Monthly Archives: September 2015

Jodi Ann Bickley, Level Up, Birmingham Rep

Posted on September 25, 2015 by garylongden

Level Up, Season Four, Episode One- Birmingham Rep **** Some eight years ago I stumbled into the Old Crown at Digbeth on a January evening to take part in a poetry slam. The usual suspects were there, the usual topics … Continue reading →

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Brassed off- Derby Theatre

Posted on September 22, 2015 by garylongden

Some question the relevance of modern theatre to the world around it. Those doubters should take a trip along to the Derby Theatre to watch “Brassed Off”, a play about a closing colliery, and its brass band. Derbyshire was a … Continue reading →

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Noises Off- Sutton Arts Theatre

Posted on September 7, 2015 by garylongden

Noises Off was written in 1982 play by artistic polymath Michael Frayn, a journalist, philosopher, and novelist as well as playwright. It was inspired in 1970, when Frayn was watching from the wings a performance of his own The Two … Continue reading →

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