#Lewis Worrell

[rjt4]

Albert Ayler Quintet outside of the famous club Slugs, Avenue A in NYC, May, 1966. Left to right Donald Ayler, Albert Ayler, Ron Shannon Jackson, Lewis Worrell and Michel Samson.

[h50europe]

THE KILLING KIND SNEAK PEEK via Paramount+ on X

[fictionz]

New Horror 2023 - Day 2

"Rather this old boat, rather a deserted grave under the stars, for my home!"

"The Canal" by Everil Worrell (1927)

Hey that was something. A bit of cosmic horror vibes in there, but really just that same tack with coming to grips with unfathomable terror. And eventually it's not something as wild as alien god things, but still a good buildup to a familiar horror in a different sort of environment.

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"To remember Drakulon is the sorrow I bear."

"The Origin of Vampirella" by Budd Lewis & Jose Gonzalez (1981)

Vampirella is one of those characters that gets mixed up in my head along with others like Lady Death and Elvira, but I never knew a thing about her other than the slinky red outfit. Did you know she's an alien? This origin is an interesting exploration of that and a recontextualization of the vampire mythos.

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"Oh, they're nice as pie until they've had their way with you."

The Company of Wolves dir. Neil Jordan (1984)

I felt like I'd been duped into watching a kids' fantasy movie until Things start to happen in some especially gruesome ways. These sorts of fantasy-horror stories also find their way into my annual viewing and I'm all for bringing those classic fairytale terrors back around. All of today's stories had that seductiveness of the darkness and unknown, so big ups to the recurrence of the theme.

[movienized-com]

The Killing Kind

The Killing Kind (Serie 2023) #EmmaAppleton #ColinMorgan #NicholasRowe #KerrLogan #SophieStanton #OliviaDLima Mehr auf:

Serie Jahr: 2023- Genre: Thriller Hauptrollen: Emma Appleton, Colin Morgan, Nicholas Rowe, Kerr Logan, Sophie Stanton, Olivia D’Lima, Sara Powell, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Jacquetta May, Rob Jarvis, Richard Dixon, Simon Meacock, Bethany Muir … Serienbeschreibung: Ingrid Lewis (Emma Appleton) hat schwere Zeiten hinter sich. Als Rechtsanwältin, die sich auf die Verteidigung von Angeklagten…

[leer-reading-lire]

23 Books for 2023

Super late, but here is my list (it's more of a dream list than a realistic one 😅). Thank you @bibliophilecats for tagging me! 😃

23 books that I want to read this year:

1. The Dawn of Yangchen by F. C. Yee.

2. The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie.

3. Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin.

4. Todo ángel es terrible by Gabriela Rabago Palafox.

5. Al final del miedo by Cecilia Eudave.

6. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry.

7. El juego del laberinto by Pablo De Santis.

8. Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

9. Mujer que sabe latín... by Rosario Castellanos.

10. Anne of the Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

11. Historia portátil de la literatura infantil by Ana Garralón.

12. The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis.

13. Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë.

14. Los 68: París, Praga, México by Carlos Fuentes.

15. The Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman.

16. Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola and John Byrne.

17. Nada by Carmen Laforet.

18. The BFG by Roald Dahl.

19. The Women of Weird Tales: Stories by Everil Worrell, Eli Colter, Mary Elizabeth Counselman and Greye La Spina.

20. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole.

21. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.

22. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.

23. The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon.

I tag: @sojaded-, @thatstudyblrontea, @sunlightandpoetry, @profiterole-reads and @ownedbybooks

[georgeworrellstyle]

Dr. Rita Lewis stop's by insideSTYLE to chat with host George Worrell. Real style is about much more than fashion - it starts with being comfortable in your OWN skin.

#georgeworrellstyle

#dcradiohd4

#insideSTYLE

[saturdaysound]

No. 6, New York Art Quartet (1964)

[bradthings]

Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Lewis Worrell (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (d) Live at Slug's Saloon, Lower East Side, New York City, May 1, 1966.

[unknown-songs]

BLACK LIVES MATTER

A list with black artists who have a song in the Unknown Songs That Should Be Known-playlist (Can be a black artist in a band or just solo-artist) (no specific genre)

Bull’s Eye - Blacknuss, Prince Prime - Funk Aftershow - Joe Fox - Alternative Hip-hop Strangers in the Night - Ben L’Oncle Soul - Soul Explore - Mack Wilds - R&B Something To Do - IGBO - Funk

Down With The Trumpets - Rizzle Kicks - Pop Dans ta ville - Dub Inc. - Reggae Dance or Die - Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Funk FACELESS - The PLAYlist, Glenn Lewis - R&B Tell Me Father - Jeangu Macrooy - Soul

Southern Boy - John The Conquerer - Blues Hard Rock Savannah Grass - Kes - Dancehall Dr. Funk - The Main Squeeze - Funk Seems I’m Never Tired of Loving You - Lizz Wright - Jazz Out of My Hands - TheColorGrey, Oddisee - Hip-Hop/Pop

Raised Up in Arkansas - Michael Burks - Blues Black Times - Sean Kuti, Egypt 80, Carlos Santana - Afrobeat Cornerstone - Benjamin Clementine - Indie Shine On - R.I.O., Madcon - Electronic Pop Bass On The Line - Bernie Worrell - Funk

When We Love - Jhené Aiko - R&B Need Your Love - Curtis Harding - Soul Too Dry to Cry - Willis Earl Beal - Folk Your House - Steel Pulse - Reggae Power - Moon Boots, Black Gatsby - Deep House

Vinyl Is My Bible - Brother Strut - Funk Diamond - Izzy Biu - R&B Elusive - blackwave., David Ngyah - Hip-hop Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - Heritage Blues Orchestra - Blues Sastanàqqàm - Tinariwen - Psychedelic Rock

Disco To Go - Brides of Funkenstein - Funk/Soul Circles - Durand Jones & The Indications - Retro Pop Cheesin’ - Cautious Clay, Remi Wolf, sophie meiers - R&B Changes - Charles Bradley - Soul The Sweetest Sin - RAEVE - House

Gyae Su - Pat Thomas, Kwashibu Area Band - Funk What Am I to Do - Ezra Collective, Loyle Carner - Hip-hop Get Your Groove On - Cedric Burnside - Blues Old Enough To Know Better - Steffen Morrisson - Soul Wassiye - Habib Koité - Khassonke musique

Dance Floor - Zapp - Funk Wake Up - Brass Against, Sophia Urista - Brass Hard-Rock BIG LOVE - Black Eyed Peas - Pop The Greatest - Raleigh Ritchie - R&B DYSFUNCTIONAL - KAYTRANADA, VanJess - Soul

See You Leave - RJD2, STS, Khari Mateen - Hip-hop Sing A Simple Song - Maceo Parker - Jazz/Funk Have Mercy - Eryn Allen Kane - Soul Homenage - Brownout - Latin Funk Can’t Sleep - Gary Clark Jr. - Blues Rock

Toast - Koffee - Dancehall Freedom - Ester Dean - R&B Iskaba - Wande Coal, DJ Tunez - Afropop High Road - Anthony Riley - Alternative Christian Sunny Days - Sabrina Starke - Soul

The Talking Fish - Ibibio Sound Machine - Funk Paralyzed - KWAYE - Indie Purple Heart Blvd - Sebastian Kole - Pop WORSHIP - The Knocks, MNEK - Deep House BMO - Ari Lennox - R&B

Promises - Myles Sanko - Soul .img - Brother Theodore - Funk Singing the Blues - Ruthie Foster, Meshell Ndegeocello - Blues Nobody Like You - Amartey, SBMG, The Livingtons - Hip-hop Starship - Afriquoi, Shabaka Hutchings, Moussa Dembele - Deep House

Lay My Troubles Down - Aaron Taylor - Funk  Bloodstream - Tokio Myers - Classic Sticky - Ravyn Lenae - R&B Why I Try - Jalen N’Gonda - Soul Motivation - Benjamin Booker - Folk

quand c’est - Stromae - Pop Let Me Down (Shy FX Remix) - Jorja Smith, Stormzy, SHY FX - Reggae Funny - Gerald Levert - R&B Salt in my Wounds - Shemekia Copeland - Blues Our Love - Samm Henshaw - Soul

Make You Feel That Way - Blackalicious - Jazz Hip-hop Knock Me Out - Vintage Trouble - Funk Take the Time - Ronald Bruner, Jr., Thundercat - Alternative Thru The Night - Phonte, Eric Roberson - R&B Keep Marchin’ - Raphael Saadiq - Soul

Shake Me In Your Arms - Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’ - Blues Meet Me In The Middle - Jodie Abascus - Pop Raise Hell - Sir the Baptist, ChurchPpl - Gospel Pop Mogoya - Oumou Sangaré - Wassoulou Where’s Yesterday - Slakah The Beatchild - Hip-hop

Lose My Cool - Amber Mark - R&B New Funk - Big Sam’s Funky Nation - Funk I Got Love - Nate Dogg - Hip-hop Nothing’s Real But Love - Rebecca Ferguson - Soul Crazy Race - The RH Factor - Jazz

Spies Are Watching Me - Voilaaa, Sir Jean - Funk The Leaders - Boka de Banjul - Afrobeat Fast Lane - Rationale - House Conundrum - Hak Baker - Folk Don’t Make It Harder On Me - Chloe x Halle - R&B

Plastic Hamburgers - Fantastic Negrito - Hardrock Beyond - Leon Bridges - Pop God Knows - Dornik - Soul Soleil de volt - Baloji - Afrofunk Do You Remember - Darryl Williams, Michael Lington - Jazz Get Back - McClenney - Alternative Three Words - Aaron Marcellus - Soul

Spotify playlist 

In memory of:

Aaron Bailey Adam Addie Mae Collins Ahmaud Arbery Aiyana Stanley Jones Akai Gurley Alberta Odell Jones Alexia Christian Alfonso Ferguson Alteria Woods Alton Sterling Amadou Diallo Amos Miller Anarcha Westcott Anton de Kom Anthony Hill Antonio Martin Antronie Scott Antwon Rose Jr. Arthur St. Clair Atatiana Jefferson Aubrey Pollard Aura Rosser Bennie Simons Berry Washington Bert Dennis Bettie Jones Betsey Billy Ray Davis Bobby Russ Botham Jean Brandon Jones Breffu Brendon Glenn Breonna Taylor Bud Johnson Bussa

Calin Roquemore Calvin McDowell Calvin Mike and his family Carl Cooper Carlos Carson Carlotta Lucumi Carol Denise McNair Carol Jenkins Carole Robertson Charles Curry Charles Ferguson Charles Lewis Charles Wright Charly Leundeu Keunang Chime Riley Christian Taylor Christopher Sheels Claude Neal Clementa Pickney Clifford Glover Clifton Walker Clinton Briggs Clinton R. Allen Cordella Stevenson Corey Carter Corey Jones Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd Cynthia Wesley

Daniel L. Simmons Danny Bryant Darius Randell Robinson Darius Tarver Darrien Hunt Darrius Stewart David Felix David Joseph David McAtee David Walker and his family Deandre Brunston Deborah Danner Delano Herman Middleton Demarcus Semer Demetrius DuBose Depayne Middleton-Doctor Dion Johnson Dominique Clayton Dontre Hamilton Dred Scott

Edmund Scott Ejaz Choudry Elbert Williams Eleanor Bumpurs Elias Clayton Elijah McClain Eliza Woods Elizabeth Lawrence Elliot Brooks Ellis Hudson Elmer Jackson Elmore Bolling Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. Emmett Till Eric Garner Eric Harris Eric Reason Ernest Lacy Ernest Thomas Ervin Jones Eugene Rice Eugene Williams Ethel Lee Lance Ezell Ford

Felix Kumi Frank Livingston Frank Morris Frank Smart Frazier B. Baker Fred Hampton Fred Rochelle Fred Temple Freddie Carlos Gray Jr.

