From the Archives
Old posts. Still thinking them through. From the Archives revisits earlier writing, not as finished verdicts but as conversations worth continuing. Some ideas age surprisingly well. Others reveal how our thinking changes over time.
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From the Archives: 02.11.2017
It’s easy to recognise injustice when we’re the ones suffering from it. It’s harder to recognise our responsibility when the victims are other people
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From the Archives: 25.10.2017
Never underestimate the adrenaline rush that comes with connecting Blade Runner to The Tempest. Or Radiohead to St Thomas More. Or the four to each other!
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From the Archives: 02.10.2017
Richard III continues to challenge us: ‘are some human lives worth more than others?’ At what point do we stop cheering him on?
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From the Archives: 24.09.2017
In 2017, I was talking about the ‘accidents of birth’ which determine our appearance. In 2026? I seem to be more interested what we can control: the clothing CHOICES we make .
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From the Archives: 10.09.2019
Bogdanov’s book sits loud and proud on my shelf of Shakespeare books for the seriously interested. Part of that is just that it’s a bloody good read.
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From the Archives: 07.09.2019
‘Most students away from these UK shores adore Shakespeare. In his homeland, unless you catch them young, a dislike gets deep under the skin and stays engrained, enduring wind and weather.’ Ben Crystal
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From the Archives: 03.09.2018
Reading is an ongoing conversation between the writer and the reader.
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From the Archives: 23.08.18
Never mind Romeo’s chat-up lines – can you be a great writer if you’re not at least a good reader?
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From the Archives: 10.08.2018
Capulet’s party? A ‘meat-market’?! That’s what I called it eight years ago this week …
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From The Archives: 08.08.2019
Watching Shakespeare from the yard is much closer to standing on the football terraces than sitting in hospitality.