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Comment on A foraging walk in south London with Lewisham Green Party by Khuram

Khuram — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:45:13 +0000

Great article! I always wanted to do something with the elderflower blossoms on the Elder tree in my garden but never got around to it. The tree has been cut down now so that is a shame. Wild mint growing in the alley behind my house, nothing beats fresh mint.

Honestly enjoyed reading this. Send me an email if you go on another foraging party, I would love to come.

Comment on Theatre Review: Macbeth at the White Bear, Kennington by Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:36:06 +0000

Hi Simon,
I’m sorry your twins didn’t like it – if they were expecting something like the RSC, then I could see it would have been a shock.
There are a lot of good things at the White Bear – I hope you can persuade them to give it another go some time,
Regards,
Natalie

Comment on Theatre Review: Macbeth at the White Bear, Kennington by Simon Paterson

Simon Paterson — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:21:36 +0000

I’m being pestered by my twins to write this. We saw Alls Well That Ends Well at the National Theatre for £10 last week and while I was a little confused, they loved it, so on the strength of your piece I got us tickets for Macbeth around the corner at the White Bear which they are studying it at school. They were so upset we had to leave at the interval. I thought it was ok, but the children insisted Macbeth didn’t know his words and when he got them right he didn’t understand what they meant. I suppose I should be grateful that they have better english teachers than I had when we did Shakespeare at school.

Comment on Theatre Review: Macbeth at the White Bear, Kennington by Britblog Roundup #242 « Amused Cynicism

Britblog Roundup #242 « Amused Cynicism — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:53:57 +0000

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Comment on Theatre Review: Macbeth at the White Bear, Kennington by jon cono

jon cono — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:31:01 +0000

Charles Grant, you have a lot of anger inside you for a man that paid, at the most, £10 for a fringe production. (that is to say if you did actually pay and not get in on a comp).
I have seen this production and while I do not agree with all the sentiments this reviewer offers, you appear to have been offended at what the actors have presented.
Tickets for the latest RSC production are £42. Might I suggest that you take your anally retentive attitude towards Shakespeare there.

Comment on Theatre Review: Macbeth at the White Bear, Kennington by Natalie

Natalie — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:42:48 +0000

Hi Charles,

For the record, I’ve never set eyes on the actor playing Macbeth before.

Reviewing always is a matter of opinion – and also perhaps of the standards that you expect.

I expect something different on the fringe to I do from the RSC.

Comment on Theatre Review: Macbeth at the White Bear, Kennington by Charles Grant

Charles Grant — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:03:24 +0000

Wow, you must know the guy playing, or rather destroying Macbeth to say it was a strong performance. There was no soldier, no poetry, a character that would have been bad in a village panto and when we saw it last Thursday, barely any of the right words. We were treated to lines like ‘A dagger of the BRAIN’ and ‘Kinsman & SLAVE’.He and Lady M were shockingly awful, always pausing then shouting for no reason, and neither seemed to know iambic pentameter, or understand what they were saying. The girl playing Ross and Lady Macduff and the guy as Banquo and Ross were the only ones who seemed to understand the play at all. I wanted to leave but my wife said the theatre would have looked even emptier than it was. At least we know what the author thinks of this performers insane rantings as Macbeth.
,”O, there be players that I have seen play, and heard others praise, and that highly, not to speak it profanely,
that, neither having the accent of Christians nor
the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man, have so
strutted and bellowed that I have thought some of
nature’s journeymen had made men and not made them well, they imitated humanity so abominably.”
If you want to see it done properly, avoid this and the rent Anthony Sher that was on Sky Arts recently.
CG

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Comment on Exhibition Review: Self Portrait: Renaissance to Contemporary, at the National Portrait Gallery by Natasha Sazonova

Natasha Sazonova — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:47:31 +0000

Another good book that has numerous self-portraits by female artists is “Women Artists” by Margaret Barlow.