Arsenic with Austen – A Murder Mystery Book Review

If you enjoy reading mystery book series you may want to check out the new series by Katherine Bolger Hyde. The tales follow retired literature professor Emily Cavanaugh, who inherits a Victorian estate and finds herself embroiled in a series of murder cases. Each case bears an eerie resemblance to one of her favorite classic novels. Arsenic… More Arsenic with Austen – A Murder Mystery Book Review

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book launches

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, the new play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” by Jack Thorne is the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. It received its world premiere in London’s West End on 30th July 2016. The story is also the eighth… More Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book launches

Elizabethan Theatre in Southwark

Plays were performed in the courtyards of inns, college halls, inns and private houses until 1576. Then the actor-manager James Burbage built the Theatre in Shoreditch with his brother-in-law John Brayne. This was the first purpose-built playhouse in London. William Shakespeare joined the resident troupe at the Theatre in the 1580s. Elizabethan theatres could attract up to 3000 people and were used… More Elizabethan Theatre in Southwark