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Review: Henry V at Stratford
“…a powerful play full of brio and sentiment…” writes Richard Lutz Alex Hassell (centre) as Henry V And just when you thought it was safe to escape the tub-thumbing chauvinism of this green and...
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That was the week that was
I reveal why I like gardening and I find a windmill. Plus there is a gym I duck into, says Richard Lutz. The weather in this late February breaks to unveil cold cobalt blue skies. The earth is still...
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Hamlet: Broad young shoulders carry an impressive play
Richard Lutz takes his pew at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for that most famous of revenge plays. Hamlet, the indecisive Prince of Denmark, is the man whose need for vengeful action is stopped dead in...
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That was the will that was
Richard Lutz looks back in langour at the past seven days I am crowbarred out of the city and it’s off to South Warwickshire in a mist of light rain. I head for a spot of Britain redolent with the...
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The Alchemist: A sharp, wicked comedy aimed at greed and gold
Photo: Helen Maybanks Richard Lutz takes his pew for the Ben Johnson classic that caustically sends up his fellow Londoners of 1610. While the cat’s away, the mice will play… And so begins Ben...
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RSC Tempest: Stratford meets the digital age in a vibrant classic
Imagine a 30 foot high Ariel towering above Propero – that’s what you get in this groundbreaking performance, says Richard Lutz When The Tempest first hit the boards more than 400 years ago, England...
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Where history sleeps
Richard Lutz gets lost in Shakespeare country. One thing that annoys me is those brown signs on the M40 that tells visitors they are now “entering Shakespeare country.” Obviously there is no such...
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Combined authority investment welcomed by new mayor
Coventry regeneration schemes awarded £3.7 million loan. The new West Midlands mayor has welcomed investment by the West Midlands Combined Authority for two Coventry city centre projects. Andy Street...
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That was the Warwickshire that was and other tales
Richard Lutz plunders his archive to remember what happened last week….. The thing about an early winter day is that you can see when you walk. Ok, the other three seasons offer loads of colour and...
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The White
Richard Lutz is buried by another seven days. The digi-photo world is overloaded by now as Kodaksville runs amok. It’s snowing (up to 14 inches on the Welsh borders) and that’s a lot in snow-starved...
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Mud is the currency of an English winter and other tales
Richard Lutz takes the long route through another lost week. You get to see your city through different eyes when you’re being led around by a seven year old. Everything is hip height. So when we went...
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Review: Venice Preserved at The Swan, Stratford
Richard Lutz is dragged into the world of Restoration noir at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Pic: Helen Maybanks There is a long tradition in theatre of taking an old play and dressing it up. The...
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The grammar of a Warwickshire landscape
Richard Lutz saunters through a little path of heaven in the changing weather. Some places take you. Others you can leave. I like the Cumbrian Fells, I can easily turn my back on the Peak...
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It’s alright now, baby blue
Richard Lutz finds a perfect sky. There was a quiz we took recently where all the answers were linked with the colour blue: cornflower, midnight, ice, navy. Get it? Somehow the word ‘cerulean’ didn’t...
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The Alchemist: A sharp, wicked comedy aimed at greed and gold
Photo: Helen Maybanks Richard Lutz takes his pew for the Ben Johnson classic that caustically sends up his fellow Londoners of 1610. While the cat’s away, the mice will play… And so begins Ben...
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RSC Tempest: Stratford meets the digital age in a vibrant classic
Imagine a 30 foot high Ariel towering above Propero – that’s what you get in this groundbreaking performance, says Richard Lutz When The Tempest first hit the boards more than 400 years ago, England...
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Where history sleeps
Richard Lutz gets lost in Shakespeare country. One thing that annoys me is those brown signs on the M40 that tells visitors they are now “entering Shakespeare country.” Obviously there is no such...
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Combined authority investment welcomed by new mayor
Coventry regeneration schemes awarded £3.7 million loan. The new West Midlands mayor has welcomed investment by the West Midlands Combined Authority for two Coventry city centre projects. Andy Street...
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That was the Warwickshire that was and other tales
Richard Lutz plunders his archive to remember what happened last week….. The thing about an early winter day is that you can see when you walk. Ok, the other three seasons offer loads of colour and...
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The White
Richard Lutz is buried by another seven days. The digi-photo world is overloaded by now as Kodaksville runs amok. It’s snowing (up to 14 inches on the Welsh borders) and that’s a lot in snow-starved...
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