Admittedly I went with a fansquirrelish level of excitement to see the National Theatre Live’s production of Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch as the melancholy Dane. The five acts were compressed into two with a running time of about 3 hours, including intermission (in the interest of disclosure, that there was no wine available at the […]

After fivish years of more fun and frolic than any one can – or should – stand, I have decided to resume the Scribbling Way. There is deathless prose rattling somewhere in the old brain, and I intend to go panning for the nuggets. Watch this space! Photo credit Laurie Tavan Thalassa as Mrs Flora […]