Five lessons I learned from a theatrical great

Five lessons I learned from a theatrical great

I wanted to ring my friend Eleanor the other day after a show. Some reaction from the audience had surprised me, and she was always good at interpreting these things in a way that was useful for future shows. It was then I remembered that there would be no Eleanor at the end of the… Continue reading Five lessons I learned from a theatrical great

Remembering Paul Sidey

Some time in the early 1990s, the writer Willie Donaldson devoted his weekly column in the Independent to an account of how the editor who had commissioned him to write his memoirs was so desperate to get the book delivered that he had committed him to an addiction clinic run by mad Christians: ‘Paul Sidey… Continue reading Remembering Paul Sidey

Beyond the whinge – a message to Sir Jonathan Miller

Now and then, about once a year, the stage of public life darkens as a leading player makes his entrance. Sir Jonathan Miller is about to make a pronouncement about the cultural state of the nation. The news is rarely good. This week he revealed that, in spite of being a director, he had not… Continue reading Beyond the whinge – a message to Sir Jonathan Miller

In Celebrityland, no one can hear you laugh

Today, officially and in public, I was declared to be the biographer of Fergie, Duchess of York. It is a small embarrassment (what a terrible job that would be) but frankly I can only blame myself. In today’s Independent, I’ve written a piece about Fergiegate, pointing up the madness – not to mention the nastiness… Continue reading In Celebrityland, no one can hear you laugh

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Five lessons I learned from a theatrical great

Five lessons I learned from a theatrical great

Remembering Paul Sidey

Beyond the whinge – a message to Sir Jonathan Miller

In Celebrityland, no one can hear you laugh