‘Birdsong’ play review
You’ve been here before. The Great War, fast approaching its centenary, has inspired many hundreds of stories, novels, plays, films and – yes – poems.
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You’ve been here before. The Great War, fast approaching its centenary, has inspired many hundreds of stories, novels, plays, films and – yes – poems.
Adapted from Sebastian Faulks’s wartime epic, Birdsong arrives at Theatre Royal Brighton for a week long run later this month.
BAFTA has today announced this year’s nominations for the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards.
Amy Downham joins the cast of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks this week as bohemian new teacher Jen Gilmore. Tilly is swept off her feet by the fiery newcomer, but is shocked when she discovers who Jen really is.
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We caught up with Amy to find out what she likes to watch to relax between filming…
TV show to cheer you up:
“Anything that makes my sides hurt from laughing! I love Would I Lie to You or a good bit of stand-up like Michael McIntyre or Lee Mack.”
TV show to watch before going to sleep:
“I love a good drama just before I sleep, like a bedtime story! Recent favourites have been Downton Abbey, Birdsong and White Heat.”
Favourite “guilty pleasure” TV show:
“No telling ok?! For my sins it’s Made in Chelsea… I’m actually pretty excited about the next episode.”
TV show that reminds you of your childhood:
“I didn’t have TV until I was 18 so I was deprived of the joys of childhood TV! I’m a dab hand at arts and crafts though!”
TV show that reminds you of being a teenager:
“Still no TV… but we had neighbours who did! Every Thursday night we’d go over and watch Strange but True, a pretty dire supernatural documentary, but back then I loved it!”
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve picked out a selection of the latest ideal presents, ranging from classic TV boxsets to relaxing music to bath goodies.
For a drama about war, a surprising amount of dying happens quietly off-screen in the concluding part of Philip Martin’s adaptation of Birdsong, to devastating effect.
So far this is a wonderful take on a novel that has proved notoriously hard to adapt to the screen since its publication in 1993.
Yesterday we went along to the BAFTA screening of BBC One’s upcoming First World War epic to see what she and director Philip Martin have made of Faulks’ elusive narrative.