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Poems by Philip Jeremy Wilson
Requiem for a Genius* Your mind so quick And slick Faster than a speeding bullet But unable to let Good reason Not become treason Surely I must be the best…. Your mind could not rest [… read more ]
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Pens of the Earth: Reconnecting with the Beauty of the Planet
It’s a rare and wonderful thing for a group of writers, amateur and professional, to come together and give of their best work completely free, to do their bit to save the planet. This is [… read more ]
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Finding a Market: A New Old Way to Sell Books
When my novella Missing Words was published by Fairlight Books eighteen months ago, local author Loree Westron thought she could sit back and let the marketing folks do their business, watching the reviews roll in and [… read more ]
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‘Dark and Hilarious in Equal Measure’: A Review of Plays by Roger Goldsmith
Despite the torrential rain, every seat was taken for Wednesday’s performance of a collection of plays and monologues by Roger Goldsmith. S&C‘s own theatre critic Jackie Green reports. Southsea Cinema and Arts Centre’s first live [… read more ]
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It’s a Wonderful Life at No 6 Cinema
Portsmouth’s independent No 6 Cinema has launched a crowdfunding campaign to reduce ticket prices along with a programme of ‘feel-good’ films that may help many of us get through tough times ahead. Star & Crescent [… read more ]
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Nativity! The Musical Review
Nativity! The Musical just knocked every panto Jackie Green has ever seen out of the festive ballpark. Here she explains how and why. It was a West End level production at affordable prices and the [… read more ]
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‘Women Were Disposable Objects’: Machinal at Titchfield Festival Theatre
Despite being written almost 100 years ago, Machinal by Sophie Treadwell remains a powerful play that is often uncomfortable to watch. A new production of it at the Titchfield Festival Theatre resonated with Portsmouth author [… read more ]
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Controlled Screaming and Sublime Effort: Mahler’s 5th at Portsmouth Guildhall
The finest concert Paul Valentine has attended to date is Walton’s Viola Concerto and Second Symphony performed by the LSO and conducted by the late André Previn. Walton was in attendance looking on from the [… read more ]
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Pens of the Earth Wants Your Environment-themed Writing
Are you a budding writer or poet? Would you like your work to be appraised by a sympathetic editor? And do you care about the environment? In this article, the Pens of the Earth team [… read more ]
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Girl Who Lobbied Disney Supports No6 Cinema’s Showing of Encanto, 2nd July
A 12-year-old girl, who famously urged Disney to feature a young heroine with glasses, has written a message of support to Portsmouth’s No6 Cinema who are about to show Encanto… which does just that. Veteran [… read more ]