Monthly Archives: February 2016

A Murder is Announced- Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Posted on February 24, 2016 by garylongden

The British love a murder a mystery, and Agatha Christie epitomises the genre at its best. The plays, like the novels, draw heavily for their appeal on period settings, and mores which may always have been more artistic creation, than … Continue reading →

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The Great Gatsby – Derby Theatre

Posted on February 9, 2016 by garylongden

F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel is a literary classic, one which transferred well to the cinema but which rarely appears on stage. Blackeyed Theatre have sought to put that right with an adaptation by Stephen Sharkey which incorporates song, dance and … Continue reading →

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Round and Round the Garden- Lichfield Garrick

Posted on February 9, 2016 by garylongden

  This play forms part of an Ayckbourn trilogy , the Norman Conquests, written in 1973. There are only six parts, and each play depicts the same six characters, over the same weekend, in a different part of a house. … Continue reading →

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Haikus

Posted on February 7, 2016 by garylongden

  Autumn Leaves crackle and rot Revelling in their decay Soon to be compost   Spring   Tulip buds bursting In bright fresh April sunlight Spring is surely here   Walk   We walk hand in hand Purple carpet before … Continue reading →

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Mother Goose – Mulberry Theatre, Doveridge Village Hall

Posted on February 1, 2016 by garylongden

The pantomime season traditionally draws to an end as January closes. Mulberry Players squeezed their Mother Goose run in with hours to spare in this amateur, village hall production. Pantomime is unique to Great Britain and performs a number of … Continue reading →

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