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Olivier, Pinter and Hall recognised as ‘new Elizabethans’

Director Peter Hall, actor Laurence Olivier and playwright Harold Pinter are among the names included on a BBC Radio 4 list of figures who “have had a significant impact on lives in these islands and given the age its character” during...

Daniel Radcliffe to star in new Sky Arts comedy drama

Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm are to star in a new comedy for Sky Arts called A Young Doctor’s Notebook. The four-part series is based on a collection of short stories by Mikhail Bulgakov and is set in a small town in Russia in 1917. It is...

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Andrew Fishwick: Working to win back trust

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An educative Merchant

Education and Training: I taught The Merchant of Venice for years as an English literature text, first to O level students and later for GCSE. Few of my English teacher colleagues would touch it because they said that the play was antisemitic...

Reinventing musicals on the fringe

Shenton’s View: Regular readers of this blog will know what a champion I already am of musicals in general, and of fringe musicals in particular, where shining an intimate, close-up spotlight on shows big or small, and hit or miss in...

Drama as a learning tool for prisoners

Education and Training: Last week I spent a couple of hours in prison — a first for me. I learned a lot about how the security works, the bleakness of the infrastructure, how pleasant and affable most of the staff are, and...

Short Shorts 35: Audiences and actors fight back

Shenton’s View: I seem to have unwittingly ignited a welcome fight back by theatregoers and actors alike, tired of having performances disrupted by bad behaviour. Just the other day, a colleague posted on his Facebook account, “Hope never to be seated...

Corrie musical stars out on the street

Shenton’s View: An Observer news feature a few weeks ago was headlined,” Coronation Street - The Musical hits the right note as TV cashes in on top brands,” as it catalogued the series of TV shows that are currently being adapted...

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