Category Archives: World War II

Message to Milligan

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The following quote said to be taken from a volume of Letters of Note appeared recently in a Twitter post retweeted from 2015: The comic Spike Milligan had great admiration for Evelyn Waugh. Whether this was reciprocated in any way must … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup: Waugh in the Book Reviews

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph reviews a book by Julie Summers entitled Our Uninvited Guests about the wartime use of British country houses to shelter evacuated refugees from the bombed out cities or provide military bases. The review is by Robert Leigh-Pemberton … Continue reading →

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Happy Warriors to Broadcast

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

A London theater website (mytheatremates.com) has announced that a performance of Happy Warriors, the play about Evelyn Waugh and Randolph Churchill in WWII Yugoslavia, will be recorded for broadcast. In connection with this, tickets for the performance on Friday, 13 … Continue reading →

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Yugoslavia and Ishmaelia

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Dr Robert Hickson has posted another of his “essays” on Waugh’s life and works on the weblog catholicism.org. These should not be mistaken for religious dicussions but are rather compilations of writings from Waugh’s works or memoirs of his contemporaries … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup: From Sword of Honour to Women of Knossos

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

In a recent issue of The Australian, Greg Sheridan writes about how his countrymen should deal with the shame of the recent cricket cheating scandal. This is entitled “National brand needs tending, not tears.” As an example of how the … Continue reading →

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Review: Waugh at War

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Milena Borden has reviewed the play Happy Warriors that opened last week in a North London theatre: James Macdonald’s new play staged in the Upstairs at The Gatehouse theatre is inspired by the Evelyn Waugh and Randolph Churchill’s Second World … Continue reading →

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“Happy Warriors” Reviewed

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The play now running at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre in Highgate involving Evelyn Waugh and Randolph Churchill in WWII Yugoslavia has been reviewed in London Theatre 1. The review is by Loretta Monaco and is, on the whole, … Continue reading →

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Dramatist of WWII Yugoslavia Profiled

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Islington Tribune has published a profile of playwright James Hugh Macdonald. He has written a play called Happy Warriors based on the experience of Evelyn Waugh and Randolph Churchill in wartime Yugoslavia. (See previous posts.): James Hugh Macdonald, a … Continue reading →

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Yes, You Have No Bananas

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Toronto Globe and Mail has an opinion article entitled: “Shakespeare’s children: Should artists have kids?” This is by writer Tom Rachman (best known for his novel The Imperfectionists) and opens with this: After years of grey deprivation during the … Continue reading →

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Waugh Criminal

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

A new book about criminality in WWII (Merlin at War) has been written by Mark Ellis and is discussed on Historyextra.com  (official website of the BBC History Magazine). The article opens with this: The Second World War was a golden … Continue reading →

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