Later this month, Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem returns to the West End with a cast led by Mark Rylance who created the original Rooster Byron, and much as was feared when Burbage created all those great roles, we ask again: can …
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Jerusalem Webinar
Anyone studying or teaching this wonderful play could join me in a webinar tomorrow evening. Hosted by David Didau and in the company of Martin Robinson, we discuss Butterworth's play and will be on hand to answer questions as required! …
On Eco-Crit and A-Level texts 1. Initial thoughts.
For some time I have taught with an Ecocritical approach without knowing it. It took a recent TEDx talk by my colleague Maria Trafford (https://youtu.be/TFfK_yas8F8 ) to make me consider it as a concrete and explicit line to be developed in …
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Jerusalem/Saturday Night….
For my Lower 6th who are looking into comparing Sillitoe and Butterworth for NEA, my Powerpoint on Carnival has new Goose Fair elements. Jerusalem 4 And the guide.... Read More "Jerusalem/Saturday Night…."
Lower 6th: Notes on themes in Jerusalem
My L6 class is working on teasing out thematic ideas for NEA task 2. Here is the braindump from the lesson this morning. Read More "Lower 6th: Notes on themes in Jerusalem"
Jerusalem: a new study guide.
A few months ago I was approached by Neil,Bowen: the editor of the wonderful Peripeteia resources (The Art of Poetry, Drama and so forth). I have collaborated in producing a new study guide for Jerusalem (Butterworth) - a set …
Briefly, on Eco-crit and texts we teach… (thanks Maria)
My wonderful colleague Maria Trafford recently spoke at a TEDx event in school. Her central idea, in an evening focused on 'Earth', was that English Teachers can save the planet. Towards the end she talks of looking for ways in …
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Jez Butterworth and #metoo: Jerusalem context
Many thanks to Lucy Aitchison, a colleague teaching Jerusalem for the first time this year: I said in an earlier post that Butterworth's Jerusalem is a play creating its own context for the students. When I wrote that, my focus …
Jerusalem: review and comment from Watermill Theatre
Jerusalem at Watermill, review: A magnificent return for Jez Butterworth's Falstaffian anti-hero From The Daily Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/jerusalem-watermill-review-magnificent-return-jez-butterworths/ Dominic Cavendish, theatre critic 26 JUNE 2018 • 1:20PM Follow “And did those feet in ancient time/ Walk upon England’s mountains green…” The first …
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Don’t let the bastards grind you down: Seaton and Byron, a well matched pair.
Arthur Seaton, the hero of Sillitoe's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning uses this catch phrase as he faces up to life in the factory -as a cog in large machine. He symbolises a new working class for the new post …
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