Category: Novel
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The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: The Case Study – Venice
Empire, trade, beauty, corruption, the sublime, the long death, and the circle closing
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A History of British Architecture: Wren, the City, and the Long Georgian Century c. 1660 to 1830
A meander through the history of British Architecture by era. Wren, the City, and the Long Georgian Century c. 1660 to 1800
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The Norman Paradox, Continued: Sicily and the Problem of Italian Nationhood
A short diversion into the (non)-impact of Norman Sicily on Italian nationhood.
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The Tin Drum at the Coronet Theatre review *****
The Tin Drum The Coronet Theatre, 24th February 2020 I know. This is ridiculous. Posting some comments on something the Tourist saw over 18 months ago. But I started. So I’ll finish. And with some cracking live theatre now under his belt, the Tourist’s cultural mojo is back with a…
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The Secret River at the National Theatre review ****
The Secret River National Theatre Olivier, 29th August 2019 This must have been tough. Sydney Theatre Company’s production of The Secret River is an epic production, in terms of the story it tells and the way it tells it, involving numerous creatives and a large cast, over 40 people in…
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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin at the Rose Kingston review *****
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin Rose Theatre Kingston, 12th May 2019 WELL F*CK ME. LITERALLY AS I WAS ABOUT TO PUBLISH THIS POST I SEE THAT THE PRODUCTION HAS SECURED A RUN AT THE HAROLD PINTER THEATRE IN JULY AND AUGUST. EXACTLY WHAT I HOPED FOR. YEAH !!!!!!! Never read the book.…
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Jude at the Hampstead Theatre review ***
Jude Hampstead Theatre, 8th May 2019 I am guessing if you are the playwright responsible for The Churchill Play, Epsom Downs, The Romans in Britain, Pravda, Paul, 55 Days and Lawrence After Arabia you can get to write pretty much what you like. Especially if you plainly have a history…
At Home He Feels Like A Tourist 