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...But there’s also a restless sense of postwar turbulence and Norris retains the scope of the novel with a silent chorus of people on the move....
...Meanwhile backstage, props, costumes and wigs need to be separated, and keeping cast members safe is a military operation worthy of Henry V. Shakespeare was not a man for a two-hander....
...A terrific climactic confrontation shortly before the end burns with a superficially noble brutality not unlike the newly crowned King Henry V’s rejection of Falstaff, yet even then and afterwards it becomes...
...There is a wealth of younger talent waiting in the wings: when Sir Nicholas Hytner stepped down from the leadership of the National Theatre last year, he was replaced by Rufus Norris (b 1965); Sandy Nairne...
...The first half shows Norris at his best, peppered with witty one-liners and underscored by a poignant sense of loss, the friends mourning Frankie, themselves and a childhood suddenly ended. E.V....
...DiDonato found worthy colleagues in Juan Diego Flórez (Giacomo V) and John Osborn (Rodrigo)....
...Elena herself spends most of her time with a third suitor, Uberto, who is James V in disguise and the most interesting of the three aspirants....
...The Conservative MP Charles Curran failed to appreciate the book’s plentiful and deliberate misspellings and puns, and used the opportunity to attack standards of education....
...‘Renaissance Velvets’, by Lisa Monnas, V&A Publishing, RRP£35 …………………………………………………………….....
...Electronic Arts spent heavily promoting Battlefield 3, and games such as Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Activision’s World of Warcraft with advertisements featuring actors including Chuck Norris....
...POP Ziggyology , by Simon Goddard, Ebury Press, £20, 352 pages After the comeback and the V&A retrospective comes Bowie fatigue. Do we need more adulation?...
...Then pictures of him playing football in the traditional pre-conference Labour v Press match dominated yesterday’s front pages....
...Mr Norris’s lawyers Chris Curran and Mark Gidley said they were “disappointed” by the conviction but “based on juror interviews, we believe that the jury was confused”....
...Most in the markets believe the global economic recovery will be anything but V-shaped – although such a scenario actually looks increasingly likely, says Barry Norris, partner at Argonaut Capital....
...However, he says he takes a contrarian view of markets, believing a recovery is likely to be V-shaped....
...Barry is a big believer in a V-shaped recovery and I am absolutely not. The case for the V is straightforward....
...Fact v fantasy: How farfetched is it? “If you believe in spooks, clap your hands.”...
...Robert Curran, analyst at Fitch Ratings, adds: “There is no guarantee of the V-shaped recovery that the stock prices currently seem to suggest . . ....
...Rather, there is Miguel Adrover, Maggie Norris, Costello Tagliepietra and Duckie Brown. Yes, I know who they are, but it’s my job - I’m a fashion editor....
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