George Floyd George Grant George Junius Stinney Jr. George Meadows George Waddell George Washington Lee Gregory Gunn

Harriette Vyda Simms Moore Harry Tyson Moore Hazel “Hayes” Turner Henry Ezekial Smith Henry Lowery Henry Ruffin Henry Scott Hosea W. Allen

India Kager Isaac McGhie Isadore Banks Italia Marie Kelly

Jack Turner Jamar Clark Jamel Floyd James Byrd Jr. James Craig Anderson James Earl Chaney James Powell James Ramseur James Tolliver James T. Scott Janet Wilson Jason Harrison Javier Ambler J.C. Farmer Jemel Roberson Jerame Reid Jesse Thornton Jessie Jefferson Jim Eastman Joe Nathan Roberts John Cecil Jones John Crawford III John J. Gilbert John Ruffin John Taylor Johnny Robinson Jonathan Ferrell Jonathan Sanders Jordan Edwards Joseph Mann Julia Baker Julius Jones July Perry Junior Prosper

Kalief Browder Karvas Gamble Jr. Keith Childress, Jr. Kelly Gist Kelso Benjamin Cochrane Kendrick Johnson Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Kenny Long Kevin Hicks Kevin Matthews Kiwane Albert Carrington

Lacy Mitchell Lamar Smith Laquan McDonald Laura Nelson Laura Wood L.B. Reed L.D. Nelson Lemuel Penn Lemuel Walters Leonard Deadwyler Leroy Foley Levi Harrington Lila Bella Carter Lloyd Clay Louis Allen Lucy

M.A. Santa Cruz Maceo Snipes Malcom X Malice Green Malissa Williams Manuel Ellis Marcus Deon Smith Marcus Foster Marielle Franco Mark Clark Maria Martin Lee Anderson Martin Luther King Jr. Matthew Avery Mary Dennis Mary Turner Matthew Ajibade May Noyes Mckenzie Adams Medgar Wiley Evers Michael Brown Michael Donald Michael Griffith Michael Lee Marshall Michael Lorenzo Dean Michael Noel Michael Sabbie Michael Stewart Michelle Cusseaux Miles Hall Moses Green Mya Hall Myra Thompson

Nathaniel Harris Pickett Jr. Natasha McKenna Nicey Brown Nicholas Heyward Jr.

O’Day Short family Orion Anderson Oscar Grant III Otis Newsom

Pamela Turner Paterson Brown Jr. Patrick Dorismond Philando Castile Phillip Pannell Phillip White Phinizee Summerour

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Ramarley Graham Randy Nelson Raymond Couser Raymond Gunn Regis Korchinski-Paquet Rekia Boyd Renisha McBride Riah Milton Robert Hicks Robert Mallard Robert Truett Rodney King Roe Nathan Roberts Roger Malcolm and his wife Roger Owensby Jr. Ronell Foster Roy Cyril Brooks Rumain Brisbon Ryan Matthew Smith

Sam Carter Sam McFadden Samuel DuBose Samuel Ephesians Hammond Jr. Samuel Hammond Jr. Samuel Leamon Younge Jr. Sandra Bland Sean Bell Shali Tilson Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Shukri Abdi Simon Schuman Slab Pitts Stella Young Stephon Clark Susie Jackson

T.A. Allen Tamir Rice Tamla Horsford Tanisha Anderson Timothy Caughman Timothy Hood Timothy Russell Timothy Stansbury Jr. Timothy Thomas Terrence Crutcher Terrill Thomas Tom Jones Tom Moss Tony McDade Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. Trayvon Martin Troy Hodge Troy Robinson Tula Tyler Gerth Tyre King Tywanza Sanders

Victor Duffy Jr. Victor White III

Walter Lamar Scott Wayne Arnold Jones Wesley Thomas Wilbert Cohen Wilbur Bundley Will Brown Will Head Will Stanley Will Stewart Will Thompson Willie James Howard Willie Johnson Willie McCoy Willie Palmer Willie Turks William Brooks William Butler William Daniels William Fambro William Green William L. Chapman II William Miller William Pittman Wyatt Outlaw

Yusef Kirriem Hawkins

The victims of LaLaurie (1830s) The black victims of the Opelousas massacre (1868) The black victims of the Thibodaux massacre (1887) The black victims of the Wilmington insurrection (1898) The black victims of the Johnson-Jeffries riots (1910) The black victims of the Red summer (1919) The black victims of the Elaine massacre (1919) The black victims of the Ocoee massacre (1920) The victims of the MOVE bombing (1985)

All the people who died during the Atlantic slave trade, be it due to abuse or disease.

All the unnamed victims of mass-incarceration, who were put into jail without the committing of a crime and died while in jail or died after due to mental illness. 

All the unnamed victims of racial violence and discrimination. 

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My apologies for all the people missing on this list. Feel free to add more names and stories. 

Listen, learn and read about discrimination, racism and black history: (feel free to add more)  Documentaries: 13th (Netflix) The Innocence Files (Netflix) Who Killed Malcolm X? (Netflix) Time: The Kalief Browder Story (Netflix) I Am Not Your Negro

YouTube videos: We Cannot Stay Silent about George Floyd Waarom ook Nederlanders de straat op gaan tegen racisme (Dutch) Wit is ook een kleur (Dutch) (documentaire)

Books: Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Davis How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery White Fragility by Robin Deangelo Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge Woman, Race and Class by Angela Davis

Websites: https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/report/ https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/ https://archive.org/details/thirtyyearsoflyn00nati/page/n11/mode/2up https://lab.nos.nl/projects/slavernij/index-english.html https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://www.zinnedproject.org/

[dustedmagazine]

Albert Ayler – 1965 · Spirits Rejoice & Bells Revisited (Ezz-thetics)

Economy-sized ensembles are sort of the default setting in Albert Ayler’s tragically fixed discography. Trios abound, from his earliest recordings in the company of a pair of ill-equipped and recalcitrant Swedes to the seminal expletive-in-a-cathedral unit involving Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray. Quartets are also plentiful, with first Don Cherry and then sibling Donald following in fielding brass. Spirits Rejoice & Bells Revisited renews attention on a pair of pivotal larger group episodes, one concert, the other captured in a concert hall sans audience, where Ayler expanded measurably on the polyphonic possibilities of his music.

Sequencing situates the second performance first, a sextet with the brothers Ayler joined by altoist Charles Tyler, bassist Henry Grimes and old colleagues Peacock and Murray. Five originals cover a spectrum of bases starting with the clarion march “Spirits Rejoice” which is redolent with the sanctified Salvation Army atmosphere that was Albert’s trademark. Regal statement of an Aeolian theme is answered by Tyler’s limpid asides before a conflagration of collective free improvisation takes hold. “Holy Family,” by comparison, is almost jukebox-worthy in its shimmy-powered concision and Call Cobbs joins the fun on flurried and florid harpsichord for “Angel.”

“Bells” comes from an engagement at New York’s Town Hall four months earlier with bassist Lewis Worrell in place of Grimes and Peacock. Essayist Brian Olewnick makes astute linkages to Ornette Coleman’s “Free Jazz�� in terms of its general linkage free and thematic passages, but Ayler’s extended design sounds more elemental and unhinged from the jump. Donald is a molten metallic fount abetted by his older brother’s exhortations and those of Tyler who was apparently making his recorded debut on the date. A series of exchanges ensues, broken by audience applause and shifts to subgroupings including a duet passage by leader and Peacock that’s never sounded clearer.

