There are very few plays that written over 400 years ago succeed in enthralling an audience consistently and with heights of engagement. The recent production of Macbeth staged in Edinburgh and due for onwards productions in London and Washington DC, forges an abiding memory. A keynote of the production can be described as ‘never a… Continue reading The Scottish Play in Edinburgh
Month: January 2024
Perception of Subtleties
We had stopped in the main town car park in Troon in Scotland and about to leave the car for bits of shopping. I found myself saying something like ‘Do not get confused about this’ without really thinking what I was saying. Anne’s answer was spot on as she recognised a strangely out of character… Continue reading Perception of Subtleties
Goldmark: An Extraordinary Gallery
The Leicestershire Town of Uppingham is noted certainly for its famous private school but the Goldmark Gallery in the town certainly deserves more than a passing mention. One connection with school is that this was attended by the brother of Vera Brittain who would write Testament of Youth to immortalise her deep personal losses of… Continue reading Goldmark: An Extraordinary Gallery
Re-colouring Shakespeare
Enter the First Folio It had been a creative project to assign colours to every letter in a specific text by Shakespeare and has been described in a previous post. It has always been unclear as to the best font to use. Fonts at the best of times are highly subjective like the cognitive experience… Continue reading Re-colouring Shakespeare