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Hamlet (BFI, 14th December 2009)2 comments

Julie Raby wrote 6 days ago: I felt that I was privileged to be able to attend the premiere of the Illuminations/BBC TV film vers … more →

Tags: Antony Sher, David Tennant, Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness, Greg Doran, hamlet, Mariah Gale, Patrick Stewart, RSC, Michael Boyd

Joe's Got The X-Factor!2 comments

tillybud wrote 1 week ago: I was thrilled last night that Joe won the X-Factor.  He has a wonderfully melodic voice and seems l … more →

Tags: Opinions, Shakespeare, X-Factor, Joe McElderry, Simon Cowell, Olly Murs, Stacey Solomon, Michael Bublé, Google

New writers at the cutting edge - of course!3 comments

twp2009 wrote 2 weeks ago: Have a look at Mark Lawson’s article on the Guardian website today about the robust good healt … more →

Tags: the world of theatre, Go and see..., musings, Stan's Cafe, the guardian, New Writing, Regional Theatre, Cutting Edge, The Just Price of Flowers

British Theatre Today: Golden Age? Near Utopia? (A Guardian recap)

nstodard wrote 2 weeks ago: In his latest post (“British theatre isn’t a utopia yet–but we’re on our way … more →

Tags: Life of Drama, theatre, the guardian, Michael Billington, British Theatre

Podcast Crazy!!!6 comments

outlandinstitute wrote 1 month ago: As you probably know, The Outland Institute is not my only podcast. Oh no. I pod around. And this we … more →

Tags: Podcasts, Andy Borowitz, Boxcutters, Front Row, jad abumrad, listen against, Myf Warhurst, podgrams, Radio 4

Cheltenham Literature Festival Diary: Part 17 comments

David Hebblethwaite wrote 2 months ago: For the past week-and-a-bit, I’ve been at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, my first time going to … more →

Tags: Books, Fiction, Television, Comedy, Crime Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Cheltenham Literature Festival, Hilary Mantel

ABC Soaps July Promo 2009 "You Are My Destiny"

phyllis wrote 5 months ago: ABC is promoting a summer of love on all three of their soaps. Check out their new promo for July. J … more →

Tags: Television, Thorsten Kaye, Brandon Buddy, bradford anderson, Kirsten Storms, kristen alderson, Bree Williamson, Alicia Minshew

"Hated Dickens. Turned 40. Discovered that Bleak House is one of the best books I've ever read."2 comments

onparkstreet wrote 7 months ago: From commenter CGraham on this Mark Lawson post about the Brookner novel Strangers. (I seem to be in … more →

Tags: Interesting Links, Anita Brookner, strangers, Guardian

OLTL, sometimes you SUCK!1 comment

norrthpier wrote 11 months ago: There’s so  much I love about this show (see below).  Then there’s the Todd/Marty rape-i … more →

Tags: One Life To Live, Todd Manning, Dorian Lord, natalie buchanan, tea delgado, Tuc Watkins, David Vickers, antonio vega, trevor st. john

What writers are good at1 comment

thenextwavefutures wrote 1 year ago: Mark Lawson had an interesting insight about writers and their strengths while writing about Michael … more →

Tags: writing, Michael Crichton

CARNIVAL OF LIGHT WHEN RELEASE?1 comment

outonbluesix wrote 1 year ago: It’s a bit hard to understand what all the sudden fuss is about Paul McCartney confirming to M … more →

Tags: Current Affairs, David Mitchell, Heroes, beatles, dinners, alan driscoll lead singer of techno band thewomb, Radiophonic Workshop, roland rat being hit with a cricket bat, Belle & Sebastian

Excellent Harry Hill interview

robalderson wrote 1 year ago: right here. Interesting that Mark Lawson, who I know is one of the leading cultural commentators in … more →

Tags: harry hill, Comedy, Comedy and journalism

Alfred Corn on the ongoing death of poetry2 comments

msbaroque wrote 1 year ago: The American poet Alfred Corn, who spends much of his time in London, went to an event last week tha … more →

Tags: Living With Words, Poetry, Alfred Corn, Seamus Heaney, Richard Wilbur, Don Paterson, death of poetry, denis o'driscoll

National audience for NG7 exhibition2 comments

Shared Voice wrote 1 year ago: The upcoming Sokari Douglas-Camp retrospective today received the Mark Lawson treatment on Radio 4’s … more →

Tags: Events, Sokari Douglas Camp, Nottingham, Front Row, New Art Echange

Sleb spotting1 comment

louche wrote 1 year ago: Last week Stewart Lee got off my carriage of the Central Line at rush hour; last Friday I saw Rich H … more →

Tags: London, stewart lee, Rich Hall

Film 2012 with Mark Kermode

web3point11 wrote 1 year ago: The good doctor has just started a new blog, more like a video roll as Dan mentioned. The Kermodian … more →

Tags: kermode, Jonathan Ross, Bonnie Greer, 5Live, BBC

The Sun's sudden interest in Austria1 comment

nate8steele wrote 1 year ago: The Sun has little time for Europe. With the exception of the occasional assault on the European Uni … more →

Tags: Newspapers, Journalism, media, The Sun, the guardian, Tabloid, Austria, josef fritzl, Cellar

Oil!, Cormac McCarthy and the Oscars

laks wrote 1 year ago: Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There will be blood” is a screen adaptation of the novel … more →

Tags: Oil, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Upton Sinclair, Cormac Mccarthy, Oscar, Screen Adaptations

#3 comments

Molly wrote 2 years ago: Of all the glittering myriad reasons not to go to drama school, my lissom young chap, consider, in p … more →

Tags: Music, Art, Podcast, Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah!, Chelsea Hotel, Rufus Wainwright, Drama School


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