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Tag Archives: Jane Austen
The Watsons, Menier Chocolate Factory
Laura Wade isn’t the first to tackle Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, abandoned in 1805, but she is the only one so far to write herself, the struggling adaptor, into the text. This witty, ingenious and surprisingly philosophical play, which premiered … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adaptation, austen, book, broadwayworld, chichester festival theatre, Jane Austen, laura wade, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, novel, period drama, regency, review, romance, samuel west, the watsons, unfinished
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Falsettos leads September’s Top 10 new London shows
From a landmark musical and Caryl Churchill to Wall Street and ABBA immersion. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abba, autumn, best, big the musical, book tickets, broadwayworld, caryl churchill, cheap tickets, dominion theatre, duke of yorks theatre, falsettos, immersive theatre, Jane Austen, jay mcguiness, london, mamma mia the party, master harold and the boys, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, play, preludes, royal court, sale, september, southwark playhouse, sun street, the o2, the other palace, the son, the watsons, the wolf of wall street, theatre, ticket deal, toby jones, top 10, torch song, turbine theatre, visit london, west end
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Listed: Precocious Writers
Once upon a time… Storytelling is an integral part of all human cultures, and a central pillar of an enlightened education. Some children get the hang of it quickly – they are, as the phrase has it, natural storytellers. This … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged anne frank, book, bronte, caitlin moran, child, children, daisy ashford, diary, dorothy straight, drama, how to build a girl, how to talk to girls, Jane Austen, john kennedy toole, kid, Malala Yousafzai, novel, novelist, play, playwright, published, royal court, teenager, the arts desk, the chronicles of narmo, the young visitors, theartsdesk, theatre, virginia woolf, writer, writing, young
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Hidden treasures, war poets and Dracula
In my Compass magazine Arts pages this month: Discover hidden treasures with Heritage Open Days New play explores Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon’s lives and work Fist pump to ’80s-tastic Rock of Ages Scary Little Girls’ blood-curdling Dracula Revered printmaker Colin See-Paynton shares his nocturnal encounters … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged art, article, cold war, compass, dance, deal, dorset, dracula, eighties, exhibition, famous five, film festival, first world war, gothic, hampshire, heritage open days, Jane Austen, magazine, museum, musical, new forest, painting, play, poet, poetry, portsmouth, print, rock, rock of ages, september, sherlock holmes, shop, shopping, Siegfried Sassoon, steampunk, theatre, vampire, Wilfred Owen, woodcarving, world war 2, world war one, world war two
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Best dance moments in literature
From Lizzy and Darcy’s charged conversations on the dancefloor to Nora’s tarantella and Natasha’s first ball, Dance Today magazine readers choose their favourite literary dance moments in celebration of World Book Day. What’s your pick? Do share it below!
Posted in Dance, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged a doll's house, ballet shoes, ballroom, bible, book, cinderella, colin firth, dance, dance today, dancing, drama, favourite, film, Jane Austen, literature, magazine, noel streatfeild, pride and prejudice, pygmalion, read, red shoes, shakespeare, Silver Linings Playbook, thomas hardy, tv, war and peace, world book day
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Austen’s ring, literary festival, War Horse and half-term help
In my Compass magazine Arts pages this month, Jane Austen’s ring returns home after a £152,450 campaign, Purbeck Literary Festival debuts, and there’s cultural half-term help in the form of Castle Quest, LEGO models and Bugsy Malone, plus my pick of February’s top … Continue reading
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Tagged art, book, children, comedy, compass, culture, dorset, half term, hampshire, Jane Austen, jazz, kids, learn, literary festival, magazine, magic, music, painting, play, poetry, purbeck literary festival, stained glass, stephen k amos, theatre, ticket, war horse, workshop
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Why the Jane Austen banknote matters
It’s just a picture. Right? Just a picture on a piece of paper. Can you name all the public figures who’ve been enshrined on our banknotes? Does their selection really have a major impact on contemporary gender relations? No, how … Continue reading
