2005 draws to a close
2005 draws to a close and I seem to have missed (yet again) a raft of good plays. I missed most of the Ibsen this year as well as the new Mike Leigh (although I was never going to be organised to get a ticket.
Susannah Clapp at the Observer offers her review of the year which includes:
Most disconcerting drama: Neil LaBute’s incisively acted This is How it Goes at the Donmar
Most interesting new subject: Agriculture, explored in Nell Leyshon’s Comfort Me With Apples and Richard Bean’s Harvest
Most spectacular vomit: The projectile version in And Then There Were None at the Gielgud
Turkey: Romance, David Mamet’s unfunny courtroom comedy at the Almeida
I think for me, Death of a Salesman was all I expected and more. Sarah Kane’s Cleansed, in a very different way, was also more than I expected. I shall have to think of other shows which made an impact this year. Dragon’s trilogy comes to mind.
Thinking back on the year…
I had a reading of a new play at the Soho Theatre, went on a Royal Court course, got some ideas through to the final rounds at BBC radio, received funding for YELLOW GENTLEMEN and managed to keep on writing while working – so not a bad year, all in all. Hoping 2006 will bring more good things.
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About me
I'm a playwright and investment analyst. I have a broad range of interests: food, gardening, innovation & intellectual property, sustainability, architecture & design, writing and the arts. I sit on the board of Talawa Theatre Company and advise a CIS investment trust on socially responsible investments.
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Recent Work
Recent plays include, for theatre: Nakamitsu, Yellow Gentlemen, Lost in Peru, Lemon Love. For radio: Places in Between (R4), Patent Breaking Life Saving (WS).
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Nakamitsu
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Yellow Gentlemen
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