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Shelagh Delaney 1939-2011

Posted in Books, Fiction, Theatre, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

My tribute to Shelagh Delaney, ‘the first working-class woman playwright’, who died recently, is published today at For Books’ Sake

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‘Keeler’ at Theatre Royal, Brighton

Posted in History, Profumo Affair, Theatre, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Keeler is a touring play about 1963’s Profumo Affair, when a young model and showgirl, Christine Keeler, was revealed to have been involved with both Britain’s Minister for War, John Profumo, and a Russian naval attaché, Eugene Ivanov.

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Finishing the Picture

Posted in Books, Film, Marilyn Monroe, Theatre, tagged , , , on October 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Finishing the Picture: Miller, Monroe and The Misfits Finishing the Picture, Arthur Miller’s last play, opened in Chicago in October 2004, a few months before his death. It was inspired by Miller’s own memories of The Misfits, the movie he wrote for his then-wife, Marilyn Monroe.

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Fictional Characters: Maggie the Cat

Posted in Books, Fiction, Theatre, tagged , , on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

My profile of another fictional favourite – Maggie from Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – is featured today at For Books’ Sake

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Marilyn Onstage

Posted in Marilyn Monroe, Theatre, tagged , , , , on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

London theatregoers can enjoy two plays about Marilyn Monroe this autumn. Marilyn And Ella opens at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue on November 15th, showing on three consecutive Sundays.

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