That new clarity dials focus directly to audio engineer Peter Pfister and it’s why this particular reissue really matters. Pfister has become a continuous and crucial footnote to these reissues on the Ezz-thetics imprint. As with earlier projects, he defogs and brightens the source material substantially, bringing particularly potent boosts to the bassists and Murray’s vocalizations. The effect is as conspicuous and revelatory as to render earlier ESP editions of the music instantly obsolete. Ayler’s tenor sound, a helical weave of textured striations and colors, is absolutely deserving of the royal aural treatment so copiously applied.

~ Derek Taylor

[allmusic]

AllMusic Staff Pick: Sunny Murray Sunny's Time Now

Free jazz drummer Sunny Murray was an integral part of New York's improv scene as it reached a boiling point in the mid-'60s. Sunny's Time Now finds the drummer leading some of the top players of the time, with Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Henry Grimes and Lewis Worrell contributing to the rising and falling waves of angst and unrest. Poet/activist Amiri Baraka adds a charged spoken word element to "Black Art," the album's most overt moment of political tension.

- Fred Thomas

[fictionz]

New Fiction 2023 - October

Another October in the can! And now I wish I could snooze through the real horror that is the holiday season. Maybe I'll stay in October forever... forever... forever...

Here's the long version (since Tumblr blocks too many links in one post).

The TL;DR:

Short Stories

"Snatched from the Brink" by Mary E. Penn (1878)

"The Canal" by Everil Worrell (1927)

"The Lost Performance of the High Priestess of the Temple of Horror" by Carmen Maria Machado (2020)

"The Time Remaining" by Attila Veres & trans. Luca Karafiáth (2019)

"CUE: Change" by Chesya Burke (2011)

"Last Call for the Sons of Shock" by David J. Schow (1994)

"The Real Right Thing" by Henry James (1899)

"The Haunted House" by M.A. Bird (1865)

"The Island of Regrets" by Elizabeth Walter (1965)

"The Stolen Body" by H.G. Wells (1903)

"The White Priest" by Hélène Gingold (1893)

"The Man Who Went Too Far" by E.F. Benson (1912)

"Mater Tenebrarum" by Pilar Pedraza & trans. James D. Jenkins (2000)

"Menopause" by Flore Hazoumé & trans. James D. Jenkins (1994)

"Señor Ligotti" by Bernardo Esquinca & trans. James D. Jenkins (2020)

"Shambleau" by C.L. Moore (1933)

"The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe (1850)

"The Village Spectre" by Gianna G. Maniego (2002)

"The Fog Horn" by Ray Bradbury (1951)

"The Lady of the House of Love" by Angela Carter (1979)

"The Woman's Ghost Story" by Algernon Blackwood (1907)

"Black Bargain" by Robert Bloch (1942)

"Vastarien" by Thomas Ligotti (1987)

"The Doll" by Daphne du Maurier (1937)

"The Transferred Ghost" by Frank Stockton (1882)

"The Shadowy Third" by Ellen Glasgow (1923)

"The Daemon Lover" by Shirley Jackson (1949)

"The Interval" by Vincent O'Sullivan (1918)

"The Phantom Cyclist" by Ruth Ainsworth (1971)

"Couching at the Door" by D.K. Broster (1942)

"Bloodchild" by Octavia Butler (1984)

Audio

Tales from the Crypt Presents: Dead Easy by A.L. Katz & Gil Adler, performed by Sean Astin, Jake Busey, Tia Carrere, Brett Cullen, John Kassir (1995, 2022)

Comics

"Birds of a Feather" by Stephanie Phillips, Maan House, Giorgio Spalleta, Justin Birch, Chris Sanchez (2021)

"The Origin of Vampirella" by Budd Lewis & Jose Gonzalez (1981)

"Do You Know... the Beast-Man?" by Richard Howell, Colleen Doran, Kevin Cunningham (1992)

"Good Ol' Fashioned Vanilla" by W. Maxwell Prince, Chris O’Halloran, Martín Morazzo, Good Old Neon (2018)

"For Better or Worse?" by Richard Corben (2016)

"Werewolf!" by Frank Frazetta (1964)

"Chickadee!" by Aya Rothwell (2016)

"The Evil Dead" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) by Richard Floyd-Walker (1986-1987)

"Famine's Shadow" by Rachel Deering & Christine Larsen (2014)

"A Pretty Place" by Emily Carroll (2023)

"The Thing from the Sea" by Wally Wood & Joe Orlando (1951)

"The Living Ghost" by Frank Belknap Long & Fred Guardineer (1948)

"Essence of Life" by Gail Simone, Tula Lotay, Jared K. Fletcher (2013)

"Hag of the Blood Basket!" by Al Hewetson & Sean Todd (1971)

"The Fisherman" by Franco, Tressina Bowling, Wes Abbott, Sara Richard (2022)

"Dental Plan" by Joy San (2019)

"Frankenstein y el Hombre Lobo" by Unknown (1946)

"Man's World" by Keith Giffen, Mary Sangiovanni, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes, Taylor Esposito (2017)

"Shadow of Death" by William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels (1953)

"Smoke and Cedar" by Abby Howard & Alina Pete (2016)

"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison & John Byrne (1994-1995)

"A Dog and His Boy" by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Jill Thompson, Jason Arthur (2006)

"The Horror Beneath" by Leah Moore, John Reppion, Timothy Green II, Michelle Madsen, Nate Piekos (2006)

"Shadows on the Tomb" by Joe Certa (1952)

"The Muck Monster" by Bernie Wrightson (1975)

"The Duel of the Monsters" by Archie Goodwin & Angelo Torres (1966)

"The Willowdale Handcar or The Return of the Black Doll" by Edward Gorey (1962)

"Inside You" by Valerie D'Orazio & David James Cole (2014)

"Soylent Teen" by Jordan Morris, Liana Kangas, Ellie Wright, Jack Morelli (2023)

"The Gris-Gris" by Jim Keegan & Ruth Keegan (2004)

"Fair Ground" by Jo Duffy, Mike Manley, Jackson Guice, James Fry, Kevin Cunningham (1992)

Video Games

Haunted House dev. Atari (1982)

Castlevania dev. Konami (1987)

Clock Tower dev. Human Entertainment (1995)

