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Memory, forgetting, and performance

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

Rebekah Brooks and others testifying to the Leveson Inquiry claim to have staggeringly poor memories of events. Zoe Williams, in her Guardian article of 11 May commented “You couldn’t live a life with this bad a memory. Never mind that you’d … Continue reading →

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Julius Caesar: Shakespeare’s African play

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

In this year of firsts, Greg Doran, who’s about to take over the running of the Royal Shakespeare Company, is creating a few firsts of his own. He’s currently rehearsing the first RSC Shakespeare production featuring a completely black cast. … Continue reading →

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Harley Granville Barker and Shakespeare

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

A new play about the great man of the theatre Harley Granville Barker is now playing at the Hampstead Theatre, London. As explained on the Radio 4 Today programme on 29 February Granville Barker virtually invented the idea of the director, … Continue reading →

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Enter the dragon

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

It’s the beginning of the Chinese new year on the 23rd, and this year will be the year of the dragon. In China the dragon is a source of positive energy and optimism, very different from the way in which … Continue reading →

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