingly lonely life.’2 comments

Kaite O'Reilly wrote 4 months ago: The wonderfully honest and stark interview with playwright David Hare in today’s Observer has prompt … more →

Tags: on writing, Advice to Writers, Drama, theatre, David Hare, Tennesse Williams, Moliere, The Observer, playwrights

Dear Mr. Osborne

cadaira wrote 4 months ago: This quote was presented to me as I published my last post. I read it, at first amused I liked it. T … more →

Tags: writing, Creative Writing, Writers, Disagree, Quotes, Interesting, osborne, writer, Corinne Anderson

The Legend of Spor : Part 1/3 - A Link to the Past

SubsphereBlog wrote 4 months ago: Just a few weeks back, a simple black and white picture circulated round the internet, displaying a … more →

Tags: Specials, drum, Bass, neurofunk, noisia, Spor, Drum & Bass, mayhem., damaged mindz

Liminal London - a journey through space and imagination. With some book suggestions.4 comments

blackboardfiction wrote 4 months ago: Hello and Merry Christmas to everybody! I hope you’ve had a lovely time. My own has passed in … more →

Tags: writing, Misc, The London Perambulator, LIDF, London International Documentary Festival, london documentary, iain sinclair, London Orbital, Will Self

The best kind of night is a Drunken Night #31 comment

crestfallensheena wrote 5 months ago: Last Wednesday night (5th Dec) was Drunken Nights #3 in Tooting! It was another cracker of an evenin … more →

Tags: projects, Drunken nights, Tooting, drunken chorus, Chris Williams, Franko B, Cathy Naden, Adam James, The Trafalgar Arms

New quote

judithsmarkworld wrote 6 months ago: John Eugene Osborne (1858–1943) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)   Asking a writer what he thinks abou … more →

Tags: General Interest, Quote, united states, Arts, WordPress quotes

Second-hand book haul & a euphemism

fictavia wrote 6 months ago: It’s such wicked, funny weather in Brighton today. It was sunny when I left the house about an … more →

Tags: second hand books, Amazon, Margaret Atwood, David Tennant, second-hand books, Second-Hand Bookshops, Brighton, brighton books, Colin Page

Look Back in Anger(1956)-Play By John Osborne-1 comment

amy2828 wrote 6 months ago:          Comment on The Relevance Of The Setting Of Look Back in Anger.                             … more →

Tags: Theatre To Love&TalkAbout, Look back in Anger, #Setting of Look Back in Anger

"Be Your Own Morale Officer": An Interview with John Osborne

thescaffoldingofrhetoric wrote 7 months ago: A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to sit down and chat with John Osborne, the recently retired … more →

Tags: People, Oklahoma, bankers, Stillwater National Bank, SnB, Interview, University of Central Oklahoma, Uco, meadows center


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