24 March 2014 London Hannah Kent’s first novel Burial Rites tells the story of a young murderess in 19th century Iceland. … More
Author: choirboymotel
The Importance of Being Earnest
5 March 2014 London My latest post for the Huffington Post – a meditation on the significance of coming out, … More
That Sinking Feeling
28 February 2014 London George Saunders’ short story collection Tenth of December has received rapturous praise, prizes and an international readership. Good for him, … More
Lear, Here and There
13 February 2014 London/Invercargill Two productions of King Lear in three weeks – one at the National Theatre in London and one … More
Falling Down the Canyon
12 February 2014 Invercargill Paul Schrader’s attempt at a directorial comeback – the low-budget erotic thriller The Canyons, starring Lindsay … More
Farewell, The Hoff
2 February 2014 Invercargill My tribute to Phillip Seymour Hoffman, the great American actor who died this week aged 46. … More
Beautiful Loser
26 January 2014 London Inside Llewyn Davis, a gorgeously bittersweet love letter to early 1960s folk and a meditation on … More
Unsweet Home Oklahoma
Friday 24 January 2014 London August: Osage County, Tracy Letts’ celebrated play about family discord on the Oklahoma plains, makes it … More
Bayard Rustin: My Hero
20 January 2014 London Remembering Bayard Rustin, Dr King’s openly gay right hand man in the fight for racial equality … More
Gone Baby Gone
14 January 2014 London Gillian Flynn’s psychological thriller Gone Girl, about a man who may or may not have murdered … More
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