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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

'Making it new' - Blake Morrison on adaptation, and how his new play came to life by Blake Morrison

The writer on working with Northern Broadsides on 'For Love or Money'Is there anything more terrifying for a playwright than the first day of rehearsals? For months, even years, yo…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:33AM
Saturday, December 24, 2016

Blake Morrison salutes Alan Bennett as the writer approaches his 75th birthday by Blake Morrison

Alan Bennett, who turns 75 on Saturday, is a writer who captures the nuances of English life like no other. Blake Morrison salutes the comic writer who became a national treasureBirthdays we…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18PM
Friday, September 9, 2011

The rise and rise of Brontëmania by Blake Morrison

The Brontës are often dismissed as up-market Mills & Boon. But with the release of two films this autumn, Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, they look set to rival even Jane Austen in th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:55PM
Friday, June 10, 2011

The country house and the English novel by Blake Morrison

From Austen to Waugh to McEwan, great novelists have been drawn to stately homes. Why are grand country houses such a national literary obsession, asks Blake MorrisonThe stately homes of Eng…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:21PM
Monday, May 16, 2011

Chekhov's Three Sisters: at home with the Brontës? | Blake Morrison by Blake Morrison

My new adaptation will portray Natasha, Masha and Olga as Charlotte, Emily and Anne. It's not as far-fetched as you might imagine …"You should do Three Sisters as the Brontës," the Observ…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:22AM
Friday, April 1, 2011

Harold Pinter's Moonlight at the Donmar by Blake Morrison

Although little-known, Harold Pinter's Moonlight, revived at the Donmar, is his quintessential play. Along with familiar themes of grief, guilt and infidelity, lies a preoccupation with powe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM

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