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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....
...The National Theatre of Scotland likewise produced Scenes for Survival (Ian Rankin’s much-loved fictional detective Rebus was one of the characters, self-isolating grumpily in his Edinburgh flat)....
...Read more Seasonal appeal Investors v poachers Wildlife conservation finance, for decades the preserve of wealthy donors and governments, is now attracting institutional investors....
...Here’s an edited selection of what you had to say: Better late than never The government should have increased public spending years ago, said Alasdair Rankin by email....
...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....
...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?...
...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....
...Metnor, a property development and construction company in which the Rankin family have a 76 per cent stake, voted last week to quit the market on April 1....
...Fact v fantasy: How farfetched is it? “If you believe in spooks, clap your hands.”...
...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....
...Ian Rankin on the Scottish underworld captivated, too, along with works by V.S. Pritchett and South Africa’s Es’kia Mphahlele....
...I remember how liberating it was reading about Paretsky’s heroine V.I. Warshawski when I was a teenager. Here was a woman who managed to be tough, smart and independent without compromising herself....
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