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The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Other Plays | Martin McDonagh

Random book from our personal library.

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Lcsmcat

Then and Now: A Memoir | Tom Santopietro, Barbara Cook

Watching the Christmas Eve Carol service from Westminster Cathedral while reading this memoir of an amazing singer.

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kwmg40

Murder in the Cathedral | T.S. Eliot

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I picked up an old “Canadian Educational Edition“ of this play about the murder of Thomas Becket. The notes helped but I expect I still missed a good number of references in Eliot's verse. The story was seasonal, as the drama took place during the Yuletide season.

#gottacatchemall (Lycanrock Dusk: TBR 2+ years) @PuddleJumper
#52bookclub (told in verse)

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bunneeboy

Will She Do?: Act One of a Life on Stage | Eileen Atkins

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Oh yes, she will!

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lil1inblue

The Post Office | Rabindranath Tagore

I forgot to take a picture, but my #winternaturecardswap cards are in the mail. And I got to read a chapter of my book while waiting in line for stamps! 🥰 My apologies for being a little late - hopefully it just extends the joy.

@thebookhippie

lil1inblue Art by Carson Ellis: https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2019/10/illustrator-calls-winter-solstice... 2w

TheBookHippie ❄️💙❄️ 2w

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willaful

How Sondheim Can Change Your Life | Richard Schoch

Thanks to @Andrea313 for this #BlameItOnLitsy success! I really enjoyed these deep dives into Sondheim's works, especially when I disagreed with the author. 😂 (He is just so wrong about the Baker's Wife, I mean seriously!) I'm not familiar with Sondheim's later musicals but enjoyed the chapters nonetheless. The audiobook is a pleasant listen.

(I used this pic because Nina!)

#URC bk about old hobby @Faranae
#MonthlyNonfiction2025 @julieclair

julieclair Ooohhh.. this looks good! 2w

Faranae I'll look forward to reading this next year! 2w

TieDyeDude Nice! We just watched Company starring Neil Patrick Harris not too long ago. Sondheim was a master of his craft! 2w

Andrea313 I really liked this one! The chapter on Assassins was particularly good, IMO, but I agree that his take on the Baker's Wife is not one I share! Look at the placement of It Takes Two, which signals in a positive shift in their marriage- it comes after A Very Nice Prince. I don't think the score supports the author's theory, but it was fun to read all the same. 6d

willaful @Andrea313 That was definitely an interesting chapter. Sadly I don't know Assassins and I may need to see it and read this again! 6d

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Mattsbookaday

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea

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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent, by Judi Dench and Brendan O‘Hea (2024)
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Premise: One of our greatest living actors reflects on her career and Shakespeare‘s plays.

Review: I mean… This is just perfect. I‘m a respecter of Shakespeare far more than a lover, but this made me wish I loved him as much as the authors do. ⬇️

Mattsbookaday This is so delightful and off-the-cuff; honest and profound thoughts from someone who claims to refuse to think deeply about Shakespeare. Not only is this supremely entertaining, but it‘s also a gift to future generations.

Bookish Pair: All About Me!, by Mel Brooks (2021) 2w

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead | Tom Stoppard