Book Review: SEETHING LANE, by Jack Jewers, Moonflower Books
Jewers returns to Samuel Pepys as a subject of fiction following his debut novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys (2022).
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Book Review: WALKING SHADOW LOVE, LOSS AND SHAKESPEARE, By Greg Doran
While The Winter's Tale's regarded as a play of two halves (set in Sicilia and Bohemia), former Royal Shakespeare Company director Greg Doran's poignant and absorbing Walking Shadow is a book of two halves.
Review: THE CONVERSATION WITH HARRIET WALTER, St Martin-in-the-Fields
Shakespeare veteran Dame Harriet Walter talks about the Bard in a reverent tone, but she doesn’t let him off the hook.
Book Review: KIDS, WAIT TILL YOU HEAR THIS! MY MEMOIR by Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, Josh Getlin, Heidi Evans
Even 400 pages or more cannot contain whole life, nor the personality
Book Review: STAGE COMBAT: ARMED (RAPIER & DAGGER) by Roger Bartlett, Nick Hern Books
“This book is about portraying a safe and dramatically effective staged fight using rapier and dagger,” so begins Roger Bartlett’s latest volume.
BOOK REVIEW: THE PLAYS OF HENRICK IBSEN, by David Irvin
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Review: MORE THAN ONE STORY, Trafalgar Theatre
If there is one message that those who were in attendance at More Than One Story LIVE on 9 November absorbed through their skin, it is that “The arts don’t belong to a few, they belong to everyone.
Book Review: A YEAR OF CREATIVE THINKING by Jessica Swale
Branded as “366 Daily Inspirations for Writers & Artists,” this compendium of prompts contains an abundance of inspiration.
Book Review: DRAMA GAMES FOR CLOWNING AND PHYSICAL COMEDY, Nick Hern Books
Drama Games for Clowning and Physical Comedy, written by Joe Dieffenbacher, is one of a series, Drama Games, which, as one might guess from the title, has a range of different games for one to try in workshops, classes and/or rehearsals rooms, with topics like Shakespeare, young children and even �
Book Review: DEVELOPING YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH, Nick Hern Books
This is a toolkit to help creatives in a business which is often hard to navigate, and I feel it is an excellent addition to the material currently available on the subject.
Book Review: HERE IN THE DARK by Alexis Soloski
A highly intelligent and slightly arrogant cynic as a main character helms the investigative noir set against a bleak view of the business.
Book Review: RUNNING THE ROOM: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN THEATRE DIRECTORS
Running the Room isn’t a bible nor a manifesto.
Book Review: SHAKESPEARE – THE MAN WHO PAYS THE RENT, Judi Dench
There are plenty of Shakespeare books on the market already, it’s true – but there aren’t many out there quite like this one.
Book Review: BREAKING DOWN YOUR SCRIPT by Laura Wayth
The moment when you're presented with a whole new script can feel a little overwhelming for an actor, but Breaking Down Your Script: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Actor is here to help.
Book Review: DIVA, V&A Exhibition
The term “diva” rose to prominence with its relation to an operatic background and popularly revolves around the traits of someone’s character.
Book Review: MY SHAKESPEARE - A DIRECTOR'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE FIRST FOLIO by Greg Doran
Doran’s latest book gives a revelatory and revolutionary breakdown of the canon in a way that works for both the professional and uninitiated.
Book Review: IDENTITY, CULTURE, AND THE SCIENCE PERFORMANCE VOLUME 1, FROM THE LAB TO THE STREETS
Identity, Culture, and the Science performance Volume 1, From the Lab to the Streets is an intelligently curated series of interviews, essays, and meditations on theatre and its relationship to science.
Review: GEORGE MICHAEL A LIFE by James Gavin
James Gavin finds the man, but doesn't quite find his place in this detailed biography
BWW Review: WAVES ACROSS TIME: TRADITIONAL DANCE AND MUSIC OF OKINAWA at Kennedy Center
The combination of the music, dancing, acting, and exquisite colors displayed by attire of the company brought the show to life, telling the many different stories of Okinawa.
BWW Review: A THEATRE GEEK'S GUIDE TO DISNEY, GOOGLE & THE NFL at Book Review
“So many of our #dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.
BWW Review: Quentin Tarantino's Novelization of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD Is a Dream Book That Deepens the Original Film
It's like taking a roller coaster ride through QT's mind!
BWW Book Review: A STORY THAT HAPPENS By Dan O'Brien
Playwright Dan O'Brien made a splash in LA theatre back in 2017 when The House In Scarsdale: A Memoir For The Stage received multiple Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nominations.
BWW Review: Tom Dreesen's STILL STANDING... MY JOURNEY FROM STREETS & SALOONS TO THE STAGE AND SINATRA
Frank Sinatra loved to play along with the TV game show Jeopardy.
BWW Review: THE SUMMER SET by Aimee Agresti is a Fun, Comedic, and Romantic Theatre Read!
It's been over seventy days since I have last stepped inside a theatre and it literally feels like there is a something emotionally and physically missing from me.
BWW Review: THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang -- soon to be a movie musical from Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez!
Yesterday, Playbill broke the news that the critically acclaimed graphic novel THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang will be the next project for husband-wife team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who previously worked together on the music for Disney's Frozen, Coco, and Frozen 2.
