David Chadderton

Editorial I received some lovely responses to my article and editorial last week about the Rose Bruford course, from which I graduated and on which I teach, which has now been axed, including from fellow former students, a module writer whose books should be on most drama students’ shelves and reviewing colleagues.

This two-hand murder-mystery differs from the great many other comedies we've seen recently where a small cast of actors dash about playing a large number of characters in a couple of important respects: it isn't based on an existing out-of-copyright novel, and it's a musical. Originally performed fifteen years ago in Chicago, director Caroline Leslie has added an extra British layer, which apparently came from designer Jess Curtis, to set it in a 1950s BBC radio studio.

It’s another dull weekend, though at the moment the forecast for next weekend is looking more promising. Before that, I’ll be making a rare but brief trip to London, although I don’t know yet whether it will involve any theatre-going.