“We have staged Dracula: The Untold Story as a live graphic novel,” says UK theatre company imitating the dog. And that is precisely what they have done. Actually, what they have managed to do, along with co-producers Leeds...
Read MoreFans of The Take on YouTube will have seen the one about ‘The Sick Girl’ trope. The girls in ‘Sick Girl’ movies all have similar characteristics. She’s beautiful and her illness makes her glow. She’s bursting with positivity...
Read MoreI know I used to be a radio drama producer, but surely everyone has heard of Orson Welles’ radio version of War of the Worlds? It practically brought the US to a halt in 1938. A straw poll of the ladies sitting in front of me on...
Read MoreThe Jewish people have more history than most. They have been kicked out of country after country, and murdered by politicians seeking a scapegoat or by monarchs seeking to escape debt. Opportunities to settle must seem quite...
Read MoreThe Dukes’ summer show in Lancaster’s Williamson Park is one of the highlights of my theatrical year. It’s generally extremely good fun, you can take a picnic and, if the weather is as good as this visit, watch the...
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