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Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited
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.
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Theater
Tagged English Touring Theatre, YouTube
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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
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Documentaries, Film, Television Programs
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
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Theater, Vile Bodies
Tagged Damian Cruden, York Press
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Waugh Ranks High on LGBT Authors List
An interactive internet site called Ranker has produced a list of what it calls the best homosexual authors (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) and invites viewers to vote on the rankings. It’s not clear to your correspondent how the ranking system … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Discussions
Tagged LGBT writers, Ranker
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Waugh in the Entertainment Industry
Two Waugh promotions have recently appeared on the internet. The first is a trailer produced by English Touring Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal for their stage production of Brideshead Revisited which opens next week in York. The trailer has been … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Film, The Loved One, Theater
Tagged Engish Touring Theatre Company, John Gielgud, Rod Steiger, Turner Classic Films, York Theatre Royal
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Brideshead Reimagined
Bloggers on two religious weblogs try to reimagine how the family issues Waugh described in Brideshead Revisited would be affected by the new Roman Catholic teachings on marriage known as Amoris Laetitia. One site is sponsored by a Protestant group (Old Life) … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism
Tagged Old Life, Rorate Caeli
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50th Anniversary and Rex Mottram Feature on Weblogs
Mike T in his weblog Boats Against the Current added another article to the growing list of internet encomia on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. He makes an interesting comparison with other writers of a curmudgeonly type: … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Helena, The Holy Places
Tagged Boats Against the Current, National Catholic Register, Weblogs
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Waugh Anniversary Observed in Canada
A Canadian paper, the National Post, commemorates the 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death with an article by a Roman Catholic priest who teaches at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. This is Fr. Raymond de Souza. The article opens with a … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Anniversaries, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Edmund Campion, Helena, Scoop, Sword of Honour
Tagged Fr. Raymond de Souza, National Post
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As if Written by Cicero
Gabriele Nicolo writing in today’s il Domani d’Italia offers Italian observations on the 50th Anniversary of Waugh’s death. Among the points made in the article are the following: –If Waugh had written in Latin, his work could have been passed off as … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Helena, Scoop
Tagged Gabriele Nicolo, il Domani d"Italia
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