Tag Archives: Peter Cook
Private Eye
Last Friday evening I was fortunate enough to be in the audience at the National Theatre for An Evening with Private Eye, the satirical magazine’s traditional review of the year. Ian Hislop was joined on stage by other familiar faces (Harry Enfield, John Sessions, Lewis McLeod, Jan Ravens and Craig Brown) as they recalled the […]
Off the Hook
How much can an artistic work such as a book, a play or a satire change the way in which we think, or for that matter vote? The thought occurred to me last week after a visit to Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre to see a rare production of Arthur Miller’s play The Hook. Partly intended as […]
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