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Barnes People, Original Theatre Company online review - intriguing quartet of monologues revived | reviews, news & interviews Barnes People, Original Theatre Company online review - intriguing quartet of monologues revived Barnes People, Original Theatre Company online review - intriguing quartet of monologues revived Jemma Redgrave and Adrian Scarborough excel in Peter Barnes radio solos brought to screen by Tom BirchenoughTuesday, 23 February 2021 The four monologues that make up Barnes’ People were filmed in the grand surroundings of the Theatre Royal, Windsor, and that venue s atmospheric spaces (now deserted, of course) seem to tell a sad tale of their own, one that chimes rather appropriately with the mood of some of them. ....
‘It’s about a certain obsequiousness in the English psyche’ . Adrian Scarborough in A True Born Englishman by the Original Theatre Company. Photograph: James Findlay The most celebrated set of dramatic monologues for broadcasting and theatre are Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads, first performed in the 1980s. But, at around the same time, a lesser-known dramatist created another trove of solos. Peter Barnes had 14 soliloquies on BBC Radio 3 under the umbrella titles Barnes’ People and More Barnes’ People. They attracted remarkable actors, including Laurence Olivier (in his final role), Judi Dench, Alec Guinness, Alan Rickman, Janet Suzman and Jeremy Irons. ....
The Bengal Photo Courtesy of Idaho State University Lesley Brey Reporter You’re on a road trip, it’s day two of constant driving, your parents have been fighting for the last 80 miles, the air conditioning broke before the trip even started, you’re nauseous, hungry and the radio only picks up mariachi stations because you’re in the middle of Nebraska or at least what you think is Nebraska. Look, there’s a lot of corn. Anyway, it is at this point of absolute exhaustion, frustration and disillusion that your extremely annoying younger brother opens his mouth and proclaims, chest out, “Are we there yet?” ....
The Bengal Photo Courtesy of Nickelodean Reporter It’s barely 2021 and the popular Nickelodeon comedy “iCarly” has been declared as the next victim of the reboot trend plaguing American media. The reboot, announced in December 2020, will feature many of the original core cast, including Miranda Cosgrove as the titular Carly Shay, Nathan Kress as Freddie Benson, her love interest, and Jerry Trainor as Carly’s older brother Spencer, reports Screenrant.com. The new series will be available for streaming on the rebranded CBS All Access app, now known as Paramount +, likely sometime in late 2021 early 2022. It is unknown if Jennette McCurdy will reprise her role as Carly’s best friend Sam Puckett. ....
The Bengal Photo Credit: Brandon Oram, Photo Editor Lesley Brey Reporter As 2021 begins, hopes are high for Idaho State University students in regards to their personal, academic and work lives,especially after the events of 2020. After making it through the Fall 2020 semester,it is no surprise that students are on edge about what is going to happen in the new year. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ISU had to implement varying health and safety precautions to limit the transmission of the virus. Many students are choosing to do what they can to stay healthy during this time. As students transition from the chaos that was 2020, they are being presented with new challenges that many students across the country are also considering. With a vaccine being administered, most students are hoping that we can begin to resemble a “normal” life; one without COVID reigning supreme over every aspect of our lives. With this comes ideas of campus life booming once mo ....