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Swinging with the Singing Butler
Category: Theatre
Spare Parts from Sherlock
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s notorious attempt to kill off Sherlock Holmes was an infamous failure when an outraged public following demanded his resurrection and the author reluctantly obliged. Likewise, all attempts to bury the detective have proved impossible. His popularity is currently high. It was also buoyant in the mid-1980s due to the superb rendition … Continue reading Spare Parts from Sherlock
Horseplay on Princes Street
Staging Equus in Edinburgh We hear so much these days about poor mental health and how there appears to be a plague of it presenting with epidemic proportions, especially among the young. There have always been dramas that focused on psychology and the sometimes horrendous consequences of mental malfunctioning. Of all the modern texts that … Continue reading Horseplay on Princes Street
Making Making Myra
Researching, rehearsing and staging the reconstructing of an icon of evil The most unsettling moment was when Andrew stopped the car. We asked why he had done so. He said it was the place. Which place? The one where Myra Hindley had stopped her car and picked up the first victim of the infamous moors … Continue reading Making Making Myra
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