A
Touch of Evil
In an article in The Guardian, Mark Ravenhill argues that metaphysics
is essential to our depiction of the real world.
Work
with Martine again? I think not
Interview with Jonathan Pryce in the Telegraph, by Jasper Rees.
The
Death of the West End
Fascinating Guardian article by Michael Billington.
The
Curtain and the Computer
A "Times" article about the use of 3-D computer technology
to produce sets for stage plays, concentrating on the work of Bill
Dudley.
Where
Are the Fringe Benefits?
In an article in The Scotsman, William Burdett-Coutts, director the
Assembly Rooms at the Edinburgh Fringe, argues for a closer relationship
between Edinburgh's festivals andn for public subsidy for the Fringe.
ON
THE RECORD: The Crooked Mile and others from the West End
A feature from US site Playbill about Must Close Saturday Records,
"a small, independent record label specialising in neglected,
often forgotten and previously unrecorded, music from British musical
theatre." Fascinating fare for lovers of the musical.
All the World's
a Stage for the Arts Minister
An amusing commentary from the Herald on the Scottish National Theatre
announcement.
Serjeant
Musgrave Rides Again
Minchael Billington interviews John Arden about the revival of his
1959 play.
Welcome
to McBard's
An amusing but serious article in the Guardian linking the building
of a version of Shakespeare's Globe in Rome with globalisation.
Femme
Fatale
A Guardian article about the contemporary resonance of classic texts,
with particular reference to the Sophocle's Antigone.
Thinkin'
About Tomorrow
A Guardian article about the Tower Theatre, a London amateur company
facing major problems and relying upon their production of Annie
to save them.
Do
Not Disturb
Another Guardian article: Lyn Gardner writes about contemporary versions
of modern classic plays and the problems caused by the writers' literary
estates.
Creating
a Scene
Scottish theatre journalist Joyce McMillan, writing on the Theatre
in Wales site, discusses the idea of a National Theatre for Wales.
Spreading
the Word
An interesting report by The Scotsman's theatre writer Joyce McMillan
about a British Council-organised tour of British theatre to Düsseldorf.
Valuing
our independence in the arts
An article on the Theatre in Wales site by Simon Harris, Artistic
Director of Sgript Cymru, about the possibility that the Welsh Assembly
may take over the functions of Arts Council Wales.
My
Life with John Thaw
An article from The Sctosman: an extract from Sheila Hancock's book
The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw.
This
Warrior Is Fighting On
A Guardian article in which Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti writes about her
reactions to the attacks on her and her play Behzti.
Come
Together
Another Guardian article: David Edgar on the probems facing modern
playwrights.
