This summer, thousands of us Cumberfans will descend upon London to see Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet. This is, of course, terribly exciting for all of us! Some are seeing Benedict live for the first time ever. Many of us are theatre novices. And then there’s the play: Hamlet. Probably Shakespeare’s most famous play. Maybe you’re […]
Written by Cumberchicken on 15 June 2015. No comments »
Category: Education, Film & TV, Theatre
Tags: Branagh, Hamlet, Jacobi, Rehearsal, Theatre
After Andrew Hodges’ book this is probably the best known biography. Overall really enjoyable. The way the author writes is extremely readable! Great length chapters with clear stop and start points to each. It focuses a lot on Turing’s work, often giving credit to him where it may have been misplaced over time (there are a […]
Written by Jess5_11 on 14 June 2015. No comments »
Category: Books, History
Tags: Alan Turing, b jack copeland, jack copeland, pioneer of the information age
It would be an insult to talk about London and don’t quote “Notting Hill” (1999). Both the film and the neighborhood. It’s stuck in the eyes of all those young dreamers the walks of Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant through Portobello Road or an impossible love hidden for a few days in Kensington and Chelsea. […]
Written by Cumberchicken on 5 June 2015. No comments »
Category: Film & TV, History, Places, Various
Tags: Film locations, London