Pictures of Lyly
On Thursday we filmed a scene from John Lyly's 1584 play Sapho and Phao for the Shakespearean London Theatres project (ShaLT). That day I wrote Gentle ladies and gentlemen... John Lyly!!!, a post about the dramatist more
On Thursday we filmed a scene from John Lyly's 1584 play Sapho and Phao for the Shakespearean London Theatres project (ShaLT). That day I wrote Gentle ladies and gentlemen... John Lyly!!!, a post about the dramatist more
... when we think about The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable? Which is, of course, the latest immersive extravaganza from Punchdrunk, co-presented with The National Theatre (until 30 December). For background see Andrew Dickson's feature more
Gentles all, put your hands together, please, for Mr John Lyly. We'll come to he actually was in a moment, but first consider this: on Thursday the Illuminations team is filming a scene from his celebrated drama Sapho more
Sometime after midnight: 'Sweet friends, to bed.'
The rain stayed away, the moon shone bright, Act V was played for us, and the iron tongue of midnight tolled on cue.
'So, good night unto you all.'
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So this is the easy bit. Easy to experience, that is, if you are in Stratford-upon-Avon, are lucky enough to have an invitation, and are prepared to be awake and alert at 2am. It's most certainly not easy to create, more
Monday sees the latest live cinema broadcast of a production from the Royal Opera House. The opera is Benjamin Britten’s Gloriana which has just opened in a new staging by director Richard Jones. (Reviews more
21:52 Going to bed now, but I'll try to post some more considered thoughts once I've slept on it. 21:51 Andy Dickson at the Guardian says they are hoping to make the stream available on demand tomorrow - I hope they more
So this evening has been dire - and it should have been a delight. A month or more ago, the arts department at Channel 4 very kindly sent me an invitation to an party-type thingy tonight with nibbles and Grayson Perry. more
To Richmond Theatre for Headlong's smart and stimulating adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull (until Saturday, then Bath and Derby). As directed by Blanche McIntyre, a fine cast including Abigail Cruttenden, Alexander more
After a good few months of preparation the Royal Shakespeare Company reveals today that it is to begin live cinema broadcasts of selected productions from Stratford-upon-Avon. The first screening will be of Gregory Doran's production of more