Category Archives: Theatre

The substance of things hoped for

Posted on June 7, 2019 by lesleyjonesberry

The ticket drawer (now a ticket folder due to our downsizing) is considerably lighter these days.  Not because we go to fewer events, but because physical tickets are rapidly becoming anachronistic.  We all book online, and this process means the … Continue reading →

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En passant

Posted on February 9, 2018 by lesleyjonesberry

The other day I received last-minute tickets for a BBC recording at the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House. I had no other plans so decided to go, despite the short notice. I also realised that what appealed to me was … Continue reading →

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Meet and greet

Posted on January 30, 2017 by lesleyjonesberry

What does an hour and a half watching Mark Rylance dressed in a bright orange puffed jacket clowning and making snow angels on stage actually give me, apart from pleasure? Continue reading →

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We are such stuff as dreams are made on

Posted on January 15, 2017 by lesleyjonesberry

I don’t believe in ghosts.  But once someone has died, I think they continue with us.  They continue in our memories and through their children (if lucky enough to have them): a tilt of the head or a look suddenly … Continue reading →

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Quick now, here, now, always.

Posted on December 2, 2016 by lesleyjonesberry

Moving to London meant leaving my job – obviously – and I am searching for work.  Writing applications is laborious (oh, the irony that hunting for work is itself hard work) and disquieting.  I cannot know how long this process … Continue reading →

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Thank you for missing me

Posted on February 14, 2016 by lesleyjonesberry

Harry Potter is a significant theme in our house.  The children were at the perfect age.  We read the books together at bed time, conducted intensely excited night-time forays to buy the later volumes at midnight publication, and we relished … Continue reading →

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A new winter coat

Posted on February 7, 2016 by lesleyjonesberry

My parents are both dead.  I loved them both and they were good parents; I was lucky in my relationships.  My mum, in particular, had an ability to accept mortality and this was a great gift to my brother and … Continue reading →

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Farewell, my dear

Posted on July 13, 2015 by lesleyjonesberry

We are three quarters of the way through our Roger Rees memorial viewing of Nicholas Nickleby. For those unfamiliar with the work, this means 6 hours down, 2 to go.

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A birthday thank you letter

Posted on April 23, 2014 by lesleyjonesberry

On this, his 450th birthday, I would like to say thank you to William Shakespeare. As a suggestion of what Shakespeare has given us all, I do not think Bernard Levin can be bettered:  Shakespeare’s language permeates and shapes our … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on January 26, 2014 by lesleyjonesberry

Last year, my theatre-going declined, for a number of reasons I won’t go into here. The gap was, to some extent, bridged by the NT Live re-broadcasts and our autumn was spent revisiting the past: A Habit of Art, Frankenstein, … Continue reading →

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