http://benjaminyeoh.com Thoughts on theatre, writing, and other Benjamin Yeoh preoccupations Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:49:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en we fat all / creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for / maggots http://benjaminyeoh.com/archives/434 Only invest what you can afford to lose and for most people (9/10, I think) a low cost tracker fund is probably the best vehicle for them. For others who want to invest for the long term themselves, Warren Buffett is a very good guide. He writes in his 2007 ... http://benjaminyeoh.com/archives/425 'Playwrights don't give answers, they ask questions' Mark Ravenhill writes an article ahead of the Royal Court season of readings, I hope to catch some of the plays although I am travelling out of London most of the time. The Caryl Churchill readings are at the Royal Court, September 16-26. 020 7565 5000, ... http://benjaminyeoh.com/archives/420 This is a theatrical highlight of 2008. The play is brilliant and Lucy Kirkwood adapts it excellently (I'm jealous, I didn't do it - please someone call me next time (!!) I'd give it a good go...). Carrie Cracknell directs with keenness. The physical relationships between the characters staged beautifully, concentrating the ... http://benjaminyeoh.com/archives/417 "dira' que loque me interesa en el teatro es que no hay replica posible. Cuando cae el telon te vas. Una pieza deberia tener esa anolidal no poderla replicar" "I would say that what interests me about the theatre is that no reply is possible. When the curtain falls, you leave. ... http://benjaminyeoh.com/archives/414 Wonderful, small, independent book shop on 109 Kensington Church Street, W8 7LN. Persephone "reprints forgotten classics by twentieth-century (mostly women) writers" [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="158" caption="Persephone Bookshop"][/caption] I confess to a bias, as I used to work in Elgin Books and when Elgin Books had to close down, it survived in a ... http://benjaminyeoh.com/archives/408 Recently had my wisdom teeth out. Ouch. http://benjaminyeoh.com/archives/404 Look out for pay as much as you want nights and Mondays are good too. Gate Theatre has Monday as pay as you want. Royal Court has a cheap Monday. This is on top of previews, and other regular offers. http://benjaminyeoh.com/archives/402 Milan Kundera: "The struggle of people against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. How many times have you written letters that you have not sent? I've been meaning to write to John Berger for around 15 years. I think this year I may finally do it... I can't tell you ... http://benjaminyeoh.com/archives/390 Under the Blue Sky. David Eldridge play. I know David, although not very well and he was a great blogger before he closed his blog. His play is many faceted, but I like it as 3 connecting love stories, which I think, in the end, affirm life. And if you ... http://benjaminyeoh.com/archives/385