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Mpcacher
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I found this to be a clever tale of white male privilege and an attempt to overcome it in the theatre world. As a former bookseller, I have experienced people (males and even the mothers of boys) reject a book recommendation because the author was female. Others have rejected books for their children because the person on the cover (a person of colour) looked nothing like their kid. The book is a thought provoking read and I enjoyed it. 4/5 stars.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Ah, yes, because knowing he's the arbiter of his eternal torment is definitely the way to get Prometheus to see Zeus in a more favourable light. 🫣

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xicanti
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I got an amazing deal on ground pork this morning, so I went to the library to borrow my favourite cookbook and ended up grabbing a couple short story collections off their feature display plus a play by Tomson Highway. #MFMarch

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Leftcoastzen
Hollywood musicals | Ted Sennett
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#CoverStories #EveningGown A little Fred and Ginger for Oscar day/Night !

willaful I have so many books by Ted Sennett, including this one, though not lucky enough to have the cover pic. 1w
Leftcoastzen @willaful it is a beautiful dust jacket . Sennett has written many books about the entertainment industry, found a copy of this one on my TBR 1w
Eggs They were perfection💃 1w
Leftcoastzen @willaful I will check that out! 1w
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mjtwo
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22-3 Feb 25
One of Polly‘s IB literature book so quickly read whilst she was home for the weekend. It was fun and frivolous. I believe I saw the opera 20 years ago. All a bit silly and I now realise I probably should have read The Barber of Seville first.

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TheKidUpstairs
Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story | William Shakespeare, Paul Werstine
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Today's Monday Night Hockey is The Jets vs The Sharks. So now I have this stuck in my head: https://youtu.be/twbuT1V5mFE?si=OZWRSdfkL4zPu_v6

#TheatreNerdsUnite

ChaoticMissAdventures When you're a jet you're a jet all the way!! (I am not .. I am a Rangers fan 😂) 2w
Bookzombie 😂😂 2w
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LeafingThroughLife
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Eddie is an African immigrant in London who has written a tour de force of a play about the immigrant experience but can‘t get in the door at any agencies. Hugo is a white guy feeling stifled by his future in law. When the two strike up a friendship that has Hugo posing as the playwright, will it be a success or will it spin out of control? The answer is…yes. ⬇️

LeafingThroughLife If you‘re looking for likeable characters, look elsewhere. If you‘re looking for thoughtful satire about bias and using the man to stick it to the man, this is worth a read. A soft pick for me. #netgalley 2w
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TiredLibrarian
Hamlet | William Shakespeare
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I saw part of the 1948 Olivier Hamlet last night, and it gave me the urge to reread this. It's been a few years, but it's one of my favorite Shakespearean plays. Nothing like a reread of an old favorite on a cold winter's night!

#Shakespeare #Literature #Hamlet

TheBookHippie My son is reading this in English currently. Had to dig mine out! 3w
GingerAntics 🧡🧡🧡 This is a fav of mine as well 3w
TiredLibrarian @TheBookHippie I first read it in HS too, and I liked it but didn't love it. I think I needed some more life experience to appreciate it. Funny how books can hit you differently depending on where you are in life when you read them! 3w
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TiredLibrarian @GingerAntics Glad you love it too! ❤️ 3w
TheBookHippie @TiredLibrarian oh I feel that way about so many books! 3w
GingerAntics @TiredLibrarian I have some rather unconventional ideas about this play. You have no idea… and they all stem from the “choose your own adventure” version of it. lol 3w
TiredLibrarian @GingerAntics I'm intrigued! 3w
GingerAntics @TiredLibrarian by the choose your own adventure version of Hamlet or my crazy musings? lol 3w
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Susanita
Hamilton: The Revolution | Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter
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I think I need to clarify that I‘m a retired #longtimefed and not a current employee. I‘m writing these posts because I‘m angry and insulted that feds are being thrown so unceremoniously under the bus. Again. Sadly, this isn‘t new. It‘s just fed bashing on steroids…or ketamine.

Since Social Security is part of my pension BY LAW, I guess that makes me part of the “parasite class” now. I just want to sit under my own vine and fig tree.

kspenmoll I will be a “parasite” as well when I retire in 2 years. SS is a worry….figs! (edited) 3w
Suet624 Parasite here too. I worked so hard for years. I‘m so mad at these monsters. 👊🏻 3w
TheBookHippie Ketamine for sure. 😵‍💫 3w
TieDyeDude They've already accidentally fired bird flu specialists and nuclear scientist who they are now begging to return to work. They have no idea what they are doing. It is embarrassing. 3w
dabbe And it's only been 5 weeks. 😞 3w
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JulietteReadsALot
Le Tartuffe | Jean-Baptiste Moliere
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This comedy, first performed in 1664, is a pleasure to read, especially Dorine's parts.
This play is very topical: a man, Tartuffe, an hypocritical devotee, manages to entirely manipulate another man, Orgon. Manipulation, credulity, blindness are common themes.
Highly recommend!

IMASLOWREADER one of my favorite reads 3w
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