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Monday, June 10, 2019

A midsummer night's mystery: my search for Peter Brook's Dream by John Wyver

As a schoolboy, John Wyver was blown away by Brook’s famous RSC production. Then he discovered some filmed fragments. How would they compare with his memories? We were told by our English …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Screenings have come a long way, but there’s further to travel by John Wyver

In a 1928 Evening Standard cartoon titled The Future of the Theatre, David Low imagined Lilian Baylis, Sybil Thorndike and a well-heeled

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Friday, October 23, 2015

What's TV's problem with theatre? by John Wyver

Once upon a time, Ibsen and Chekhov were primetime fare. So why is theatre never on TV any more? Broadcasters are missing a trickIn early 1965 Granada produced Thomas Middleton's Women Bewar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:04AM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

How TV fell out of love with George Bernard Shaw by John Wyver

The Irish playwright may be out of fashion, but only Shakespeare has more plays on British TV. So isn't it about time Shaw's work was likewise reimagined for a modern audience?The last small…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

What's TV's problem with theatre? by John Wyver

Once upon a time, Ibsen and Chekhov were primetime fare. So why is theatre never on TV any more? Broadcasters are missing a trickIn early 1965 Granada produced Thomas Middleton's Women Bewar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:31PM
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