Fights pursue, arguments happen, slaps occur – What more does one want? Private Lives follows Elyot and Amanda who have both remarried and are honeymooning with their new partners, only to discover that they happen to be in the same hotel. This in turn allows their ‘love’ for each other to resurface and they disappear […]
Month: February 2015
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Are We Due Another Movement In Writing?
Ever since the early 17th and 18th centuries there have been movements that have changed the way writers, well, write. It got me thinking about where we are now and whether a new movement is just around the corner or that we have slowly merged into a way that feels comfortable? Preferably not the latter, […]
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Silence of the Lambs: Hopkins/Hepburn
Last night, I decided to watch Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator (2004). It’s not the first time I have seen the film but it hit me last night how bizarre Cate Blanchett’s voice is. Blanchett plays the role of the iconic movie actress Katharine Hepburn and it, personally, is a realistic accent. It got me wondering […]
Comedy-Drama Pushing Daisies Could Be Returning Created by: Bryan Fuller Cast: Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Kristin Chenoweth Current number of series: 2 Genre: Comedy-Drama For those who have never seen or even heard of Pushing Daisies, it was an American ‘forensic fairy tale’ and followed the story of Ned (played by Lee Pace) […]
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The Driver Is An Exciting Drama
The exciting new British drama The Driver is out now on DVD. Director: Jamie Payne Cast: David Morrissey, Claudie Blakley, Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Sacha Parkinson Available On: DVD and Blu-Ray The gripping three-part series follows Vince (David Morrissey) whose life is turned upside down as he tries to escape from his mundane taxi driver […]
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The Brilliantly Hilarious Cuckoo
The brilliant comedy Cuckoo returned to our screens last September, and to coincide with the return, FremantleMedia International is released season one on DVD. This BBC 3 series follows Ken Thompson (Greg Davies) and his family as the spiritual Cuckoo (Andy Samberg) marries into the family. As the series progresses, Cuckoo’s ‘cuckoo’ behaviour gets more […]
A new method of theatre opened its doors in Scarborough last August with Screenplay. Director: Henry Bell Writers: Jimmy Osborne, Isabel Wright, Kate Brower, Claudine Toutoungi Cast: Charlotte Harwood, Paul Ryan, Lara Stubs Venue: The Stephen Joseph Theatre Based in a cinema itself, this play consists of four short productions all of which were written […]
To mark his 53rd year as a theatre director and his 55th year as a playwright, Alan Ayckbourn brought his new play Roundelay to the Stephen Joseph Theatre. Director & Writer: Alan Ayckbourn Cast: Russel Dixon, Nigel Hastings, Krystle Hylton, Brooke Kinsella, Alexandra Mathie, Sophie Roberts, Richard Stacey, Leigh Symonds Venue: Stephen Joseph Theatre This […]
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book premiered in Scarborough in 1998 and now 16 years later, it has been adapted into a musical. Director: Alan Ayckbourn Musical Adaptation & Lyrics: Paul James Musical Director: Mark Warman Cast: Evelyn Hoskins, Nicolas Colicos, Katie Birtill, Natasha J Barnes, John Barr, Stephen Matthews Venue: Stephen Joseph Theatre […]
Billy Elliot The Musical was broadcast live from the Victoria Palace Theatre in London last night to 550 cinemas across the world. For people who haven’t seen the film version (2000) the story is based around the minors strikes during Thatcher’s reign. It follows a young boy named Billy Elliot who discovers that he has […]
Lights, Camera, Action! 