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Steve Newman A Review of the RSC's Production of As You Like It

Read Steve Newman's review of the new production of As You Like It over at Quazen. Continue

Added by Steve Newman on June 16, 2009 at 7:39am — No Comments

Steve Newman A Review of Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale' at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

The new production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale - starring Greg Hicks as Leontes, and directed by David Farr - is a masterpiece of how an old war horse can be turned around and made new. Read my full review at Steve Newman… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on June 3, 2009 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Steve Newman Frost/Nixon

Hilary and I went to see Ron Howard's film Frost/Nixon on Monday afternoon at Stratford's Picture House, and it was a truly magical two hours plus of cinematic joy. Joy in the sense that every second had something worth observing and worth listening to: great photography, light… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on January 28, 2009 at 9:28am — No Comments

Steve Newman Anthony Trollope's 'Barchester Towers' Comes To Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity's own theatre company, Trinity Players, brings a new adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers to Shakespeare's church in February. This new version, adapted and directed by Ursula Russell, brings out the social interplay, intrigue, and humour,… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on January 14, 2009 at 9:06am — No Comments

Steve Newman Launch of Peter Cubitt's first book of poetry, 'Walking With Words'

Despite what the Stratford Herald said this week - who've got it wrong again - the launch of Peter Cubitt's first book of poetry Walking With Words will take place at the Mercure Shakespeare Hotel tomorrow, Sunday 14th December, at 4pm, repeat, 4pm! Peter will be readi… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on December 13, 2008 at 9:55am — No Comments

Steve Newman David Dawson Breathes Fire Back Into Shakespeare's Tragic Love Story

Hilary and I went to see the new RSC production of Romeo & Juliet at the Courtyard Theatre last Friday, and although this play is not a favourite mine, it was brought alive by the exceptional acting talent of David Dawson as Romeo, whose power and intellectual range is quit… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on December 8, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Steve Newman Guy Adams - Writer

Another great Stratford literary export is my dear friend Guy Adams, who now lives in Spain and is busy knocking out one book after another. Most recently he has been responsible for the Life on Mars books, including the hilarious The Rules of Modern Policing… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on December 5, 2008 at 2:07pm — No Comments

Steve Newman Airman Missing by Greg Lewis

Welsh journalist and author, Greg Lewis's superb book Airman Missing is the riveting true story of World War Two bomber pilot John Evans's 114 days behind lines, after being shot down over Belgium by the Luftwaffe night-fighter ace Heinz Wolfgang Schnauffer, in 1944. It is… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on November 24, 2008 at 2:24pm — No Comments

Steve Newman John Corvin's 'Bards Town Revisited'

Hilary and I went to the private viewing of Stratford artist John Corvin's new exhibition 'Bards Town Revisited' last night at the Retrospectives Gallery here in Stratford; it was a lovely evening. John is, without doubt, a fine artist with a… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on November 19, 2008 at 9:17am — No Comments

Garrick Huscared gearing up for Christmas

The festive season is a very special time in Stratford when the town takes on the delightful feeling of old world charm even more so than the rest of the year. Janey and I moved here just before Christmas last year and were treated to the towns charms. The smell of log fires actually drifts between the streets. I was told that its due to log fires that many of the building interiors survived. Something in the smoke preserved the timbers. (finished off the tennants though). In the full tradition… Continue

Added by Garrick Huscared on November 13, 2008 at 9:15pm — No Comments

Steve Newman Brooklyn linked with Stratford-upon-Avon

The Brooklyn Voice is a superb new online magazine that I just happen to write for, and a publication that now links -via this site - the towns of Brooklyn and Stratford-upon-Avon. Check it out. Continue

Added by Steve Newman on November 10, 2008 at 7:01pm — No Comments

Steve Newman Under Milk Wood at the Civic Hall

Read Steve Newman's review of Second Thoughts production of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood over at Steve's A Stratford Diary. Continue

Added by Steve Newman on November 10, 2008 at 1:01pm — No Comments

Steve Newman Under Milk Wood

If you're a fan of Dylan Thomas you're in for a treat this week because Stratford theatre company 'Second Thoughts' are producing his now legendary play for voices Under Milk Wood, dire… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on November 4, 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Steve Newman Lawrence Durrell

As far as I know the English novelist Lawrence Durrell had no connection with Stratford-upon-Avon, but it was in Stratford - in the old Midland Educational store in High Street - that I first came across, and bought, The Alexandria Quartet, and later, in… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on November 3, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Steve Newman Quantum of Solace

Hilary and I went to see the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace last Friday, and we came out pretty shell-shocked! Shell-shocked because this superb film is unrelenting in its pace and violence creating a whirlwind of action the likes of wh… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on November 3, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Steve Newman Stratford-upon-Avon Herald - Stratford's Artists' Colony

There's a jolly good article about Garrick Huscared and Stratford's Artists' Colony in our favourite local paper The Stratford Herald today. Take a look… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on October 23, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Steve Newman Stratford's Artists' Colony

Well, Shakespearean actor, writer, director and artist, Garrick Huscared's dream of creating a colony of artists in Shakespeare's Stratford has now come true. Check it out. Continue

Added by Steve Newman on October 22, 2008 at 8:20am — No Comments

Steve Newman Acker Bilk at Stratford-upon-Avon Civic Hall

Hilary and I went to see Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band in concert on Wednesday night at the Civic Hall. The concert was part of the superb Stratford-upon-Avon Music Festival. It was an evening of great music and humour. Read… Continue

Added by Steve Newman on October 19, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Ted de Stratford The House of Maynard (From 'HardTown Stories' by tds

The House of Maynard. The first dead body I ever saw belonged to Mrs Maynard. Belonged? That sounds stupid. The truth of the matter is that when I saw it, it didn’t belong to anyone - not me, not you and certainly not to Mrs Maynard. How could it? Mrs Maynard was dead and she had no further use for it so, it certainly didn’t belong to her. No, if it belonged to anyone then it had to be to the tall, thin, miserable man in the black suit. The man who had come to take her away. All these though… Continue

Added by Ted de Stratford on October 15, 2008 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

Ted de Stratford The Eye of the Beholder (From 'HardTown Stories' by tds)

The Eye of the Beholder. There was never any doubt in my mind, none at all. As far as I was concerned, Sheba Lee was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was a Goddess. She exhaled gold dust and whatever she touched she consecrated. Her natural odour made my nose twitch with delight for up to three days after she had passed and I could have made love to her shadow. I would have paid good money to have her hair woven into cloth and made into the best suit I ever had. She was the sun, the m… Continue

Added by Ted de Stratford on October 10, 2008 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

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