Seamus Heaney and David Frost

02 Monday Sep 2013

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What interesting conversations in heaven now.  These two giants in their own fields have gone.  I have personal thanks for Seamus Heaney as his translation of Beowulf inspired me beyond measure.  How good would it have been to have known him but unfortunately I didn’t move in his circle. His majestic poetic legacy will however be a testament to his genius through the ages.

David Frost in the early days helped us to challenge and ridicule the ridiculous, a healthy notion in a former tight lipped democracy.

I hope they like each other as they start their new journey beyond what we know in this life.

Best wishes and peace

Denny Bradbury

Offa’s Dyke

24 Saturday Aug 2013

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I have recently come back from a short walk along part of Offa’s Dyke.  This ancient earthwork runs between Wales and England and is still, in parts, redolent with the ghosts of soldiers long past who patrolled the line for the mighty King of Mercia. Set among inspiring countryside it is a strong reminder of our heritage, our history and how we have developed as a group of peoples for the most part living in harmony within our different cultures.  What heartache then to come home to find out that someone in the northern part had levelled this amazing ancient monument to build stables. 

We should perhaps all try to remember that we tread lightly on the past at the peril of all our futures. To understand from whence we come is to help us move peacefully and with confidence into the future.

best wishes

Denny Bradbury

Globe Theatre on Tour

11 Sunday Aug 2013

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My friends and I saw the final two plays of the Henry VI and the York/Lancaster histories last night.  The Globe Theatre on Tour, what greater way to enjoy Shakespeare.  The mastery of the production and the performances were outstanding. We had such a good time. It seems unnecessary to single any actor out from the rest as the whole cast were beyond good but both Brendan O’Hea and Mike Grady excelled. We did wonder if the multiple deaths of Garry Cooper is some kind of record.

We loved the dancing at the end, would that I could have got up and joined in. 

Brilliant!

Denny Bradbury

Three Henry VI Plays

10 Saturday Aug 2013

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With my theatre going friends I saw the first of the Shakespeare trilogy concentrating on Henry VI on Wednesday at Milton Keynes Theatre.  It was superbly done, raw, passionate and brilliantly staged. As we walked away from the theatre at the end I heard a couple of people being rather unkind about it.  The comments were unfounded and I think meant to impress the listener with their superior authority.  A shame as the cast portrayed a very complex period of history with great clarity.

We are off the the last two plays this evening and really looking forward to more exciting theatre.

Happy theatre going.

Denny Bradbury 

Simple Pleasures

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

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Hearing of two little girls on holiday in Lyme Regis for the first time, eating fish and chips by the Cobb in the early evening sun.

Listening to the sound of a puppy snoring.

Finally understanding something my Spanish teacher told me a hundred times.

Downloading a tune onto my new Mac, however old you are there is always room for another ‘first’.

Carpe Diem

Denny Bradbury