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Mostly you will find, here, transcribed entries from the secret diary that I used to keep as a teenager between 1970 and 1975. I try to be honest with my transcriptions, but, just occasionally I do edit, to protect myself or others from embarrassment or some other emotion.
Also, though, I like to do a brief review of the books I have been reading, so these are interspersed throughout. I reserve the right to write blog entries, also, about other random things.
Why do I keep this blog? I don't know. I am an academic and one of my research interests is around how people construct their own identities. The diary transcriptions, and what I write about my books, are very much about revealing something of my identity.

Thursday, 19 April 2012

Went to see - The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy by Terence Rattigan at the Bolton Octagon


I think we are very lucky to have such a great theatre just a few miles down the road. We have had season tickets now for the last 3 or 4 years, and have enjoyed every season. David Thacker, the director, puts a fantastic programme together every year, with a mix of old favourites, classics, new plays and plays of local interest. Top class acting, good sets and top class directing.

Full of superlatives today; I think the Winslow Boy is a great play. It is about the degree to which people should be expected to give up their human rights for the greater good; it is about how far people should go to defend principles; it is about family relationships and the role of women in society. Phew.

Go and see it if you can. Let right be done.

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