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Athol Fugard discussion / The Island in London, UK
« Last post by Iain Fisher on October 16, 2026, 05:04:07 PM »
The Almeida Theatre in London present The Island by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona in 0ctober- November 2027.  The director is Ola Ince.

"I was sentenced to Life, brother, not bloody Death.

In South Africa’s most notorious maximum-security prison, John and Winston are counting down the seconds in a relentless battle for survival. But as night falls and they return to their cell, they find unlikely comfort in the words of Sophocles. Friendship, humour and imagination become weapons of resistance as they question: what is the true cost of freedom?".

More details when they are announced.

For the venue click here
https://almeida.co.uk/
For more on The Island click here
https://iainfisher.com/fugard/athol-fugard-statements.html


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Athol Fugard discussion / My Children! My Africa! in New York, USA
« Last post by Iain Fisher on October 15, 2026, 04:49:53 PM »
Alvin and Friends in New York present a reading of My Children! My Africa! on 18 October 2026.

he BBC Radio 4X broadcast of Sizwe Bansi is Dead on 28 September 2026 is now available online for 29 days on the BBC Sounds

For the venue click here
https://www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com/index.html
For more on My Children! My Africa! click here
https://iainfisher.com/fugard/athol-fugard-plays-africa.html


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Steven Berkoff discussion / Steven Berkoff: From East End Rebel to Hollywood’s Master Villain (Online)
« Last post by Iain Fisher on October 10, 2026, 12:55:51 PM »
Jewish Renaissance are hosting a talk on Zoom with Steven Berkoff on 18 October 2026.

"In his new memoir, Shouting at Night: From East End Rebel to Hollywood’s Master Villain, Steven Berkoff remembers an extraordinary career as an actor, playwright and director, influencing theatremakers around the world with his radical approach to theatre. Join our online event to see him in conversation with Josh Azouz, an award-winning contemporary Jewish playwright, to discuss Berkoff’s life, career and the challenges of creating theatre today".

For the Jewish Renaissance website click here
https://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/


The photo from the website is © Rob Greig.

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Ken Russell / Lair of the White Worm, Toronto, Canada
« Last post by Iain Fisher on October 06, 2026, 11:19:21 AM »
Revue Cinema in Toronto, Canada present Ken Russell's Lair of the White Worm on 24 October 2026.

"Loosely adapted by Ken Russell from Bram Stoker’s second-best novel (and it is a STEEP decline after Dracula), Lair of the White Worm was roundly panned by critics and its own stars (Hugh Grant remains befuddled about it to this day – “when I saw it, I roared with laughter”) – but has been reclaimed as a cult classic, finally recognized as wildly funny on its own knowing terms, a quality perhaps disguised by Russell’s outre style. As he himself put it, “Audiences don’t realize my films are comedies until the last line has been delivered, and even then, most people don’t appear to get the joke. I would like to state that I actively encourage the audience to laugh along with White Worm".

For the cinema website click here.
https://revuecinema.ca/
For more on Lair of the White Worm click here
https://iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-film-lair-white-worm.html



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Ken Russell / The Gospel According to Ken Russell in New York
« Last post by Iain Fisher on October 01, 2026, 04:56:14 PM »
The Gospel According to Ken Russell, a festival of Ken Russell films in New York by the IFC Centre.
The programme is
  • Whore - 7, 8, 10 October 2026
  • Tommy - 7, 9, 13 October 2026
  • The Boy Friend - 7, 11, 14 October 2026
  • Women in Love - 7, 10 October 2026
  • Altered States - 8, 11, 12 October 2026
  • Lizstomania - 8, 14 October 2026
  • The Lair of the White Worm - 9, 11, 12 October 2026
  • Gothic - 7, 13, 15 October 2026
  • Crimes of Passion - 10 15 October 2026
  • The Music Lovers - 11, 12 October 2026
The IFC website is here.
https://www.ifccenter.com/
For more on the films click here
https://iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-film.html


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Athol Fugard discussion / Re: Sizwe Bansi is Dead on the Radio
« Last post by Iain Fisher on September 29, 2026, 04:20:22 PM »
The BBC Radio 4X broadcast of Sizwe Bansi is Dead on 28 September 2026 is now available online for 29 days on the BBC Sounds website click here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001bz6q
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Ken Russell / Re: The Devils restored over the world
« Last post by Iain Fisher on September 27, 2026, 04:30:55 PM »
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Ken Russell / Puzzleface
« Last post by Iain Fisher on September 23, 2026, 12:18:45 PM »
Puzzleface, a short 18 minute film from 2011.  Puzzleface is a killer, murdering people in grotesque comic-strip ways.



The first victim is a clergyman who regularly has visions from God, played by Ken Russell in a short cameo.

More details of Ken Russell acting in other people's films are here
https://www.iainfisher.com/russell/russell-actor.html

You can watch the film on YouTube here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGXfl2XCMJ0
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Ken Russell / Ken Russell on Netflix, Sky, Amazon, Criterion etc
« Last post by Iain Fisher on September 19, 2026, 06:34:20 PM »
The Criterion Channel’s October 2026 lineup includes Ken Russell's Altered States.

"The ultimate cinematic head trip of the 1980s, British renegade Ken Russell’s first Hollywood production—adapted by the legendary screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky from his own novel—is part hallucinogenic freak-out, part gonzo creature feature, part transcendent love story, all played at a fever pitch. When researcher Eddie Jessup (William Hurt) begins using himself as a test subject for his mind-expanding psychological experiments, it sends him on an increasingly dangerous, substance-fueled odyssey from humankind’s primordial past to the outer limits of consciousness. It’s all visualized by Russell in a psychedelic supernova of out-there imagery that encompasses everything from the pagan to the cosmic sublime, culminating in a brain-wave-blasting battle between the mind and the heart".

For more on Altered States click here
https://iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-film-altered-states.html


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Ken Russell / Ken Russell showing in the USA
« Last post by Iain Fisher on September 18, 2026, 10:55:43 AM »
Nighthawk Cinema in Brooklyn, NY present Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion on 22 September 2026.    It is part of their Kathleen Turner 80s Bombshell season "Kathleen Turner emerged as one of the defining screen presences of the 1980s, bringing a rare combination of glamour, wit and fierce independence to a remarkable run of films".

On Crimes of Passion "Bobby (John Laughlin) owns a gadget store by day and takes surveillance jobs by night. A businessman hires him to spy on Joanna (Kathleen Turner), a fashion designer suspected of committing white-collar crimes. But Bobby finds that Joanna’s transgressions aren’t business-related; instead, she spends her evenings as a prostitute specializing in fetishes. Intrigued, Bobby begins to woo her, but their relationship is complicated by Shayne (Anthony Perkins), a deviant priest who’s stalking Joann".

The showing is presented by the Seattle Opera and SIFF at the SIFF Cinema Uptown.

For the cinema website click here
https://nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg/
For more on Crimes of Passion click here
https://iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-film-crimes-of-passion.html



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