I have managed to watch all the Torchwood episodes this week thanks to the magic of Sky +. I must admit I was gripped and had to catch up because of watching open air Shakespeare for a couple of evenings (see other blog entries). It was enormously difficult to avoid spoilers (especially now I twitter,…
Read more Torchwood and Coronation Street (w/c 6th July 2009)
Once upon a time……. in a castle on the mountain where the ravens croaked, the young girl mourned the death of her physician father brought up by the Countess Rossillion. Rossillion was a dark place. Then Helena fell in love with the Countess’ son, Bertram, and it should have ended happily ever after. For her…
Read more All's Well That Ends Well (National Theatre, 11th July 2009)
Open air Shakespeare is about having an entertaining afternoon/evening out, as much as it is about searching out that brilliant performance of Shakespearean production. Of course when going to any theatre, there is a hope it will be entertaining, but open air Shakespeare brings with it all the ritual of what you do before and…
Read more The Comedy of Errors and The Tempest (Ripley Castle, Library Gardens York)
I have always loved the radio, but I think I listen to the radio more than watch television (but maybe not as much as going to the theatre). There’s those waking moments when the day starts and half asleep the Today programme invades my dreams. If I am lucky to get a lift to work,…
This is becoming the As You Like It summer. I’ve already blogged about the Curve production, RSC production, and the Globe production, but felt that I had make mention of the RSC one again after seeing Mariah Gale go on as understudy for Rosalind. On this occasion, there were no press releases or reports of…
Julie Raby: A Dyslexic Writer 