The acclaimed theatrical production of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty FourĀ opens at His Majesty’s Theatre this week. The stage version of Orwell’s dystopian novel has garnered critical acclaim on Broadway and in the West End, and it’s been selling out as it tours around Australia. Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s adaptation first premiered at the Nottingham […]
Tags: 1984, Big Brother, Big Brother is watching you, Corey McMahon, doublethink, Eurythmics, His Majesty's Theatre, John Hurt, Kellyanne Conway, newspeak, Nineteen Eighty Four, performance, Richard Burton, surveillance, Theatre, thought crime, trump
30 Jul 2017 /
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Acclaimed playwright Edward Albee has died aged 88. The American author achieved worldwide success with is play Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf? Albee passed away in Montauk, New York after a short illness. His works were considered to be a significant part of American theatre in the post war period. He was award the Pulitzer […]
Tags: Bill Clinton, Death, Edward Albee, Elizaeth Taylor, Mike Nichols, Pulitzer Prize, Richard Burton, Theatre, USA, Who's Afraid of Virgina Wolf?
17 Sep 2016 |
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Playwright Sir Peter Shaffer has died, he was 90 years old. Shaffer is best known for the play ‘Equus’. The story of a troubled young man who discusses with a psychiatrist why he has blinded several horses caused controversy upon it’s original release and continued to challenge audiences for decades. Alongside ‘Equus’ Shaffer is also […]
Tags: Amadeus, Anthony Shaffer, Daniel Radcliffe, Equus, Maggie Smith, Peter Firth, Richard Burton, Sidney Lumet, Sir Peter Shaffer, The Wickerman
7 Jun 2016 |
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