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Monthly Archives: April, 2016

BEAR WITH ME, DEAR, AS I SPEAK CREATIVELY

I MAY have had more pressing matters on my mind, but I was also musing on the difficulties of the English language, its pronunciation and spelling. It’s quite enough for … Continue reading

April 5, 2016 · 8 Comments

OPERA PUPPETRY

I’VE BEEN enjoying puppets in operas. Not puppet operas per se, where all the characters are controlled by puppeteers, but rather operatic productions making use of puppets interacting with real … Continue reading

April 4, 2016 · Leave a comment

NOËL COWARD’S JAMAICA

A COMPELLING image of Noël Coward is one of elegance at a theater in London’s West End or maybe in glittering Las Vegas. Yet one of the most urbane of … Continue reading

April 2, 2016 · 1 Comment

THE ULTIMATE URBAN TRANSPORT

GIVEN THAT R&T had been accused of being Anglophilic and traditional, what more appropriate test than that of an 18th-century sedan chair? And, as was our custom, we performed this … Continue reading

April 1, 2016 · 3 Comments