April 8, 2019
It looks like the UK might be exiting the European Union - So a British Exit - Brexit! I love the wordplay, if not the concept. I won't get into the politics here (nah, I don't think it's a great idea to leave, and I do remember when I was a kid we were known as the 'poor man of Europe' hence us joining the EEC, but...!) however, we have people from around the world come on our literary pub celebration, and one or two people have mentioned they'd heard stories of rationing and hoarding and weren't sure if it was a good time to come to Britain. I think London Mayor Sadiq Khan says it best. "London is Open." And it is. If you're thinking of coming to the UK, don't worry. There are, as always, some wild press reports, but the reality is it's had little effect on 'normal' people apart from the fact we're all a bit fed up of it and wonder where is David Cameron (ex-PM who started this whole thing!) But it's business as usual for us London Writers. So see you soon, hopefully!
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December 29, 2018
We hope we'll see you in 2019. The highlights of 2018? Without doubt, presenting three classic plays at the Edinbugh Festival.
Nick Hennegan's version of
A Christmas Carol with
Guy Masterson wowing the UK on tour. And this review from the
Sunday Telegraph...
"WE DRIFT OFF INTO THE SOHO EVENING, COMFORTED THAT A VIVID APPROACH TO THE LIFE'S WORK OF SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS AUTHORS SHOWS THAT THERE IS AS MUCH TO BE LEARNT IN THEIR PUBS AS THEIR PAGES." SUNDAY TELEGRAPH.
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November 27, 2018
For a writer, I've not been writing on here very much! Mainly due to the creative madness that is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. I actually had THREE productions I’d written and directed at the festival this year - A Christmas Carol, Henry V - Lion of England and Hamlet - Horatio’s Tale. Yes, it was a hectic, but a glorious and intense experience. Adapting Shakespeare’s Hamlet almost sent me as mad as the gloomy Dane himself. (Or was he mad? Or gloomy? Or just pretending. How mad ...
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July 27, 2018
I've just realised I've not been on here since May. It's mainly the fault of my writing a new verison of Hamlet. Called, Hamlet-Horatio's Tale, it's a one-man show, played by a woman, Kizzy Dunn, pictured below. And with Sir Derek Jacobi as the voice of Old Hamlet. And I've got to get back to rehearsals now, so more later. Come and see us at the Assembly Rooms on George Street. You won't regret it. And you can buy me a drink...! x
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May 14, 2018
Crowning a new King and Prince.
It’s been a strange old few weeks. With our Shakespeare’s Tavern Tour around the south bank in London celebrating the birth of the bard, to final actors auditions for our new Edinburgh Fringe show, to gatecrashing the end of the London marathon - it’s been a time of high emotion.
It was Shakespeare that started my writing and theatre journey in 1992 and all these years later I’m still creating new works based on his genius.
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Posted by Nick Hennegan.
Hello. I'm Nick Hennegan and I started the London Literary Pub Crawl. Most of the blogs on here will be by me. I've always written but my first theatrical success was an adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Henry V' (www.HenryVPlay.com) I founded Maverick Theatre in 1994. (www.MaverickTheatreCompany.com) This pub crawl is really more a promenade theatre performance than a tour and I'm running it with a bunch of enthusiastic local actors and writers. I love sharing my passion for the area and the artists. I also present a weekly radio show, 'Literary London' on Resonance 104.4fm - London's Arts Station and a podcast on our site.
If you haven't visited us in London yet, I hope you'll come soon. Have a look at my new site, www.BohemianBritain.com. And feel free to leave comments or email me at nick @ LondonLiteraryPubCrawl.com - I reply to them all and I love to hear from you.