“This year, the Royal Court Theatre celebrates 50 years as Britain’s leading national company dedicated to new work by innovative writers. Its most important achievement has been to put on new plays by new writers about vital contemporary issues – and to make them matter to people who don’t normally go to the theatre.”
Tag: 01.12.06
Library Reunites Mozart Manuscript
The British Library has reconnected a Mozart manuscript that was torn apart by the composer’s widow. “The single sheet of music was produced by Mozart when he was 17. One one side of the manuscript are two piano cadenzas and on the other a minuet for string quartet. But in 1835, 44 years after her husband’s death, Constanze carefully cut up the manuscript so that the two cadenzas ended up on separate sheets – bar one note that she lopped off the upper piece by mistake.”
Frey Admits Making Up Details In His Bestseller
“James Frey, the author of ‘A Million Little Pieces,’ which has been the best-selling book in the country since Oprah Winfrey selected it last fall for her television book club, said on ‘Larry King Live’ on CNN last night that he never expected his memoir to come under such close scrutiny. But he maintained that what he believes is the essence of the book is true: that he was an alcoholic and drug addict who overcame his addiction.”