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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Les Liaisons Dangereuses review – Alan Rickman is a cat who knows the way to the cream by Nicholas De Jongh

From the archive: Christopher Hampton’s theatrical re-creation of the epistolary novel opens at the Ambassadors in London. This review was first published in the Guardian on 17 October 198…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:16AM
Thursday, March 19, 2015

From the archive, 19 March 1982: The Romans in Britain obscenity trial dropped by Nicholas De Jongh

Mary Whitehouse, who brought a private prosecution against the play’s director, felt that it was quite unnecessary for her to see the play to appreciate its insidious quality Continue read…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30AM
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Nicholas de Jongh on Faith Brook: 'She belonged to a lost generation of actresses' by Nicholas De Jongh

Nicholas de Jongh writes: Faith Brook showed a stoic, jaunty courage that enabled her to go on acting for years as she progressively lost her sight. In 2008 she played the mother-in-law in C…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:40AM
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

From the archive, 26 October 1976: Joy eternal as Olivier triumphs by Nicholas De Jongh

Originally published in the Guardian on 26 October 1976More than 100 years in the creating, the National Theatre, like some grandiose and posthumous tribute to the British Empire, flared int…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM