This last Friday I went to see the Showcase Sioe Gerdd, a performing arts group based in Aberdare, production of Richard III at Redhouse in Merthyr Tydfil. It took place in a small theatre upstairs (which had the mixed blessing of being very intimate but...
The Dresden Files – Storm Front: Jim Butcher (2000) OK, gargantuan task though it is, I’m looking forward to this; re-reading the epic Dresden Files (in between all my other reading!) and writing up some reviews for anyone interested in starting what is probably Jim Butcher’s...
Book Review The Night Manager: John Le Carre (1993) Having recently watched Hugh Laurie playing a brilliantly villainous role in the BBC series based on this, I borrowed The Night Manager out of curiosity to see what had been changed and what had been kept the same. ...
Centurion (2010) I know what you’re thinking; ‘2010? Surely that’s a good five decades out of your usual range!’ Yes, I tend to like reviewing older films but I do modern ones as well sometimes. Besides, this looked like it had potential and I always like...
Becket (1964) With Wildcat now only a week or so away I've been twiddling my thumbs a fair bit waiting for stuff to be ready - some of that time has been spent usefully (I'm almost 1/4 through a first draft of the next book!), but...
Wildcat should be on amazon within the next week or so, so keep an eye out everyone - meanwhile, here's a look at what I've been reading recently: The Laughing Hangman: Edward Marsdon (1996) A Nicholas Bracewell story This book was lent to me by a friend and...
I, Claudius: Robert Graves (1934) Here we have another book where I’ve cheated slightly in that I already knew the plot. Shockingly (I know – I’m a Philistine), I don’t know it because of the TV series. I watched the first episode and it was good...
Ivanhoe (1952) Another old classic today; based (mostly) on Sir Walter Scott’s novel, Ivanhoe stars Robert Taylor in the title role, with Elizabeth Taylor as Rebecca and George Sanders as Bois-Guilbert. This is another of those films that I saw as a child and didn’t...
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – JRR Tolkien (1954) Well, after a few distractions here we are at the climactic third chapter of the Lord of the Rings saga (I know I read other stuff in the interim – deal with...
I know, I don't do much of these, but I went to see this new musical at the weekend and thought I'd give this a quick go. The musical is based around Operation Deadstick; an attempt by D Company of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry to...