Trying to entertain a group of children is quite a task. Trying to teach a group of children is a bigger one. Trying to do both is certainly a challenge, but done well and it will be remembered with great fondness. Such is the case for Terry Deary’s beloved series of n...
A king losing his sanity and a conspiracy from his offspring to take over the throne, we’ve heard this before, haven’t we? The National’s new production of Alan Bennett’s “The Madness of King George III” was broadcast to cinemas the other night, and were it not set a c...
Bringing to life one of the greatest artists of all time is no small feat, and nor is creating a suitable character to perform opposite him. NO productions' adaptation of Jeffery Hatcher's thriller sees Picasso (played by David Allen) interviewed/interrogated in Nazi-o...
Taking historic figures and working them into a fictional story is usually worked to educate about their lives, or to entertain by putting them into farcical situations for the sake of comedy. It is not often they are used to persuade and create conversation. "Pardon M...
