With a cast of three James Lapine’s warmly engaging production interlaces two complementary strands

With a cast of three, James Lapine’s warmly engaging production interlaces two complementary strands. In the first, we see our heroine (played by Shear) on the vaudeville circuit, gradually picking up the tricks that will turn her into the undying legend of Diamond Lil. She learns how to slow down her delivery, how to [...]

The enjoyment of books will turn you into a social and/or sexual success it claims Complete drivel Many highly successful men hardly

The enjoyment of books will turn you into a social and/or sexual success, it claims Complete drivel Many highly successful men hardly read at all A few highly successful publishers hardly read at all. (No, don’t ask.) Exams aside, a love of books will seldom help the lads to score. Its value will emerge [...]

She has worked as an international lawyer and a radio and television producer

She has worked as an international lawyer and a radio and television producer. In the 1980s, she studied in West Berlin and later worked for a TV station in the city. In 1997, she was writer-in-residence at the Australia Centre in Potsdam. Stasiland: stories from behind the Berlin Wall, published by Granta, is her [...]