Peter Barnes’ monologue about a royal footman was commissioned for radio but never broadcast until now. Director Philip Franks and others unravel its mysteryThe most celebrated set of dramatic monologues for broadcasting and theatre are Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads, first performed in the 1980s. But, at around the same time, a lesser-known dramatist created another trove of solos. Peter Barnes had 14 soliloquies on BBC Radio 3 under the umbrella titles Barnes’ People and More Barnes’ People. They attracted remarkable actors, including Laurence Olivier (in his final role), Judi Dench, Alec Guinness, Alan Rickman, Janet Suzman and Jeremy Irons.Barnes wrote, though, a 15th monologue, which the BBC, in mysterious circumstances, withdrew from production in 1990. A True Born Englishman, in which a Buckingham Palace lackey recalls his career, will now have its world premiere online, performed by Adrian Scarborough, on 18 February, alongside new versions of three monologues that did go out on radio. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Colossus is obviously a CGI character, but in the case of Tim Miller's comic book adaptation, it took five different performers to make him. Here's why. The post Design FX: It Took 5 People to Play Deadpool’s Colossus appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s book and comic book authors were front and center at the inaugural Play Fair, a convention for fans of toys and pop culture held at New York City's Javits Center on February 13 and 14, alongside this year’s Toy Fair trade show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC has produced a "radical" £20m six-part adaption of John Le Carré's spy thriller The Night Manager, starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II will be published the day after the play begins in London, picking up the wizard’s story 19 years after the final novel in the seriesHarry Potter author JK Rowling’s script of the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is going to be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown UK will publish the script of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter stage play in book form this July, along with Scholastic in the US. Pottermore, J K Rowling's digital book platform, will simultaneously publish the ebook edition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fans who don't get to see the limited London stage run of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter play can get a copy of the script when it's published on July 31. The post We’re Getting a New Harry Potter Book, Based on the Play appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Books has reissued seven classic Doctor Who novelisations from the original range by Target Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. has launched a personalized beauty service, Powder, serving up recommended products and articles to users for Time Inc. This means it can re-target Powder users across its beauty portfolio, including titles like Marie Claire, InStyle and Look. L'Oreal is the only brand partner on board... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Graham Greene novels are to be dramatised for BBC Radio 4, as 2016 marks 25 years since the author's death. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are changing the entry-level criteria for prospective candidates simply to secure the best talent, argues Neil Morrison. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Bowie’s book publisher and director of the V&A museum has called the singer a "true pioneer" and said his death is "a loss to us all". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twins in San Diego are getting some attention because, though born just minutes apart, one has a birthday in 2015 and the other in 2016. Jaelyn Valencia was born New Year's Eve at 11:59 p.m. Her twin brother, Luis Valencia Jr., arrived at 12:01 a.m. on New Year's Day. Join the conversation on... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Incisive Media, which has a mix of ad-funded and subscription-based titles, is following in the footsteps of Axel Springer's Bild, London's City AM and the Washington Post in taking a tougher stance on ad blocking. The publisher will ban visitors with ad blockers enabled on some of its sites in... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Presenter of the BBC's weekly "Meet the Author" programme, Nick Higham is leaving the show after six years at the show's helm on the BBC News Channel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European data protection authorities want Facebook to stop using cookies to track people who don't have a Facebook account.As part of a case brought by the Belgian Privacy Commission, a Brussels court ordered Facebook in an interim ruling not to track people in Belgium using its "datr" cookie... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Dawson has spoken of his frustration that a group of parents in Alaska are trying to get his non-fiction YA title This Book is Gay banned from the local library, saying there are some “hate-filled people in this world”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is on course to make a small profit this year but it is “all to play for” over the next few weeks, the chain’s m.d James Daunt has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Google Play Books your go-to app for reading comic books? If so, your digital page turning is about to get a whole lot better. While the app is getting a number of updates, the most notable is the introduction of vertical scrolling. Rather than... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Gaiman’s triumphant return to his famous Sandman character is collected in a deluxe hardcover edition by DC Comics. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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