D dev. Warp (1995)

Friday the 13th dev. Atlus (1989)

Silent Hill 3 dev. Konami (2003)

Five Nights at Freddy’s dev. Scott Cawthon (2014)

Movies

It Lives Inside dir. Bishal Dutta (2023)

The Company of Wolves dir. Neil Jordan (1984)

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare dir. Rachel Talalay (1991)

Honeymoon dir. Leigh Janiak (2014)

Organ dir. Kei Fujiwara (1996)

The Bride of Frankenstein dir. James Whale (1935)

The Royal Hotel dir. Kitty Green (2023)

House of 1000 Corpses dir. Rob Zombie (2003)

The Nun II dir. Michael Chaves (2023)

The Godsend dir. Gabrielle Beaumont (1980)

Hatching dir. Hanna Bergholm (2022)

The Velvet Vampire dir. Stephanie Rothman (1971)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter dir. Joseph Zito (1984)

A Haunting in Venice dir. Kenneth Branagh (2023)

Piggy dir. Carlota Pereda (2022)

A Night to Dismember (The Lost Version) dir. Doris Wishman (1979)

The Blob dir. Irvin Yeaworth (1958)

Embrace of the Vampire dir. Anne Goursaud (1995)

Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls dir. Andrew Bowser (2023)

Exposed to Danger dir. Yang Chia-yun (Karen Yang) (1982)

Saw X dir. Kevin Greutert (2023)

The Birds dir. Alfred Hitchcock (1963)

Slumber Party Massacre II dir. Deborah Brock (1987)

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island dir. Jim Stenstrum (1998)

The Being dir. Jackie Kong (1983)

Kuso dir. Steve (2017)

Visible Secret dir. Ann Hui (2001)

The Exorcist: Believer dir. David Gordon Green (2023)

The Love Witch dir. Anna Biller (2016)

Bones dir. Ernest R. Dickerson (2001)

Bedevil dir. Tracey Moffatt (1993)

Television

Regular Show - "Terror Tales of the Park" I-VI (2011-2016)

The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror Presents: Not It" (2022)

Tales from the Cryptkeeper - Seasons 2 & 3 (1994 & 1999)

[thedreamingdinosaur]

Directed By: Robert Icke

Cast:

Francisco, Gravedigger – Barry Aird. Horatio – Elliot Barnes- Worrell. Ophelia – Jessica Brown Findlay. Player Queen – Marty Cruickshank. Rosencrantz – Calum Finlay. Marcellus – Joshua Higgott. Guildenstern – Amaka Okafor. Reynaldo – Daniel Rabin. Ghost, Player King – David Rintoul. Hamlet – Andrew Scott. Gertrude – Juliet Stevenson. Laertes – Luke Thompson. Polonius – Peter Wight. Claudius – Angus Wright. Bernardo, Player 3, Priest – Matthew Wynn Fortinbras – John MacMillan Voltimand – Lorna Brown Newscaster – Sule Rimi Young Hamlet – Samuel Smith Priest – Father Roy Pearson Reporters – Skye Bennett, Tommy Burgess, Andrew Lewis, David Tarkenter, Pippa Winslow

To be, or not to be, that is the question.

It’s time for me to delve into the world of A-Level Drama review/ University level BA (Hons) English Literature critical analysis. Although my work load is excessive, I feel that it was necessary to share my experiences of another fantastic show with you all.

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the most reenacted plays of all time. With hundreds of renditions being performed all around the UK, each one brings elements of the classical Shakespearean theatre along with new and refreshing ideas.

Robert Icke is the latest member to jump on the band wagon and delve into the world of the Prince of Denmark along with a fabulous cast! With a 8 week run at The Almeida Theatre, Islington, and a newly announced West End transfer from June to September 2017, Icke used the small space of the theatre’s auditorium to his full advantage, adding a 21st century twist to the play.

For those who do not know the story, Hamlet explores the themes of madness, depression, misogyny and death… lots and lots of death. All the death. So. Much. Death.

Synopsis Hamlet is distraught after the death of his father. Two watchmen, and Horatio, witness the ghost of the late king walking through the castle late one night. When Hamlet is informed of this he see’s the apparition for himself and is informed by the spirit that it is indeed his deceased father and that his Uncle Claudius was the one who murdered him. Hamlet is ordered by his father to avenge him and is set on doing so until the very end. Along the way this drives him into deep madness. His mother, Gertrude, and Uncle see this and become increasingly worried about him and consult in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to watch him. All the while Polonius believes that Hamlet is mad in love with his daughter Ophelia hence his sudden outbursts but this is not the case and is clear when he orders Ophelia to go to a nunnery (dick move Hamlet… dick move…). He soon learns of a group of Actors in town and orders them to perform a scene which closely resembles his image of his fathers death, to draw out a reaction from his uncle. When Claudius runs from the room, Hamlet, along with Horatio, is convinced that he is truly and utterly guilty. Hamlet confronts his mother about this in privacy, or so he thinks. While hearing a noise from behind a curtain he jumps to conclusions and stabs poor Polonius, and instantly setting his own destiny in the form of his dispersal from Denmark to England where Claudius has plans for him to be killed. And so begins the spiral of death…  After Polonius, it is Ophelia who is next to die from grief and drowns in a river. Laertes (her brother) returns from France in pure rage at the death of his father and sister. Claudius convinces Laertes that this is all Hamlet’s doing. Later he soon receives a letter from Hamlet telling him of his immediate return to Denmark due to an incident on his journey to England. Claudius comes up with a plan to put everyones mind at ease and a fencing match out of revenge is arranged between Hamlet and Laertes. The king poisons Laertes blade so when it strikes Hamlet, he will be killed. As a back up plan he also puts poison into his goblet. Hamlet returns at the time of Ophelia’s death and is stuck with even more grief and reveals that he had loved Ophelia all along (awwww) When the match begins between Laertes and Hamlet, the latter scores the first point but refuses to sip from the goblet. Instead his mother does and is quickly dies from the poison. Laertes manages to cut Hamlet with the blade, but he does not die. Laertes is then cut by his own blade (idiot) and while dying, he tells Hamlet that Claudius is responsible for the queens death as well. Hamlet stabs Claudius and then makes him drink the rest of the poison from the goblet (ultimate death!!) and everyone who’s dying finally dies. 

