Reading and Roaming
FASCINATING FRICK We made two visits to the Frick Collection and highly recommend two current exhibits. Unfortunately, there was no photography allowed. On our first visit, we discovered that Wednesday afternoons beginning at 2:00 pm, it’s pay what you wish, and the museum was packed. We took a brief tour around some of the Moroni …
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Gripping Theater King Lear with Glenda Jackson and Ruth Wilson We saw Glenda Jackson last spring in Three Tall Women and were keen to see her again, this time as the irascible domineering king. Sam Gold’s production is not a traditional one and there is nothing staid about it. With modern day costumes and guns instead of swords, …
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LIVE THEATER—FARCE VS. FUN This week we attended the last two performances of our Asolo subscription series. Noises Off at the Wednesday matinee and The Cake the next evening. I am not a particular fan of farce, but went to Noises Off with an open mind. I thought it started out slowly, but then picked up and became funnier. As usual, …
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WHAT I’M READING NOW I have two books going currently. One is a book of essays by Janet Malcolm, a staff writer for The New Yorker, called Nobody’s Looking at You. The other is Kate Atkinson’s latest novel, Transcription. Several years ago I read her Life After Life which was excellent. Our island book group will be discussing Atkinson’s new novel shortly, and I’m really …
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