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Battered by Battenberg at the Ashmolean
Posted on 10:37am Thursday 29th October 2009
I got my first glimpse of the brand new 21st century Ashmolean Museum yesterday, but on my journey there were several reminders of the past.
Am Dram Man »
Just how many quizzes can you do in a week?-That is the question.......
Posted on 11:31am Sunday 25th October 2009
The set for ’A Brief Encounter with Noel Coward’ is up, painted and well on the way to being finished.
The Page Turner »
Plague Dogs and the Gospel Truth
Posted on 4:12pm Wednesday 21st October 2009
I failed to get to grips with the Gospel of Mark in time for my bible studies class the other night, which left me virtually speechless as my classmates made a series of astute remarks.
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Am Dram Man »
This grass needs cutting......
Posted on 12:23pm Thursday 15th October 2009
So that’s it then. The annual Drama Splinter Group returned from Eastbourne having fitted in brilliantly with the locals. A bus trip to Beachy Head and another to Hastings all included. My my here we are having joined the stick and wheel club and I don’t even remember applying for membership.
The Page Turner »
The building blocks of modern fiction
Posted on 3:14pm Saturday 10th October 2009
The Times came up with a great wheeze the other day. Some bright spark got people at the Cheltenham Literary Festival to vote for their favourite novels and the paper then compiled The Novel List: The 60 greatest books of the past 60 years.
The Page Turner »
A heavy encounter with MI5
Posted on 4:54pm Thursday 8th October 2009
After forcing myself to watch the troubling crime drama Criminal Justice, I tried to relax with Rat Run, a paperback copy of one of Gerald Seymour's superb blockbusters.
Am Dram Man »
A Cowards way out.............
Posted on 11:10am Thursday 8th October 2009
Our ‘A Brief Encounter with Noel Coward’ evening is in full rehearsal with the ‘Still Life’ play nearing books down and the poetry/songs/performance pieces for the other half of the evening all in place.
Am Dram Man »
How do you get off a non-stop flight.....?
Posted on 11:13am Friday 2nd October 2009
‘Still Life’ rehearsals steam on with some keen types having books down already.
Am Dram Man »
99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name......
Posted on 2:28pm Friday 18th September 2009
Rehearsals continue on ‘Still Life’ with a makeshift set as plans are formed to turn the village hall stage into a replica of Carnforth railway station over the next few weeks. Brief Encounter is one of my all time favourite films so it’s a labour of love rehearsing this time.
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