The setting itself was kept very minimalistic with just a ‘L’ shaped sofa, chair, lamp, small coffee table being used as the main set. A set of sliding doors were placed at the back of the stage which allowed us to envisage the layout of the palace. The 4th wall is broken several times throughout the play, with characters using the audience’s seating area for stage entries and also as their own audience when it came to the player’s play. It allowed you to be drawn in and fully included within the play, making you feel as if you were apart of the tragedy. Live action cameras where used to show recordings of certain events including the fencing match between Hamlet and Laertes at the end of the play as well as pre-recording of newscasts to show the events in the world at that time. The recordings bought the 21st century through in the classical play.

Leading the show this time, Hamlet was played by the wonderful Andrew Scott, known most famously for his role as Jim Moriarty in BBC Sherlock. He bought to the stage a fresh rendition of the Prince of Denmark and truly channeled the madness that was meant to be. The elements of humour that he incorporated into the scenes broke away from the underlying seriousness that the play gives. Mocking and teasing characters also allowed us to see that Hamlets outlook on life had completely been effected by the death of his father. Andrew was able to incorporate the near psychopathic elements that he portrays in his role as Moriarty to a controlled yet still effective limit and also where needed, as well as showing a character who his grieving and hurting still.

The most famous speech in any Shakespearean play opens with the line ‘To be or not to be’. It has been recited by thousands over the years, including Benedict Cumberbatch in his rendition of Hamlet back in 2015. This time Andrew Scott took a very simplistic and minimalistic approach on the speech. An empty stage, with just him stood downstage, centre. All lights dimmed except the one spot line, illuminating the actor. Silence filled the entire theatre as the speech began. It wasn’t at all how I imagined. I expected something big and grand, overdramatic and nearly insane, similar to that of Benedict’s. But with this simpler tone, I was pleasantly surprised.

It’s not only Scott who embraces the madness and true identity of their character. Jessica Brown Findlay was able to give us a version of Ophelia which was truly something that I had not seen before. At first we see her lovestruck and smitten by Hamlet’s charming nature. But later we are introduced to her fiery ways. After the death of her father, see seems to sink into herself. Depression overtakes the poor girl and sends her into pure madness. We see her weakened physically with the use of a wheelchair showing us that she in need of support. But also her mental state is shown. While Claudius tries to get through to her she sings ‘Saint Valentine’s Day’ possibly with references to her beloved Hamlet. This contradicts the purity of the outfit chosen as a line reads ‘And opened the door to his room. He let in the girl, and when she left, She wasn’t a virgin anymore.’ We see Ophelia dressed in a simple white dress. The use of white here signifies the purity of the young girl although her mind has been tainted.  Eventually her madness drives her to death as she drowns in the river. An important thing to note with Ophelia’s character is the way that flowers are used with her. Violets are common with the character. When she dies, Gertrude wears a Violet, a symbol of faithfulness and modesty. These are also present at the scene of her death too. Jessica managed to not over work Ophelia’s insanity all the while including enough to show her decline.

One person who we see go through very little emotional change is Claudius, played by Angus Wright. The only time we seem some emotion from him is at the end during his poisoning and death, when we see fear strike the king. Throughout the play, he remains neutral to any form of reaction while the rest of the cast show their grief, sadness, love and joy. This is pivotal for Claudius character. Angus managed to show us someone who is suspicious and suspected throughout the entire play, yet ignore the accusations by others, including the ghost of his late brother.

To contrast we the conflicting emotions that Gertrude, Juliet Stevenson, is force to go through. While wanting to protect her son from the conflicts that he battling with, she is also not wanting to disappoint her new husband and king. Eventually it clearly gets too much for the poor queen as she drinks the poison set for her son. While in versions of the play this may seem harder to pick up on, Juliet was able to give a clear perception on where she stood

Each element and scene of the play was bought to life with some truly amazing talent. The connection between all characters and their relationships with each other was entirely believable and mesmerising. The cast fully immersed themselves into the world of Shakespeare, yet at the same time, keeping us still updated in the modern world by the use of their costumes, sets and technology. The fear with a modern adaptation of a classical piece of art, is that of losing the original effect. This, however, was not to case in Ickes representation.

The final scenes of the play left me on the edge of my seat. A live fencing competition will always be tense despite the knowledge of the excessive safety elements that all actors and crew members go through, and that they have rehearsed and performed the scene more times than you know, does not push the fear away from your mind. Ending the play, Icke chose a beautiful send off for all characters who met an untimely death. As each character heads towards the bright light at the end of the tunnel, we end with Horatio cradling a lifeless Hamlet in his arms.

Robert Icke has truly honoured Shakespeare’s name by directing an outstanding piece of dramatical art. It is clear he has thought long and hard, along with his creative team, about what he wanted to achieve and has done so with great success. It has earned it’s 3 month west end transfer allowing more people to witness this iconic play.

To top the night off however, I was able to meet Andrew Scott himself outside the theatre’s main entrance. The poor man was extremely tired but still put on a huge smile for all of his fans that greeted him with so much pride, praise and excitement. Well done Andrew, you deserve it.

But the big question is; is Andrew’s version better than Benedict’s? While I loved both plays, and regard them as some of the best pieces of theatre that I have ever had the pleasure of watching in my life, I find myself at a place where I am unable to answer that question. Truthfully, both plays had elements in which captured the audience in aww and some which might have lacked ever so slightly. But at the end of the day, all plays have their faults and all have their shining moments.

So is this a play in which I would see again? Absolutely! I am planning on, getting more another ticket to see it in the new theatre. To anyone looking for a night out in London during the summer holidays, I would 100% recommend seeing the show.

★★★★★

By Natalie Midwinter.

Review Time!: Hamlet – 06.04.2017 (WARNING CONTAINS ‘SPOILERS’) Directed By: Robert Icke Cast: Francisco, Gravedigger - Barry Aird. Horatio - Elliot Barnes- Worrell. Ophelia - Jessica Brown Findlay.

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iVisit.... HAMLET @ Almeida Theatre

As rehearsals begin, the cast for HAMLET at the Almeida Theatre is announced. Barry Aird, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Marty Cruickshank, Calum Findlay, Joshua Higgott, Amaka Okafor, Daniel Rabin, David Rintoul, Peter Wight, Angus Wright and Matthew Wynn join the previously announced Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Juliet Stevenson and Luke Thompson in a production directed by Almeida Associate Director Robert Icke. 

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HAMLET is designed by Hildegard Bechtler, with lighting by Natasha Chivers, sound by Tom Gibbons, and video design by Tal Yarden. The Associate Director is Daniel Raggett. Casting is by Julia Horan.

