Book Review – Seaside Special: Postcards from The Edge, edited by Jenn Ashworth
Last night my wife couldn’t sleep so I read her a story. Then I had to read her another one...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Longstaffe | May 9, 2019 | Authors & Reviews, Books
Last night my wife couldn’t sleep so I read her a story. Then I had to read her another one...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Longstaffe | Sep 14, 2018 | Arts, Theatre
“Don’t you bother to blather no more!” How do you go about reviving plays written several...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Longstaffe | Jul 7, 2018 | Arts, Theatre
The German traveller Paul Henzner, visiting London just before Shakespeare’s Globe opened, counted...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Longstaffe | Jul 2, 2018 | Arts, Theatre
Most of the surviving mystery plays come from the North. Mystery doesn’t just mean divine mystery,...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Longstaffe | May 21, 2018 | Arts, Theatre
It’s now a cliché that each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Eugene O’Neill’s...
Read More"I couldn't sing along to K-pop so I spent four years learning Korean." Beth Smith charts her journey into a culture - and people - she has come to love. northernsoul.me.uk/korean-kpo… #Korean #KPOP_GENERATION #Kpop pic.twitter.com/poezJL7Ih0
The Great British Bread Debate: is it baps, buns, rolls or something else entirely? northernsoul.me.uk/debate-bre… #bread #roll #barm pic.twitter.com/BR31o4qqO1
Postbox, Manchester. (photo by Sue P) #postbox #manchester #letters pic.twitter.com/oI38TnpQn8
“I was walking a camel down John Street in Sheffield when the Queen died.” John McClure from Reverend & The Makers talks to @CaitlinHyem on the eve of a new tour. northernsoul.me.uk/jon-mcclur… @Reverend_Makers #music #tour pic.twitter.com/XLIeIgnANJ
Thought for the Day: “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein