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“And each man kills the thing he loves, By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word. The coward...
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Eddie Hewitt
Oct 19, 20165 min
Prison Culture: Inside Reading Gaol
There are some buildings that maintain an ominous presence on the landscape long after they have served their original purpose. Reading...
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Eddie Hewitt
Oct 9, 20165 min
Imogen Stubbs - from stage to stage
In Things I Know To Be True, Imogen Stubbs rises high above the stage in a perfomance of dazzling intensity at the Lyric, Hammersmith....
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Eddie Hewitt
Oct 9, 20164 min
Things I Know To Be True
I’ve never seen a standing ovation at the theatre before, but I found myself in the middle of one at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, at...
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L. Wells and V. Willis
Sep 18, 20169 min
Comprehending Calais
In this first guest article for Connected Cultures, Laura Wells and Victoria Willis present a fascinating and moving insight into the...
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Eddie Hewitt
Aug 29, 20165 min
Greece 3. A Tour of Crete
In the third and final part of my Greek trilogy, I’d like to bring you some reflections on life as a tourist in Crete, the geography,...
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Eddie Hewitt
Aug 29, 20165 min
Greece 2. My Favourite Myths
Another area of exploration in an ever-expanding Connected Cultures portfolio. This time we are connecting with Ancient Culture and Greek...
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Eddie Hewitt
Aug 28, 20166 min
Greece 1. Modern Day Olympic Challenges
2016 and what a wonderful Olympic year. Oh to have been in Rio during August. The next best place for me to be was Greece, birthplace of...
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Eddie Hewitt
Jul 19, 20164 min
As You Like It
As You Like It has somehow escaped me over the years. I only skimmed over the text when preparing for my finals one very hot day in May,...
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Eddie Hewitt
Jul 19, 20164 min
Laughing with Shakespeare
Language is always going to be a problem when it comes to getting Shakespeare's jokes. I defy most people to say that they fully...
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Eddie Hewitt
Jun 14, 20165 min
Tamara Rojo
Tamara Rojo is the Principal Ballerina for the English National Ballet. Her performance as Odette and Odile in the 2016 production of...
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Eddie Hewitt
Jun 14, 20164 min
Swan Lake - review
There is an art form that has been sadly overlooked by Connected Cultures since the launch of this portal. This missing form is ballet....
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Eddie Hewitt
May 18, 20163 min
Jeanette Winterson - author feature
I first came across Jeanette Winterson when I was touring Scotland in 1990. I rather stumbled across her halfway through a book-reading...
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Eddie Hewitt
May 18, 20165 min
The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson
A Review I can’t remember the last time I read a book with such gusto and without skimming over a single word. Some of Jeanette...
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Eddie Hewitt
Apr 23, 20167 min
Weston-super-Mare: My Roots in the Sand
I am sometimes concerned that I get dangerously close to cultural appropriation when exploring and developing some of my interests. In...
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Eddie Hewitt
Apr 10, 20163 min
MH Sarkis - An Evening in Kensington
Early in April, artist MH Sarkis hosted a delightful soirée to showcase her latest portfolio and to engage in conversation in an informal...
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Eddie Hewitt
Mar 12, 20164 min
A Brief History of Seven Killings
A review Although I have connections with Jamaica, A Brief History of Seven Killings feels a millions miles away from almost everything I...
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Eddie Hewitt
Feb 8, 20164 min
新年快樂 Chinese New Year 2016
Another new year to celebrate and a playful account of my connections with China, served up with gratitude and nostalgia One new year is...
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Eddie Hewitt
Feb 6, 20166 min
Art Rooms 2016
Review The Meliá White House Hotel, Regent's Park, provided a fine setting for a wonderful exhibition of contemporary art at the end of...
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Eddie Hewitt
Dec 1, 20153 min
Fun With Flags - NZ Style
Viewers of The Big Bang Theory will be familiar with Sheldon Cooper’s ‘Fun With Flags’ video blog in which he regularly waves his quirky...
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