A blog about the smoke (and elsewhere)
The next BSSH sport and leisure history seminar at the IHR will be given by Jeremy Lonsdale who will be talking about the early history of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Do come along for a stimulating discussion.
5.30pm Mon 11th March, Past & Present Room
The next BSSH sport and leisure history seminar at the IHR will be given by Lisa Taylor who will be talking about the history of women's rowing. Do come along for a stimulating discussion.
5.30pm Mon 11th March, Past & Present Room
Chekhov as it should be done - intimate, emotional, moving. And funny!
A brief post with the file for the script of 'A Soldier's Song'. Feedback would be welcome!
With 'A Soldier's Song' due to première in a week's time it's time to pay my respects to the London Library - without the benefits that membership brings I doubt that I would have got the project off the ground.
Read more Working on ‘A Soldier’s Song’ in the London Library
The Devil's Own turn out to be the perfect hosts for this devil of a boy that is Hector Woolley. Read more to find out why ...
After a weekend of Berlioz on Radio 3 it's also now time to reveal that ASoSo (as it's become to cast and crew) is itself inspired in part by Hector Berlioz. On reading the original Marivaux it rapidly became apparent to me that the male lead's romantic obsession with Araminte had a powerful resonance with the real life obsession that Berlioz had with the actress Harriet Smithson
