I made a new discovery this week, BorrowBox, the audiobook lending service, which I’m hoping will help me get through my INSANELY huge TBR. I also visited the National Theatre for the first time in what feels like forever to see Under Milk Wood. I still haven’t finished any physical books and to be honest went through a bit of a reading slump, but listening to audiobooks has definitely helped.
A few weeks ago I received an email from The Old Vic advertising their live, socially distanced, performance of Lungs, and I immediately set a reminder on my phone to buy tickets on the release date. I've been missing the theatre terribly, although I feel very lucky that the National Theatre have been releasing plays… Continue reading Lungs
This week's NT at Home Production was an amazing rendition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller switch between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and The Creature in different performances so you can you can pick which to watch. Last night's premiere saw Cumberbatch play The Creature and Jonny Lee Miller portray… Continue reading Frankenstein
The National Theatre recently announced they they will continue their run of streaming previous live performances on YouTube which I'm incredibly happy about! This week's production was Twelfth Night, which I have neither studied or seen a production of unless you count She's the Man - the Amanda Bynes film adapted from the play (but… Continue reading Twelfth Night
In case you hadn't heard The National Theatre are doing something wonderful in these uncertain times. As we are all unable to visit the theatre at the moment, they have explored their archives and organised the streaming of some of their most popular shows in the last few years. The first showing was last night,… Continue reading One Man, Two Guvnors
The Page & the Stage 