DECEMBER SONNETS

Two sonnets in tribute to a little corner of NW6, past and present, and to one of West Hampstead’s most distinguished residents who died last month, the Nobel laureate Doris Lessing.

NELSON MANDELA 1918-2013

This is a picture I took just off Piccadilly in the heart of Mayfair in July 2012.

Photo by EP

A new film blog will be posted very soon, partly in memory of another Nobel laureate. Stay tuned!

HALLOWMAS

An occasional sonnet this All Hallows’ Eve:

 

And another sneak preview of our book on West Hampstead:

NW6 Conservatory by EP. Acrylic on canvas. 2013

PUBLISHED TODAY!

Today marks the National Theatre’s golden anniversary and the official publication of Edward’s NT 50 special edition of Slim Chances, complete with bonus CD. The CD features a feast of extras and surprises.

The book will be available to purchase from Amazon and the NT Bookshop and signed copies are exclusively available from Peth’s Staging Post.

View the trailer here.

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In a recent poll conducted by the Telegraph to decide the ten best productions of the National Theatre’s first decade (1963-1973), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1967) was voted No. 1.

John Stride and EP in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Photo by Anthony Crickmay

KR

NATIONAL THEATRE PLATFORM

If you weren’t able to see Edward’s ‘National Histories’ Platform with Anna Carteret and Genista McIntosh on Monday night in The Shed, fear not as it was filmed and is now available to view online. Enjoy!

A SUPERLIMERICK AND A SONNET

The bonus CD inside each copy of Edward’s NT 50 special edition of Slim Chances will comprise readings of poems featured in the book as well as brand new poems exclusive to the CD. The following short films offer a sneak preview of the new material.

Thank you to those of you who have already pre-ordered your signed copies of the special edition. These will be dispatched by or before 22 October.

If you haven’t ordered a copy and would like to, please visit Peth’s Staging Post for details.

KR

PRE-ORDER SLIM CHANCES NT 50 SPECIAL EDITION

Back cover design

Pre-order your signed copy of the NT 50 special edition of Slim Chances, complete with bonus CD, from Peth’s Staging Post.

The official publication date is 22nd October 2013.

KR