Exploring the evolution of mime and physical theatre in the UK from the 1970s to 2000, this book examines the interplay of social, political, cultural, artistic, and economic factors that shaped its rise, success, and eventual decline. It provides a comprehensive analysis of how these forces influenced the art form, offering insights into its significance within the broader theatrical landscape.
Simon Murray Book order (chronological)
This author shares incredible life experiences as an adventurer and businessman. His journey from a teenage recruit in the French Foreign Legion, where he encountered the harsh realities of war, to leading influential companies in Southeast Asia, is a testament to his courage and determination. Later in life, he pushed his limits by achieving a polar expedition, becoming the oldest person to walk unsupported to the South Pole. Despite these impressive feats, he considers his greatest achievement to be his long-standing marriage.
Performing Ruins
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Exploring the intersection of performance and decay, the book examines cultural events staged in sites of abandonment across various countries, including the UK and Bosnia Herzegovina. It focuses on modern economic ruins and war-torn landscapes, featuring case studies derived from the author's extensive fieldwork and interviews with artists. The text situates these performances within the broader context of Ruin Studies, analyzing the motivations behind using ruined spaces and the dramaturgical implications of such choices in relation to time, politics, and culture.
Legionario
Cinque anni nella Legione Straniera francese - Prefazione di Frederick Forsyth
- 334 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Il resoconto in prima persona dell’avventura di Simon Murray, giovane gentiluomo inglese di diciannove anni, nella Legione straniera francese. Partito nel 1960 da solo alla volta di Parigi e Marsiglia, si ritrovò in Algeria dove rimase per ben cinque anni. Il suo diario è una cronistoria avvincente della vita nella legione: da uomini che crollano al comando di ufficiali aguzzini ad addestramenti spietati e punizioni barbariche nel duro e bruciante deserto del Nord Africa.
The French Foreign Legion–mysterious, romantic, deadly–is filled with men of dubious character, and hardly the place for a proper Englishman just nineteen years of age. Yet in 1960, Simon Murray traveled alone to Paris, Marseilles, and ultimately Algeria to fulfill the toughest contract of his life: a five-year stint in the Legion. Along the way, he kept a diary. Legionnaire is a compelling, firsthand account of Murray’s experience with this legendary band of soldiers. This gripping journal offers stark evidence that the Legion’s reputation for pushing men to their breaking points and beyond is well deserved. In the fierce, sun-baked North African desert, strong men cracked under brutal officers, merciless training methods, and barbarous punishments. Yet Murray survived, even thrived. For he shared one trait with these hard men from all nations and backgrounds: a determination never to surrender.