Norfolk Bookworm

London's Theatres by Mike Kilburn It can't have escaped readers' attention that I have been to the theatre quite a lot during 20...

The Genius in my Basement by Alexander Masters Back when I was reading all of the World Book Night books I discovered, and was blown away by...

The Tempest, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London. September 2011 This is the third of four plays that Sir Trevor Nunn is staging at the Haymark...

Doctor Faustus, Globe Theatre, September 2011. After having such a good time on two previous occasions I had a look on the website to see if...

As if I didn't already have enough to read, I've discovered a new source of reading material. There was a small article in The Books...

Journey's End, Duke of York's Theatre, September 2011. Literature about the First and Second World Wars has long been a favourite ge...

Call Me By Your Name - Andre Aciman This was recommended to me by a friend who has very similar tastes to me when it comes to fiction. I...

Much Ado About Nothing, Globe Theatre, August 2011 . I saw this earlier in the year with Mr Norfolkbookworm but seeing it again with fr...

Behind the scenes tour, National Theatre, London Since my first trip to see a performance at the National Theatre earlier this year I...

I think that I've made it very clear that I am a huge supporter of libraries, and not just because I am employed by one. I am fortu...

How to Leave Twitter by Grace Dent A few weeks ago everywhere you looked on social media sites this book was being talked about and re...

Opportunity Knox, Blakeney Village Hall, August 2011. This is a very, very different theatrical experience to the ones I've been ...

...even the books I'm reading are about the theatre. Who could resist a book with a title that is such a dreadful pun Something Written ...

Emperor and Galilean, Olivier Stage, National Theatre, July 2011. I am really beginning to think that I should rename this blog. I assure yo...

Being Shakespeare, Trafalgar Studios, July 2011 This one man show nearly passed me by, if it hadn't been for a friend blogging about it ...

Sometimes I just don't understand the book world . I've just read a brilliant book and under normal circumstances I'd now be lin...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Theatre Royal, Haymarket , London. June 2011 This was a spur of the moment theatre trip in many way...

Caddy's World by Hilary McKay I picked this one of the shelf with some trepidation, I love Hilary McKay's books, and have done for y...

The Reading Promise , 3218 nights of reading with my father by Alice Ozma I've had this book on reserve in the library for a couple of m...

Lady in the Van, Theatre Royal Norwich, June 2011. I first came across Alan Bennett when I was studying for my GCSEs . A unit of my English ...