Theatre

“The Interview – the story of the holocaust” Premier

5 April 2010
By John A Smith
“The Interview – the story of the holocaust” Premier

This evening David and I went to Dewsbury Town Hall to see the premier performance of “The Interview – the story of the holocaust” by Jayson Bartlett. It was a grey and damp evening for a trip to Dewsbury by train. Somehow it seemed the right weather to be going to see a play about...
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The Interview – dress rehearsal

25 March 2010
By John A Smith
The Interview – dress rehearsal

I went to the latest rehearsal of The Interview. Afterwards we went to the pub where I recorded Jayson announcing the next production of The Interview to take place in Leeds. Listen!
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The Interview – rehearsal

4 March 2010
By John A Smith
The Interview – rehearsal

On Thursday evening I went to Dewsbury Town Hall for the latest rehearsal of The Interview. It was a happier occasion than last week and most of the cast performed without their script. Posters were distributed, I took three which I put up on Friday. Afterwards some of us went to The...
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The Interview – rehearsal

25 February 2010
By John A Smith
The Interview – rehearsal

Tonight I went to Dewsbury Town Hall to see a rehearsal session of The Interview by Jayson Bartlett. before Christmas I had been unable to attend any rehearsals due to the snow, this time there was no problem though the weather was wet and the snow had mostly gone. As is usual I went...
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Driving The Saudis

21 January 2010
By John A Smith
Driving The Saudis

Giovanna recommended a video on facebook; “Anybody in Memphis? Go check out Jayne Amelia Larson in her one woman show – a must see!!!!!”. I had a look at the video on youtube, see below, and decided that if I’d been in Memphis I would go to see it. It’s a one woman play, “Driving the...
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Jeremy Hardy

27 November 2009
By John A Smith
Jeremy Hardy

This evening I went to the Lawrence Batley Theatre to meet up with Rudi to see Jeremy Hardy, the satirical comedian. He put on a very good show for us. He said he liked Northern Audiences, talked about middle class attitudes and satirized the Government, the evening was very pleasant in a subversive way. Jeremy Hardy...
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