Francis Beckett

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On this day – 26 July

26 July On this day… 2001 – Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses angry farmers in Cumbria about foot and mouth disease. Brian Cook writes about the impact of the disease in the Yorkshire Dales...

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Make England Great Again

CONTROVERSIAL NEW PLAY SHOWS HOW FAR RIGHT DICTATORSHIP COULD HAPPEN IN THE UK With Tommy Robinson’s demonstration on Saturday attracting more than 100,000 people, and Donald Trump due in London for a state visit...

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Historical Playwrights

Discovering unknown stories of the past greatly appeals, and while novels and non-fiction books, including memoirs, are most prevalent, there are a few creative types who have adapted the accounts for the stage. We...

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Cartoon Covers – don’t assume…

The jury is still out, as far as I’m concerned, about the role a cover plays in whether a book is bought or not. Is it the cover, is it the title or something...

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Francis Beckett appreciation

Francis Beckett Francis Beckett joined TSL after I’d given a talk to Player-Playwrights in Kilburn, London. His joining TSL was rather a surprise – he’s been around the block a few times, especially in...

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Player Playwrights #drama #theatre #performance

Back in January 2019 I had the pleasure of meeting Player Playwrights at The Tavern, their London base. While TSL playwright Melville Lovatt was the catalyst in bringing us together, an outcome of that...

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Francis Beckett

About Francis Beckett Francis Beckett is an author, journalist and playwright. The best known of his 19 non-fiction books is Clem Attlee – Labour’s Great Reformer, and the latest of his five plays is...