being and becoming in the world
I recently read Father and Son by the writer and poet Edmund Gosse. This ‘memoir’ was written in 1907 and subtitled ‘a study of two temperaments.’ I was reminded of … Continue reading Told with an evident truth as unflinching as it is tender
The above is from the Book of Scottish Anecdote. I made this film about Edinburgh’s first theatre: Scenery in a small place [Playhouse Close, Canongate: a ‘cradle of the legitimate … Continue reading Theatrical Excitement in Edinburgh
Between 1769 and 1860 Edinburgh’s Theatre Royal was the focus of Shakespeare Square [a Square that was removed long ago to make way for the North Bridge and the Victorian … Continue reading Shakespeare Square
This is a film about Newmiln House, St Martins, Perthshire. It was where the actor Liam Neeson and fellow cast members stayed during the filming of Rob Roy. This was … Continue reading Paradoxically, has at once too little and too much plot