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Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): The Duke of Cambridge - Prince William, who is the president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) since February 2010, has skipped the award ceremony, following the death of his grandfather Prince Philip.
Phil Brown reveals best and worst arts shows
Art & Theatre by Phil Brown
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Subscriber only How to describe four decades of covering and reviewing the arts? I started my arts career at The Morning Bulletin in Rockhampton covering shows at the then newly opened Pilbeam Theatre, running from the theatre after a performance, filing my review and then running back to the theatre bar for last drinks. In Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and elsewhere I have seen the best and the worst that the performing arts has to offer. When asked to describe the experience once I thought of Irving Stone s 1961 novel (later a film) The Agony and The Ecstasy. Okay that was about Michelangelo but the expression suited perfectly although sometimes I also evoke Dickens â¦. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Here s how â¦.