4**** 28 October 2019 It didn’t take Alfred Hitchcock long to realise the potential of Ethel Lina White’s novel ‘The Wheel Spins’ – within two years of its publication in 1938 he had made a film out of it. Retitled ‘The Lady Vanishes’ it became one of the director’s most loved early films. With a […]
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3*** 18 October 2019 Edmond Rostand’s late 19th Century work ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ is one of those rare pieces of literature which are handled with kid gloves. It’s a challenge in so many ways and it is fraught with many hurdles and possible pitfalls. There is the translation to use – unless you are performing in
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5***** 14 October 2019 In watching a quality dance performance one can be mesmerised, awestruck and confused simultaneously. One can wonder, thrill and debate with yourself. One can question, delight and admire. Rambert is one of the foremost dance companies in the UK, in Europe and beyond. From its origins in classical ballet in the
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3*** 9 October 2019 ‘We Walk. We Walk. We Walk’ goes the song, the beat, the rhythm, as three black men trudge across the hills and peaks on the Yorkshire/Derbyshire borders. Every month they do this in a group of up to 30; connecting with each other. However, on this occasion the weather is not
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