Sit back, relax and take a moment to imagine the perfect body. How it looks in daylight, at night time, in various different sets of clothes and, of course, undressed. Now, open your eyes and compare your fantasy with your own body. Unless your name is Narcissus, the chances are there will be some differences…
Shakespeare’s plays are very flexible. They can be set in pretty much any time and location and they will still on the whole work. Other writers are not so lucky and are really fixed in time and space. Agatha Christie and Oscar Wilde are two authors that come to mind in this instance. And this…
How does a play stand the test of time? Shakespeare, as we know, still works on most levels when performed today. But, what about a more recent piece of writing from, say the 1960s? Would a modern sophisticated theatre audience still appreciate the show without it being ‘updated’? Well, now you can find out by…
The great ape has fascinated the world for years. From his first appearance on film in 1933 – complete with Fay Wray’s screaming – through to the Dino De Laurentiis version which substituted the World Trade Centre for the Empire State Building, and the subsequent versions, the primate resident of Skull Island has held a…
Ever read a book and dream of living the story contained within? Yep, we all have really. For most of us, this is a simple fantasy that takes us out of ourselves for an hour or so, then back to reality we go. However, for some people, real life may be just so bad that…
Edgar Allan Poe is one of those writers that everyone has heard of but not everyone has read. My first encounter with his works as reading “The Tell-Tale Heart” back when I was a child. The nightmares I suffered after reading it, meant I have steered away from Edgar and his works since then. However,…
Sometimes we get into a rut. This is especially true in a work environment where doing things a certain way because they always have been done that way is a common method of operating. And then someone new arrives in the office and starts questioning things, maybe offering alternative ways of doing the same thing…
Ever wanted to be The Queen? not a Queen but The Queen? It can’t be a bad life really. You get to travel around for free, everyone does whatever you tell them and it’s a job for life. Of course, there are snakes as well as ladders in the monarchy game. As Queen you have…