Tag Archives: National Theatre

Because Twitter is too brief

Posted on April 22, 2023 by lesleyjonesberry

David Bradley tweeted this morning, a reply to someone called Lewis Capaldi about a pop video.  This led me to watch the video – and cry – and feel myself a little connected with the modern world.  I don’t often … Continue reading →

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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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Pass it on

Posted on April 13, 2013 by lesleyjonesberry

I was trying to write a blog contrasting quantitative and qualitative approaches to research and posed the example question “Why has Nick Hytner been good for the National Theatre?”.  Quantitatively, one would look at revenue and audience numbers, but the post was entirely hijacked by … Continue reading →

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He stars eternally

Posted on March 30, 2013 by lesleyjonesberry

I love The History Boys – although explaining how and why I love it is probably another blog.  This weekend, any thoughts of that wonderful production are dominated by our loss of the colossal, inimitable Richard Griffiths. 

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My tables. Meet it is I set it down.

Posted on July 26, 2012 by lesleyjonesberry

My first blog mentioned exciting summer plans, so I thought I should follow that up with a quick update on the productions so far.  

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Words, words, words

Posted on March 20, 2012 by lesleyjonesberry

The other week (sorry for the delay in writing) I went to the NT Live broadcast of Comedy of Errors with some friends. This is not the place to dwell on the glories of the NT Live initiative, although it always … Continue reading →

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Memorable Theatre

Posted on February 27, 2012 by lesleyjonesberry

The perfect week – starting and ending at the theatre.  We had seen Collaborators at the NT Live broadcast in December, but its casting (Simon Russell Beale and Alex Jennings) ensured that I wanted to see it on stage.  Much … Continue reading →

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