Master Harold and the Boys with John Kani in Los Angeles, USA

A chance to see John Kani in "Master Harold"... and the Boys.  Performances are at the Gil Cates Theater, Geffen Theatre, LA from 8 April - 10 May 2026.

The co-directors are Emily Mann and Tarell Alvin McCraney, scenic designer Beowulf Boritt is and costumes are by Susan Hillferty.

The players are John Kani as Sam, Ben Beattey as Hally and Nyasha Hatendi as Willie.

"Step into the charged atmosphere of a 1950s South African tea shop in Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold”…and the Boys, a gripping, deeply personal drama that unflinchingly confronts the realities of race, power, and betrayal. On a rainy afternoon, Hally, a white teenager, passes the time with Sam and Willie, two Black waiters who have helped raise him by filling the gaps of a broken home with warmth, wisdom, and laughter. But as the day unfolds, playful memories give way to painful truths, and a single moment threatens to shatter the fragile bond between them forever".

For the theatre website click here
https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/
For more on the play click here
https://iainfisher.com/fugard/athol-fugard-plays-port-elizabeth.html

Ken Russell's Gothic will shown on 6 February 2026 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline MA.

“1816. A sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for the night of the “Haunted Summer,” when five famous friends gather around an ancient skull to conjure up their darkest fears.

Poets Lord Byron and Percy Shelley; Shelley’s fiancée, Mary Godwin; Mary’s stepsister, Claire Clairmont; and Byron’s friend, Dr. John Polidori, spend a hallucinogenic evening confronting their fears in an orgiastic frenzy of shock lunacy that later inspired Mary Shelley to write the classic Frankenstein and Dr. Polidori to pen The Vampyre, which became the basis for the creation of Dracula. One fateful evening, two legends were born, in Ken Russell’s Gothic”.

For the cinema site click here
https://coolidge.org/
For more on Gothic click here
https://iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-film-gothic.html

Wishing you all a very happy 2026 and that you keep your Sense Of Wonder.

An interim feature length music and visuals, "What Dreams May Come" (2026).

Inspired as per usual by Ken's love of visuals and music. It may be of some interest to a handful of you since Ken features in it.

Stay well guys!

Link below:

www.jonsorensencreative.com

An interesting article on Netflix Buying Warner Bros.

"In recent years, the rise of film culture among younger viewers has ignited a renewed interest in DVDs and Blu-rays" but "Not only does Netflix's acquisition call into question the future of theatrically run Warner Bros. releases on physical media, but also the future of Warner Archive, who are some of the last bastions in keeping the studio's history alive... Under Netflix, I doubt there would be any interest to give Ken Russell's "The Devils" a proper Blu-ray release, for example, in spite of it being one of the most important and provocative films of the 1970s".

The article is by Quinn Bilodeau, 8 Dec 2025, SlashFilm.  For the article click here
https://www.slashfilm.com/2044433/netflix-warner-bros-acquisition-physical-media-blow-devastating/
For more on The Devils click here
https://iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-film-the-devils.html

Ken Russell's film for Monitor about legendary singer Lotte Lenya.  She performs songs by Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht,

Ken Russell says "it was in the early 60s that I met the legendary Lenya herself and was able to talk her into appearing on the BBC Arts programme Monitor.  I staged four numbers for her including Surabaya Johnny and The Alabama Song of which I still have dazzling memories".

Click here for the film (bottom of the page)
https://iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-tv-monitor-shorts.html