Brendan Cowell, actor and writer, was enjoying a successful eight-year stint in London when he had a night out with an unnamed “fabulous British theatre actor”. At 2am the two ex-Hamlets were sharing a bottle, performing the Dane’s speeches on the curbside, and agreeing he never leaves those who play…
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly wasn’t just a good title for a film. As theatre director Tue Biering points out, it encapsulated exactly why westerns have been so universal in their appeal: having a moral compass that always points to either good or bad, they make a virtue…
During the covid lockdowns, when cellist Rachel Scott was allowed only one visitor at a time, she streamed monthly duets she made with other instrumentalists. Seeking to maximise the variation between performances, she decided to incorporate spoken word, and approached actor Damien Ryan, artistic director of Sport for Jove…