Philip Kaufman’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being and John Lee Hancock’s Saving Mr Banks made me cry last year. There were unexpected outcomes for me. The films were not originally billed as proverbial tear-jerkers. I’ll explain why they made me cry. Perhaps there were similar emotions for you too. By now, most of you have…
One of the most fascinating and haunting novels I have read is George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. A few years ago, I read through it fleetingly. Reading time was almost non-existent. I will be returning to Nineteen Eighty-Four soon. But this time i will align my reading with Yevgeni Zamyatin’s We and Aldous Huxley’s Brave…
“If I have to play another tart with a heart of gold in a PVC skirt, I’m going to throw up.” Who or what are the most important feminist theatre groups in the USA and UK? I did some reading and research, and this is what I came up with. In this post I’ll share…
Why are men obsessed? And what is meant by the male gaze? I’ll try to explain, I’ve given it some thought. I found a few examples from literary texts, the theatre and film. By now, you know that women, feminists in particular, have responded to this male gaze. Since the concept of feminism was…
“There’s no such thing as race.” Do you agree? I agree. I confess too. In a fit of anger or frustration, whether with myself, or some-one around the corner, I have cussed. It comes down to my frailties as a human being, but I’m not offering this as an excuse. Fingers are pointed daily towards…
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