Links for the weekend

29th September 2013

Throughout the summer my MacBook Pro was developing little signs of fatigue. The 'u', the 'i' and 'o' keys started working only intermittently. The lower part of the screen sometimes showed a light brown stain. Then somehow or other, I more

‘Show me thy thought’ #ntOthello

27th September 2013

To Clapham Picturehouse last night for the NT Live broadcast of Othello with Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear. Excepting only the sound bleed from the bar next door through much of the second half, this was a triumph. An exceptional more

Gloriana on the big screen

25th September 2013

Here was one we made earlier. More than fifteen years ago in fact, and now brought from the archive for an outing at BFI Southbank on NFT1's big screen. The production was Gloriana - A Film and the occasion last more

Links for the weekend

22nd September 2013

Courtesy of The Notebook at mubi.com and the Spanish film magazine Transit comes The Melville Variations, great video+text essay by Cristina Álvarez López and Adrian Martin about the films of the great French director Jean-Pierre Melville. more

Postcard from Reading, part 1

20th September 2013

The modern campus of the University of Reading is a pleasant place, especially when flattered by the late afternoon sun of a mild autumn day. That's where I have been for the last three days, taking part in an enjoyable more

‘Am I not king?’

16th September 2013

Today is the start of week four of rehearsals for the RSC's Richard II. The cast are beginning to work with director Greg Doran on the detail of each scene, starting this morning with Act I Scene 1. In parallel, more