The View from the Circle

Are you bored of my blog posts extolling the virtues of every play the National Theatre ever stage? Then move along, there’s nothing for you...

I spent eleven hours in the theatre on Saturday. Eleven. It was bliss. But why, I hear you ask? Surely you have better things to do wi...

If I say the name Mary Boleyn to you, what instantly comes to mind? I'll give you a minute. If anything, I'm guessing you got as...

Have you seen the '10 books that stayed with me' Facebook meme? You know, the one where - funnily enough - you name ten books that h...

I miss awards season. There's just not enough pretty in the world without it, y'know? People need more excuses to wear ridiculousl...

As I imagine I've mentioned many times before on this blog, Hilary Mantel is my favorite author and Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies ar...

First things first, this post is about a play. Not anything else you might have been thinking of. Just to clear that up.  Moving on... My Ni...