Writings
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Signs of Dissent (New Writing 2011)
Tuesday 1st November 2011
The latest addition to the London skyline is the Shard, the tallest building in …
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Angry Young Men
Tuesday 27th April 2010
The Angry Young Men of the 1950s were more of media phenomenon than a coherent m…
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Curiously Timid (New Writing 2009)
Monday 1st February 2010
In October 2009, BBC television celebrated the fortieth anniversary of Monty Pyt…
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The Skull Beneath the Skin
Tuesday 1st September 2009
In 1920, T S Eliot published ‘Whispers of Immortality’, whose opening lines sum …
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Scanning the Horizon (New Writing 2008)
Sunday 1st February 2009
In ‘LDN’, her hymn to the mysterious joys of the UK metropolis, Lily Allen sings…
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Reality Sucks (New Writing 2007)
Thursday 1st May 2008
The distinguished film director David Lean once said, “Reality is a bore.”
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The Old Guard Departs (New Writing 2007)
Thursday 1st November 2007
In ‘Fuck for Ever’, on the Babyshambles 2005 state-of-the-nation CD, Down in Alb…
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Let Battle Commence: New Writing in 2007
Tuesday 1st May 2007
It is well know that British new writing for the theatre has been enjoying an un…
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Martin Crimp: Attempts on His Life
Sunday 1st October 2006
The Critic tries to pin down the private life of the Writer — with little succes…
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