Author Archives: leslie

First in Beauty, First in Might

Posted on February 13, 2018 by leslie

First in Beauty, First in Might Gerry Dorrian shoots the messenger How to Judge People by What they Look Like, by Edward Dutton (ebook), £5.00, 2017, 106 pp (standard paperback page equivalent), Available from Amazon, reviewed by GERRY DORRIAN It … Continue reading →

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The Ring, at Dresden

Posted on February 12, 2018 by leslie

The Ring, at Dresden Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Semperoper, Dresden, January 2018, directed by Willy Decker, Staatskapelle, conducted by Christian Thielemann, reviewed by TONY COOPER Born in 1950, the German theatre director Willy Decker – who staged the world … Continue reading →

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Scritti Politti

Posted on February 5, 2018 by leslie

Scritti Politti Satyagraha, an opera in three acts by Philip Glass, libretto based on the Bhagavad Gita, directed by Phelim McDermott, conducted by Karen Kamensek, a collaboration with improbable, 3rd revival of ENO’s 2007 production, 1st February 2018, reviewed by LESLIE JONES Charismatic conductor … Continue reading →

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An Amicable Divorce

Posted on February 4, 2018 by leslie

An Amicable Divorce Stuart Millson gets the Government’s Brexit strategy Speaking last week on the Today programme, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt gave an upbeat assessment of the Prime Minister’s Brexit strategy. He cited both her Article 50 letter to EU … Continue reading →

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This Sporting Life

Posted on February 4, 2018 by leslie

This Sporting Life Bill Hartley recalls a once vibrant sub-culture The death last year of author and playwright David Storey saw one of the last ‘Angry Young Men’ leave the stage. Storey was born in Wakefield in 1933 and may have … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, February 2018

Posted on February 1, 2018 by leslie

ENDNOTES, February 2018 In this edition: On the blue shore of silence, the music of Peter Seabourne;  Echoes of Land and Sea, from Somm Records; Copland, An Outdoor Overture, from the BBC Philharmonic, reviewed by STUART MILLSON.  Anna Fedorova recital, reviewed … Continue reading →

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The Doctors’ Plot

Posted on January 27, 2018 by leslie

The Doctors’ Plot Editorial Note: A commentary on “The Death of Stalin”, by DAVID ASHTON Screen and stage “entertainment”, such as “The Crown” or “Darkest Hour”, use either fictional reconstruction to highlight truthful themes from history, or falsify the facts … Continue reading →

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The Death of Stalin

Posted on January 11, 2018 by leslie

The Death of Stalin A film directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the comic book Death of Stalin, by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin, reviewed by ROBERT HENDERSON Main Cast  Jeffrey Tambor as Georgy Malenkov – Deputy General Secretary Steve Buscemi … Continue reading →

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The Colliery Guardian

Posted on January 8, 2018 by leslie

The Colliery Guardian Bill Hartley mines a copious archive The Colliery Guardian was founded in 1858 and closed in 1994. By then, it had shrunk to a rather thin monthly publication in a magazine format. Its reduction in size reflected … Continue reading →

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Falstaff

Posted on January 8, 2018 by leslie

 Falstaff Falstaff, music composed by Verdi, libretto by Arrigo Boito, Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerpen, Belgium, December 31st 2017, directed by Christoph Waltz, conducted by Tomáš Netopil, reviewed by TONY COOPER With a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare’s The Merry … Continue reading →

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