The production used all the stage. The higher level was the God’s realm and then the inner rooms were revealed to us. It was an interesting use of the set, but the play really relies on Marlowe’s language and you have to listen hard to follow the complexities of the play. I thought that Anastasia…
The Constable exhibition is a much smaller exhibition than the Richler exhibition showing a range of Constable’s works that we don’t always see as we normally experience his landscapes. The exhibition is series of portraits of Constable’s family, close friends and associates. The catalogue does say that , “Famously, constable once observed that painting is…
Read more Constable Portraits (National Portrait Gallery, 2nd May 2009)
I experienced this exhibition as an exploration of blurring reality both literally and metaphorically. I was fascinated by the images in this exhibition, and it felt really uncomfortable looking at some of the images which are actually blurred, in contrast to viewing images in recent exhibitions such as the Face 2008 and the Annie Leibovitz…
Read more Gerhard Richter (National Portrait Gallery, 2nd May 2009)
It was very busy when I went to see this exhibition, so I felt rather claustrophobic and the viewing felt pressured. I wanted to get close to the paintings and stand back as well and this wasn’t always possible and often viewing was over shoulders or from the sides of the works. This shows how…
Read more Picasso: Challenging the Past (National Gallery, 2nd May 2009)
Twelfth Night is always a popular play and there are several productions this year. There has been the Donmar Warehouse production, which I wrote about in this blog and there is to be a RSC production in the autumn with Richard Wilson as Malvolio. The York Theatre Royal production is entertaining and thought provoking and…
Read more Twelfth Night (York Theatre Royal 29th April 2009 and 1st May 2009)
Michael Boyd interview: transforming the RSC – Telegraph
Read more Michael Boyd interview: transforming the RSC – Telegraph
Julie Raby: A Dyslexic Writer 