Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited

Swiss Magazine Notes Waugh Anniversary

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Swiss German magazine Die Weltwoche has published a longish article marking the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. In the heading of the online version, it is attributed to Rolf Huerzeler, but there is also a reference in an indent to … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in The Tablet

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Mark Lawson (presumably the one by that name whose day job is a BBC TV presenter) reviews the stage production of Brideshead Revisited in this week’s issue of The Tablet. He saw the play when it was performed last week in Bath. … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed (Southampton)

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The English Touring Theatre’s production of Brideshead Revisited opened Tuesday at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton and is reviewed in today’s Daily Echo by Brian McCusker. Either the performances are getting better through experience or the critics less demanding as … Continue reading →

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Coping with Modern Times

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

On the religious weblog Patheos, Tod Worner (blogging as “A Catholic Thinker”) has posted an article entitled “How Evelyn Waugh Taught Me to Cope with Modern Times.” The title, on its face, seems intended to be ironic, since Waugh himself never managed … Continue reading →

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Guardian Reviews Brideshead Dramatization

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Guardian in today’s edition joins the other metropolitan dailies (Mail, Telegraph, and Times) in reviewing the stage production of Brideshead Revisited which is now touring the provinces. As in many previous cases, the verdict of the Guardian’s drama critic Alfred Hickling … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Bath

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The English Touring Theatre’s production of Brideshead Revisited opened yesterday in Bath. The review in Bath Magazine by Melissa Blease found the adaptation “elegant” and the direction “artful”: …whatever your take on the tale, this is a thoughtful, intelligent production of … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed (Still More)

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Another brief review of the Brideshead Revisited stage production has appeared in the Yorkshire Times and other local papers. This is by Lauren Masterman who writes: As always with Damien Cruden as Artistic Director expect innovation and an imaginative combination … Continue reading →

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Lisa Hilton Video re Brideshead

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

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)

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Brideshead Reviewed (More)

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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