Category Archives: drama

Walking with me

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Hearten Soul

It took me over a month of lockdown to decide that it was time to get out The West Wing box sets, and I’ve been watching from the beginning again. Wow, but they all look so young, and the screen … Continue reading →

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Performing during pestilence

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Hearten Soul

Maybe you’ve seen the stories that say Shakespeare wrote King Lear while he was under quarantine for the plague.  Or that Isaac Newton invented calculus, theories of optics and gravity during the Great Plague of 1665.  I’ve seen people encouraging … Continue reading →

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Optimising My Shot

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Hearten Soul

I felt like I waited a long time to see the musical Hamilton. Late to discover the writer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda via a James Corden musical themed Carpool Karaoke I then binged on YouTube clips including this one of … Continue reading →

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Correcting your elders

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Hearten Soul

I seem to be making a habit of getting into unnecessarily determined discussions about apparently trivial issues. Both recent times have been with men who are quite a lot older than me and have led to me calling on the … Continue reading →

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Catching the Benedict

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Hearten Soul

My regular readers may be surprised to hear that I still have friends who say to me ‘Benedict who?’ Granted, these are friends who haven’t seen me much in a while. Anyway, since there are apparently still discerning people out … Continue reading →

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Lowering your expectations

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Hearten Soul

I know I run the risk of sounding very spoilt in this blog, but I wanted to write about one consequence of having seen some absolutely excellent shows over the last nineteen years at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  It means … Continue reading →

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Assessing that Jesus

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Hearten Soul

Last night I saw the new Jesus Christ Superstar which is touring arenas around the UK. Ben Forster plays Jesus after being selected through a rather rushed series on ITV in the summer. Some have been critical of his acting … Continue reading →

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Doing the maracujá

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Hearten Soul

Sometimes you taste something and you just want more of it… While it’s difficult to know where to start talking about my recent holiday in Scotland, one part I definitely brought home with me (along with some Iona books, a … Continue reading →

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Creating a myth

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Hearten Soul

There are stories and ideas which resonate through centuries. In this third blog post considering the NT production of Frankenstein I will consider the way the story has gained mythic status, but also another idea in the play which could … Continue reading →

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Creating a drama

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Hearten Soul

Sometimes a piece of drama really captures your imagination.  In something of a departure for this blog, I think this will be the second part of a trilogy of posts following my viewing of the National Theatre Live Frankenstein (see … Continue reading →

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