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Hannah Pitt/Ethel Rosenberg – Susan BrownHannah ends up being the character we all wish we could grow up into. But there’s a complex and fascinating character under the Mormon-Mother bluster and the sensible non-nonsense approach to life. Susan Brown’s Hannah is a sensitive and incredibly human portrayal of that woman. Brown firstly takes on aContinueContinue reading “Cast Notes 2”

Honestly I’ve been using this as a bit of a writing excercie to get myself out of a rut. But some people asked for takes on the actors/their choices with the characters so here are some notes….(more to follow)Denise Gough- HarperThere is a part of me that believe Denise Gough just sort of arrives fullyContinueContinue reading “Cast and Characters Part 1”

Honestly I’ve been using this as a bit of a writing excercie to get myself out of a rut. But some people asked for takes on the actors/their choices with the characters so here are some notes….(more to follow)Denise Gough- HarperThere is a part of me that believe Denise Gough just sort of arrives fullyContinueContinue reading “Cast and Characters Part 1”

The final talk, given after hearing a talk from Jonathan Bell on the history of healtcare in the USA, and extracts performed by actors, was a concluding talk that discussed both the ‘Gay Fantasia on National Themes’ and the approach to the AIDS epidemic the plays take. Gay lifeDespite being a broader story than simply aContinueContinue reading “Under the Skin of Angels in America (Part 3)”

The final talk, given after hearing a talk from Jonathan Bell on the history of healtcare in the USA, and extracts performed by actors, was a concluding talk that discussed both the ‘Gay Fantasia on National Themes’ and the approach to the AIDS epidemic the plays take. Gay lifeDespite being a broader story than simply aContinueContinue reading “Under the Skin of Angels in America (Part 3)”

So it’s official that the Angels are flying back to America.Admittedly it was a fairly well known ‘secret’ and admittedly I knew some weeks ago. On one hand that’s what made it easier for me to say ‘I’m fine really’ once Angels closed- knowing it wasn’t a real ‘goodbye’ just ‘farewell’.Why then am I soContinueContinue reading “Let’s Fly these Angels to Broadway…”

So it’s official that the Angels are flying back to America.Admittedly it was a fairly well known ‘secret’ and admittedly I knew some weeks ago. On one hand that’s what made it easier for me to say ‘I’m fine really’ once Angels closed- knowing it wasn’t a real ‘goodbye’ just ‘farewell’.Why then am I soContinueContinue reading “Let’s Fly these Angels to Broadway…”

The previous post contains the introductory material from the day. During that portion of the day we had talks from Matthew Hodson (Executive Director of NAM ) and Activist Jonathan Blake who talks about HIV ‘Then and Now’ and their personal experiences. Following this the National Theatre Archivist brought in the records from the original production ofContinueContinue reading “Under the Skin of Angels in America (Part 2)”

The previous post contains the introductory material from the day. During that portion of the day we had talks from Matthew Hodson (Executive Director of NAM ) and Activist Jonathan Blake who talks about HIV ‘Then and Now’ and their personal experiences. Following this the National Theatre Archivist brought in the records from the original production ofContinueContinue reading “Under the Skin of Angels in America (Part 2)”

In May 2017 the National Theatre invited me to curate an ‘Education Day’ which they run for adult audiences (ie not school or University groups) and are entire days based around a particular play. Titled ‘Under the Skin of Angels in America’ I delieverd a ‘Keynote’ as well as a series of link-sections between sections.TheContinueContinue reading “‘Under the Skin of Angels in America’ (Part 1)”