Amy Milka discovers York’s cultural side.
Prophetess Libuše and Other Czech Fairytales
An adaptation of Czech fairytales thus seems a stark departure from the RDT’s usual repertoire, but the company clearly strove to broaden the work’s appeal by exploiting the comic potential of the tales.
Book Reviews
The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly
Consumed by grief following the death of his mother and his father’s remarriage, twelve-year-old David seeks refuge in fairytales.
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
The Secret History charts the ‘freshman’ year of Richard Papen, a small-town scholarship boy at an exclusive New England college called Hampton.
Prophetess Libuše and Other Czech Fairytales
An adaptation of Czech fairytales thus seems a stark departure from the RDT’s usual repertoire, but the company clearly strove to broaden the work’s appeal by exploiting the comic potential of the tales.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Joseph Kesserling’s Arsenic and Old Lace was set in a quaint Brooklyn living room. As the narrative progressed it became clear that this was merely an ironic façade;
Exhibition: Spring Show
venue: king’s manor
date: 10/03/07-17/05/07
If you missed Heather Niven and Rosalind Walker in Langwith College’s Norman Rea Gallery earlier this year, you may well be pleased to know that the pair will continue to exhibit in York.
Exhibition: Henri Fantin-Latour
venue: York art gallery
date: 26/04/07-23/09/07
This summer, York Art Gallery has obtained loans from the National Gallery, the Tate and the Victoria and Albert Museum for its new exhibition, ‘Painting the Summer: Henri Fantin-Latour’.
Lear’s daughters, Drama Barn
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Dramasoc’s run began this term with a production of Lear’s Daughters. The play is the result of a collaboration between Elaine Feinstein and The Woman’s Theatre Company.
