MARK Brown has now expressed his critical disdain of the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Thrown no fewer than three times in…
MARK Brown has now expressed his critical disdain of the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Thrown no fewer than three times in different articles for The National. In his first article , he even went so far as to suggest that had Thrown been staged 2500 years ago it might have prevented the development of the theatrical art form as we know it, which is, one has to admit, a hyperbolic level of criticism to lay against a new play by a debut writer.
were in the context of a much broader argument about the so-called “culture wars”, identity politics and the arts. That, I believe, was also fair comment.SO there is an ongoing stooshie about the King’s new portrait being displayed hither and thither. Republican as I am, I’d have to say, let them go ahead. Further than that, display it on screen at the end of films in all public cinemas as they used to do in times gone by.
I invite you to look at the portraits of King Charles at his coronation wearing a crown and robe, to slew off your history, the perspective of being a British subject. I invite you to look through the eyes of a child, or a modern, civilised, educated citizen.
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