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Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited
Lisa Hilton Video re Brideshead
Novelist and biographer Lisa Hilton has posted a one-minute video in the Why I Love This Book series explaining why Waugh’s 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited is her favorite novel. She is most impressed by the quality of the writing which managed, … Continue reading
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Brideshead Reviewed (Yet More)
The Daily Mail has posted a brief but largely positive review of the Brideshead Revisited stage adaptation that opened last week in York. The review is by Patrick Marmion who, after praising the production and performances (“serious, witty and elegant”), concludes: … it was … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Radio Programs, Theater
Tagged A Younger Theatre, BBC Radio 4, Bryony Lavery, Daily Mail, Patrick Marmion, Samira Ahmed, York Theatre Royal, YorkMix
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Brideshead Reviewed (More)
Several more reviews have been posted of the stage production of Brideshead Revisted. In the York Press, Charles Hutchinson finds much to like in the new theatre, the settings and the performances but also concludes that as Bryony Lavery’s two … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Theater
Tagged British Theatre Guide, Kirkbymoorside Town Blog, The Times, What's On Stage, York Press
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Brideshead Reviewed
The stage production of Brideshead Revisited that opened last week at York’s Theatre Royal has been reviewed in several media. The reviewers like the settings and production but largely express disappointment with the script and direction. Claire Allfree in today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Claire Allfree, Daily Telegraph, Man on a Ledge, Natasha Tripney, Sarah Freeman, The Stage, Theater reviews, York Post
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Brideshead People in Telegraph
Today’s Daily Telegraph contains a discussion (not quite a review) of the theatrical version of Brideshead Revisited that opened last week in York. This is in an article by Rupert Christiansen entitled: “What became of the real people who inspired … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Newspapers, Theater
Tagged Christopher Simpson, Daily Telegraph, Damian Cruden, Rupert Christiansen
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“BBC Future” Cites Waugh on Class Structure
On a recently established web site called BBC Future, one of their staff writers, David Robson, earlier this month posted an essay entitled “How much does social class matter in Britain today.” He concludes that it does still matter but to … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Essays, Articles & Reviews
Tagged BBC Future, Class system, David Robson
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Brideshead Cast and Crew Interviews Posted on YouTube
The English Touring Theatre has posted on YouTube snippets from interviews of the cast and crew of the Brideshead Revisited stage adaptation. The play, scripted by Bryony Lavery, opened last night at the York Theatre Royal. Reviews are eagerly awaited.
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Waughs in Magazines
Two recent magazine articles are devoted to Waughs. The current issue of the Tablet contains an article entitled “Scoop revisited.” This is by critic and novelist D.J. Taylor and relates to the 1960 BBC Face-to-Face TV interview that was recently rebroadcast on the … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Society, Interviews, Letters, Newsletter
Tagged BBC, Clive James, D.J.Taylor, John Freeman, Mark McGinness, Quadrant, The Tablet
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BBC Video Credits Waugh with Country House Revival
The BBC has posted a 3.25 minute video about the revival of interest in the English country house. Here’s a link (don’t be alarmed if it opens with an ad). Narrated by art historian Alistair Sooke, it begins with recognition of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alistair Sooke, BBC, Castle Howard
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Director of Stage Adaptation Talks About Brideshead
The York Press carries a story in which Damian Cruden, director of the stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited that opens tomorrow in York, explains his interpretation of the novel. In Cruden’s view: “Above all it’s a family saga, with its fair share of … Continue reading
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Tagged Damian Cruden, York Press
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