Barry Aird’s theatre credits include Hamlet at the Barbican; Othello for Frantic Assembly; The Mousetrap and The Shawshank Redemption in the West End; Measure for Measure; Hamlet for Theatre Royal Plymouth and on tour; The Sons of York at the Finborough Theatre; What the Butler Saw at Salisbury Playhouse; Watership Down at the Lyric Hammersmith and on tour; The Taming of the Shrew at Bristol Old Vic; Speaking Like Magpies; Sejanus His Fall; Believe What You Will; Sir Thomas Moore; Othello; Henry VIII; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Camino Real; and St Erkanwald for the RSC. Television includes Berlin Station; Marcella; Close to the Enemy; Peaky Blinders; Doctor Who; Love and Marriage; Merlin; Lewis; Misfits; Survivors; Dracula; and Being Human. Film includes The Marker; City of Tiny Lights; Avengers: Age of Ultron; Dungeons and Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness; and Eleven Fifty-Nine.

Elliot Barnes-Worrell’s theatre includes Man and Superman at the National Theatre; Richard II, The Two Gentleman of Verona; and Henry IV, Part I & 2 for the RSC; The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner for Pilot Theatre at  York Theatre Royal and on tour; and Loyalty at Hampstead Theatre. Television includes Jericho; Poirot and Doctor Who; and film includes Ready Player One.

Jessica Brown Findlay has previously appeared in Uncle Vanya at the Almeida and Oresteia at the Almeida and Trafalgar Studios. Her television credits include Downton Abbey, The Outcast, Jamaica Inn, Labyrinth and Black Mirror: 15 Million Merits. Her film credits include Albatross (nominated for her performance in the Best Newcomer categories at the 2012 British Independent Film Awards and the Evening Standard Film Awards), Winter’s Tale, Lullaby, The Riot Club, Victor Frankenstein, Steven and This Beautiful Fantastic.

Marty Cruickshank’s theatre includes Richard II; The Heresy of Love; Hamlet; and Love in a Wood for the RSC and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream for the RSC and Garsington Opera; After Electra at the Tricycle Theatre; Exit the King for Theatre Royal, Bath; Early Days; A Fair Quarrel; and The World Turned Upside Down for the National Theatre; Much Ado About Nothing and Two Clouds Over Eden at the Royal Exchange; London Wall at the Finborough Theatre and in the West End; Pygmalion at Chichester Festival Theatre and in the West End; Summer Lightning; Habeas Corpus; Quartermaine’s Terms at the Royal & Derngate; A Delicate Balance at Nottingham Playhouse; and A Flea in Her Ear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Television includes Babs; Line of Duty; Lewis; Spooks; Kavanagh QC; Faith in the Future; and Unnatural Pursuits. Film includes London Wall; I, Anna; and The Fool. As a writer, Marty’s credits include The Princess of Cleves for ICA; A Difficult Age for English Touring Theatre; Why Things Happen for Second Stride; and Bathing Elizabeth for Channel 4/Warner Sisters.

Calum Finlay’s theatre credits include The Ghost Train and Too Clever By Half at Manchester Royal Exchange; Dunsinane for the RSC and National Theatre of Scotland and The Merry Wives of Windsor; The Mouse and His Child; Macbeth and Jubilee for the RSC; Tartuffe at Birmingham Repertory Theatre; and The Prince of Denmark for the National Theatre.  Joshua Higgott has previously appeared in Oresteia (also Trafalgar Studios) and 1984 for the Almeida Theatre and in the West End. Past theatre credits include Shakespeare in Love at the Noël Coward Theatre; The Alchemist for Liverpool Everyman; Regeneration for Royal & Derngate Theatre; Birdsong UK Tour; and Twelfth Night at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. His film credits include Darkest Hour; The Mummy; Juliet Remembered; and The Machine.

Amaka Okafor’s theatre credits includes Peter Pan at the National Theatre; I See You at the Royal Court; Hamlet at the Barbican; Mermaid for Shared Experience;  Glasgow Girls for the National Theatre of Scotland, Citizens Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East; Flathampton for the Royal & Derngate; Dr Korczak's Example for the Royal Exchange and Arcola Theatre; The Bacchae for the National Theatre of Scotland; Branded and Hitting Heights at the Old Vic; and Meantime at Soho Theatre. Amaka was in the Ensemble at The Unicorn Theatre for two years. 

Daniel Rabin is currently appearing in Mary Stuart at the Almeida and previously appeared in 1984 for the Almeida in the West End. Other theatre includes Pericles; The Winter’s Tale; King John; Tis Pity She’s a Whore; Anthony and Cleopatra; and Holy Warriors at Shakespeare’s Globe; Oedipus for Nottingham Playhouse and the Spoleto Festival; Ignorance at Hampstead Theatre; Blue Remembered Hills at Chichester Festival Theatre; and The Bomb at the Tricycle Theatre. Television includes The Royals; Game of Thrones; Ambassadors; Our Men; Henry - Mind of a Tyrant; The Roman Mysteries; and Money Can't Buy You Love. Film includes Lilac's Laughter; Mind The Gap; and Two's Company.

David Rintoul’s theatre credits include Nell Gwynn for Shakespeare’s Globe and at the Apollo Theatre; Remembrance of Things Past; The World Turned Upside Down; The Trojan War Will Not Take Place; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and The Rivals at the National Theatre; The Roaring Girl; The White Devil; The Witch of Edmonton; The Taming of the Shrew; Breakfast with Mugabe; The American Pilot; Keepers of the Flame; Henry IV, Parts I & II; Edward III; and Island Princess at the RSC; The Speculator at the Traverse Theatre; As You Like It and Map of the Heart at Shakespeare’s Globe; The Big Fella and Anderson’s English for Out of Joint; Gaslight and Phaedra for the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; Dirty Dancing at Aldwych Theatre; Lady Windermere’s Fan; The Winslow Boy; and Putting It Together  for Chichester Festival Theatre; An Ideal Husband and Macbeth for the Old Vic; and Etta Jenks and Sergeant Ola and his Followers for the Royal Court. Television includes Game of Thrones; Muncie; Silk; Doctor Finlay; The Bible; Injustice; Private Practice; Pride and Prejudice; Taggart; The Cherry Orchard; Hornblower; Poirot; and Sweet Medicine. Film includes The Iron Lady; My Week with Marilyn; Unrelated; and The Ghost Writer. Andrew Scott will play Hamlet. Andrew most recently appeared in The Dazzle at Found111. His other theatre credits include Olivier Award-winning performances in Cock and A Girl in a Car with a Man, as well as Birdland, Dying City, Crave and Playing The Victim at the Royal Court; 50 Years on Stage, Sea Wall, Emperor and Galilean and Aristocrats at the National Theatre; Design for Living and Dublin Carol at the Old Vic; and The Vertical Hour on Broadway. His recent films include Swallows and Amazons; Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass; Spectre, Jimmy’s Hall, Victor Frankenstein, Locke, Pride (BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor). Forthcoming films include Denial, Handsome Devil. Television credits include his BAFTA winning role as Moriarty in the BBC’s Sherlock, The Hollow Crown, The Town, The Hour, John Adams and Band of Brothers. He has twice won the BBC Audio Drama award for his work on Radio.‎

