Category Archives: Adaptations

Party like it’s 1929: Vile Bodies at the V&A

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Antony F. P. Vickery

This Friday, Feb. 24th, as part of its Friday Late series, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is putting on an evening of entertainment with the theme of Bright Young Things. Included in the program is a theater adaptation … Continue reading →

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Derek Granger and friends discuss TV Brideshead in London on Oct. 27th

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

Derek Granger, producer and (something that was unknown until recently) one of the writers of the highly regarded 1981 Granada Television adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, will be appearing with cast members at the Rayne Theatre (Chickenshed) in Southgate, London on Thurs. Oct. … Continue reading →

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Dearest Nancy, Darling Evelyn at Bewdley Festival

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

The 2011 Bewdley Festival, held in Bewdley, Worcestershire, features a performance of Dearest Nancy, Darling Evelyn, a dramatization of the correspondence between Evelyn Waugh and Nancy Mitford. The performance (Oct. 9) stars Fenella Fielding, Nigel Anthony, and Nickolas Grace. A … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 Extra to broadcast Evelyn Waugh short stories

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

From the BBC press release: On Monday 10 October, Radio 4 Extra launches a new strand, The Short Story Zone. Every weekday at 11am (repeated at 9pm and 4am), listeners will hear a selection of contemporary and classic short story … Continue reading →

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Castle Howard celebrates 30th anniversary of TV Brideshead

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

On September 25th, Castle Howard, the magnificent baroque mansion in Yorkshire used as a location for the 1981 Granada Television series Brideshead Revisited, is marking the 30th anniversary of the production with a special, day-long celebration, Brideshead Revisited 30th Anniversary … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Revisited adapted for the stage

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

A dramatic adaptation by Christina Drollas of Brideshead Revisited opens at the Corpus Christi College Auditorium in Oxford on Tuesday, June 14th. Tickets. Sarah Gashi provides a preview in The Oxford Student.

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The cult of Brideshead among Oxbridge students

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

"Brideshead Regurgiated: Is the cult of Brideshead among Cantabridgians harmless fun, or does it conceal a regressive social agenda?" [Daniel Janes, The Cambridge Student]

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