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Firstly, and I promise this is related, I was in a bar talking with a self proclaimed ‘antagonist’ and as soon as he heard I was an English Lit grad I was in the crosshair of an elitism diatribe. Apparently, literary fiction is anathema on a bookshelf, ostracising the general public. The next night I saw Naomi Alderman and Emily Woof give readings of their Literary Fiction offerings. What

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Paul Muldoon is in possession of one of the highest reputations in contemporary poetry. He has won both the T.S. Eliot and Pulitzer prizes, and according to Sean O‘Brien, who provided his introduction at Friday’s reading at King’s Hall, is perfectly capable of rhyming ‘dog’ with ‘cat’. One might think, then, that this tidal wave of critical acclaim portends great swathes of deadly

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Directing Romeo and Juliet must be quite the conundrum. We’ve watched the Star-Crossed Lovers played out as Claire Danes and Leonardo Di Caprio, maybe read the play for study or watched adapted versions of it in films like West Side Story. How then does one inject a sense of the new and unique into the well-trodden path that is these two lovers’ downfall? RSC director Rupert Goold may have found

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Northern StageReviewed by Georgie Cossins.This year the classic tale of Peter Pan has come to the Northern Stage in true make-believe style. Commemorating the 150th birthday of J. M. Barrie, the Northern Stage are appropriately celebrating with their brand new adaptation of Peter Pan, showing until the 9th January 2010. Erica Whyman’s (director) configuration of a centralised stage with the

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Les Trois Mousquetaires. Director - John Cobb. Northern Stage. Review by Kat Bishop.Meet D’Artagnan, the charmingly handsome young Frenchman who dreams of joining the legendry Trois Mousquetaires. Prepare to be swept up in a hilarious adventure of camaraderie, chivalry and love, as we follow D’Artagnan from his rural family home to the backstreets of Paris. Produced by the award winning Théâtre

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Days of SignificanceNorthern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne4/5Reviewed by Hedd Thomas, Newcastle Student Radio“You don't know what to believe in,” exposes a mate to his army friend. But when we're confronted with circumstances so terrible and so unfamiliar, what can you believe in? This is the question at the heart of Roy William's play, his response to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing which,

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Heartbreak soup. Director and writer: Laura Lindow. Cast: Scott Turnbull and Chris Price.Northern Stage.Review by Kat Bishop.Cuddy Gill is like every other 11 year-old boy. He is lively, cheeky and has a vast imagination. But he was born ‘special’. His skin was the colour of a blueberry... He is the blue boy. He spends an awful lot of time in his uncomfortable hospital bed, with only his teddy to

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Due to an unfortunate dictaphone malfunction, our interview with Chris Price was not recorded. Talking to Chris was fantastic. He was as full of life and as charming as his character. He seemed on a total high after the production, and his enthusiasm was infectious.When asked whether he found it hard playing a comedic role within the confines of a potentially traumatic situation, he said ‘not at

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