I saw My Zinc Bed on BBC2. It was originally a play by David Hare, who now adapted it for television. The problem with theatre plays being adapted for telly is that there is so much talk in them. My Zinc Bed was no exception. And despite an interesting cast (Paddy Considine, Jonathan Pryce and [...]

The Vertical Hour in London, with the wrong cast … Not quite.

The Vertical Hour – Bill Nighy After nearly 2 weeks, digesting both the trip and the play (I still haven’t really landed in London yet, it’s a weird feeling), it’s time for a personal review of The Vertical Hour. I warn you up front, it has become a long post, that’s what happens when my [...]

Amy’s View in the Garrick Well let’s not overdo it, but this year it’s really not bad. I am ecstatic, which has not that much to do with presents and Christmas trees but more with the fact that it is now only 2 days before departure and 4 days before Bill. And there was this [...]

But I know what I’m needing and I’m not going to waste more time I’m in a NewYork state of mind. It was so easy living day by day out of touch with the rhythm and blues Now I need a little give and take the New York Times and the Daily News, ohh Comes [...]