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Category Archives: Evelyn Waugh
Brideshead Reviewed in Oxford (More)
The Oxford Mail and other local papers have carried a report welcoming the stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited back to its academic home. The report is accompanied by photos of members of the cast and crew in the dining hall … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Oxford, Theater
Tagged Hertford College, Oxford Mail, Oxford Playhouse
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Waugh Mark-up of Unconditional Surrender for Sale
Sotheby’s has announced the auction of Waugh’s marked-up copy of the uncorrected proof of his last novel, Unconditional Surrender. This is the third volume of his War Trilogy which was subsequently published as Sword of Honour with further edits. This mark-up is to … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Items for Sale, London, Sword of Honour, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Southeby's
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Brideshead Reviewed in Oxford
The traveling company performance of the stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited opened earlier this week at the Oxford Playhouse where it is enjoying a one-week run. It is reviewed by John Charlton in Oxford Today, the online service of a group … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, London, Oxford, Theater
Tagged John Charlton, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford Times
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Swiss Publisher Completes Reprints of Waugh Fiction
The Swiss publisher Diogenes Verlag has completed the republication in German of all of Waugh’s fiction (including collected stories). The project was brought to conclusion in March to mark the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. It began in 2013 with Brideshead … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Sword of Honour
Tagged Diogenes Verlag, German translations
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Waugh Quoted in Review of Tate Exhibit
The London Magazine’s review of the Tate Britain exhibit “Painting with Light” opens with a quote from Evelyn Waugh: There is a scene in Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited in which the odious Boy Mulcaster interrogates Charles Ryder, painter and protagonist, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Events, London, Photographs
Tagged "Painting with Light", London Magazine, Tate Britain
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BBC Announces Casting for Decline and Fall
The BBC Media Centre has announced final casting arrangements for its upcoming series Decline and Fall, based on Waugh’s first novel, in a release dated today. This confirms the selection of Jack Whitehall to play Paul Pennyfeather and Eva Longoria, Margot Beste-Chetwynde. … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Television, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, David Suchet, Douglas Hodge, Jack Whitehall, Leo McKern
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Argentine Press Notes Waugh Anniversary and Complete Works
The Buenos Aires Herald carries an article by Felicitas Casillo marking the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death and explaining the project that will publish the Complete Works of Waugh. The article begins with a summary of Waugh’s achievement as a writer: … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works
Tagged Buenos Aires Herald, Felicitas Casillo, Martin Stannard
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Brideshead Reviewed in Brighton (More)
Drama critic David Guest has reviewed the Brighton performance of Brideshead Revisited in the Chichester Observer. He found the production to be “undeniably brave but extremely bitty,” and that it might “make the audience feel that they are just mugging up … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Newspapers, Theater
Tagged Brighton, Chichester Observer, David Guest, Gay Times
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British Satire Enjoys Renewed Interest in Sweden
The newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reports a renaissance of British satirical novels in Sweden. In an article by Charlotta Lindell, this is attributed largely to the positive reception of the Swedish translations of the works of writers such as Edward St. … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television Programs
Tagged British satirical novels, Charlotta Lindell, Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden
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Waugh Works Named in Newspaper Shortlists
Two of Waugh’s books feature in recent newspaper shortlists. In the Daily Mail, novelist Charles Cumming names Scoop as his desert island book. Cumming is a writer of spy novels said by some to be the John Le Carre and … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Charles Cumming, Daily Mail, Shortlist Magazine
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