Juliet Stevenson is currently sharing the role of Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I with Lia Williams in Mary Stuart at the Almeida, having previously appeared here in Duet for One. Other theatre credits include Winnie in Beckett’s Happy Days at the Young Vic; The Seagull, Private Lives, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Hedda Gabler and Yerma for the National Theatre; Les Liaisons Dangereuses, As You Like It, Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the RSC; The Heretic, Alice and Death and The Maiden (Olivier Award for Best Actress) at the Royal Court. Her film credits include Departure, Mona Lisa Smile, Bend it Like Beckham, Emma, Truly Madly Deeply and the upcoming Let Me Go. Her television credits include The Enfield Haunting, The Village, White Heat, The Accused, The Road from Coorain, The Politician’s Wife and One of Us. She was awarded a CBE in 1999 for her services to drama.

Luke Thompson previously appeared in Oresteia at the Almeida and at Trafalgar Studios. His other theatre credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (shortlisted for the Evening Standard Outstanding Newcomer award), Blue Stockings, Julius Caesar and The Broken Heart at Shakespeare’s Globe; Tiger Country at Hampstead Theatre. Television credits include The Suspicions of Mr Whicher and In the Club. Film includes Making Noise Quietly.

Peter Wight’s theatre credits include The Red Lion; Ivanov; Sleep With Me; Murmuring Judges; The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui; Black Snow; and Waiting for Godot at the National Theatre; Trelawny of The Wells at the Donmar Warehouse; In Basildon; Otherwise Engaged; Chekhov's Women in the West End; The Spanish Tragedy; Much Ado About Nothing; Barbarians; A Clockwork Orange; and Hamlet for the RSC; Mouth to Mouth, The Seagull (also Broadway) , In The Republic of Happiness; In Basildon (also West End); Face to the Wall; and Not A Game for Boys at the Royal Court; The Caretaker for the Globe Warsaw; Edward II at the Royal Exchange Manchester; Dearly Beloved and Grace for Hampstead Theatre. Television includes Brief Encounters;  I Want My Wife Back; Our Zoo; The Mimic; The Paradise; Hit and Miss; Public Enemies; Titanic; Money; Monday Monday; Boy Meets Girl; 10 Days to War; Party Animals; Dalziel and Pascoe; Persuasion; Fantabulosa!; Murder Prevention; Early Doors; Room at the Top; The Security Men; and Uncle Adolf. Film includes The Program; Mr Turner; King of Soho; Another Year; Kon-Tiki; Hard Boiled Sweets; Womb; Atonement; Hot Fuzz; Lassie; Babel; Pride and Prejudice; and Vera Drake. Angus Wright has previously appeared in Oresteia (also Trafalgar Studios), 1984 in the West End, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Almeida. Other theatre credits include The Cherry Orchard at the Young Vic; Twelfth Night & Richard III for Shakespeare’s Globe on Broadway; Privates on Parade in the West End; The Master and Margarita for Complicite; The Cat in The Hat at the National Theatre and Young Vic; Wastwater at the Royal Court; Design for Living at the Old Vic; The Merchant of Venice; Hamlet; Talk of the City; The Theban Plays; The Dybbuk; Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 for the RSC; Measure for Measure for Complicite and the National Theatre, Mrs Affleck; War Horse; Saint Joan; The Seagull; Dream Play; Stuff Happens; Three Sisters; Chips with Everything; and Mother Courage at the National Theatre. Television includes Flowers; Peep Show; Father Brown; Being Human; Breathless; Murder on the Home Front; Above Suspicion; Boudica; Cambridge Spies; The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall; The Way We Live Now; and Between the Lines. Film includes A Little Chaos; Jack Ryan; Maleficent; Closed Circuit; Private Peaceful; The Iron Lady; Affair of the Necklace; Kingdom of Heaven; RKO 281; The Bank Job; Bridget Jones’s Diary; Charlotte Gray; Cutthroat Island; First Knight; Labyrinth; and Frankenstein. Matthew Wynn’s theatre credits include Measure for Measure at the Young Vic; Henry V and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton; The Guardsman at the Albery Theatre; and Bouncers for Wakefield Theatre Royal and Hull Truck. Film includes Interview With A Hitman; Leave To Remain; and Aberdeen. Television includes Silent Witness; Spooks; Man Down; Mount Pleasant; The Real Essex Boys; 55 Degrees North; Harry & Cosh and Byker Grove.

Almeida Associate Director Robert Icke has adapted and directed Mary Stuart, Uncle Vanya, Oresteia (also West End; won the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for Best Director) and the multi-award winning 1984 with Duncan Macmillan (also West End as well as playing several UK and international tours) at the Almeida. His work as a director includes The Fever at The May Fair Hotel, Mr Burns at the Almeida, Boys and Romeo and Juliet for Headlong. He made his National Theatre debut directing The Red Barn, at the Lyttelton Theatre in October 2016.

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　メンバーはJohn Tchicai, Lewis Worrell, Milford Graves, Roswell Ruddのフリージャズカルテット、2曲目の『Sweet - Black Dada Nihilismus』にはLeRoi Jones（Amiri Baraka）が詩の朗読で参加。今ここに記せば記そうとするほど嘘になり失われていくが、どこか魔的な声の響きの夢中へ誘いこまれ虜になった、飽く迄響きに。その後読んだLeRoi Jones著書『Blues People』ではワークソングからブルースの成立、ジャズの誕生まで悲痛の歴史が克明に記されていた、正直に苦痛や恐怖を経験せず読む事で知った世界。僕が30代になり聴き始めたヒップホップへの糸口となったのはこの曲。

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