A really interesting piece in today’s edition of The Guardian, written by Dan Rebellato – the full text of which can be found here.
Especially liked the very direct question: “What hubristic impulse is it that draws us to rewrite this man and his work?”
Particularly because I’m at a bit of a standstill with Hit The [...]
Today I emailed a synopsis for my new, heavily reworked version of The Masque of the Red Death to the lovely Fiona Kelcher back at BBC Radio Birmingham. I’m now going to get a few sample scenes written to send over next.
It’s been very strange going back to the original Poe story and then looking [...]
Just seen this really, really interesting article by John M Morrison in The Guardian (1st September 2010), about people making radical changes to plays when they translate them from other languages into English versions.
I hope what I’m doing falls under the okay banner of: “If writers feel the urge to improve or reinvent the classics, [...]
I’m still not used to this not-doing-any-work thing…
We’re off to Melbourne on 23rd August, and we’re officially having a month off for a proper holiday period of rest, relaxation and custard slices. All the same, there is a satisfying pile of playtexts sitting a few feet away from me now which must be squeezed into [...]
Had a great little meeting today with the lovely Fiona Kelcher who is a Development Producer for BBC Radio in Birmingham. We’re looking into the possibilities of doing something with “The Masque of the Red Death”, and I’m also pestering to be able to do something with Dennis Wheatley’s “The Devil Rides Out”…
We’ll just have [...]
Just been re-reading an old Lyn Gardner blog piece from The Guardian (29th November 2007), the full text of which can be read here.
The bit I like most comes towards the end:
“…We have no difficulty with the idea of director as auteur when it comes to new work, but only with so-called classic texts. …[W]hen [...]
