‘Verging on unwatchable’: Guardian writers on their most stressful movies

With the US release of Rose Byrne’s anxiety-inducing motherhood spiral If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, writers relive their most uncomfortable movie watches

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Michael Frayn is one of the most frustrating writers on this planet. This guy is either extremely brilliant (see CLOUDS and NOISES OFF) or just completely awful. I cannot stand the man's fiction. I read three of his novels last year and loathed them. I just don't understand how someone can fail to hit a certain baseline with every work. Usually a lesser book from a writer has SOMETHING going for it. But a turd from Frayn truly stinks up the room. It's so infuriating!

#books #michaelfrayn

Is there any Michael Frayn novel that is actually GOOD? I've read three of them in the last few weeks (TOWARDS THE END OF THE MORNING, A VERY PRIVATE LIFE, and SWEET DREAMS) and I pretty much hated all of them. The dude may be a fantastic playwright, but he cannot write a novel -- even a short one -- to save his life.

#books #michaelfrayn

Komt dat zien! Theatro Triori speelt op vrijdagavond 6 oktober in het Torenlaan Theater “Wilde honing”, de door Michael Frayn bewerkte toneeltekst Platonov van de jonge Anton Tsjechov (1860-1904). De regie is in handen van Arjan Kindermans.

Klik hier: https://www.zeistermagazine.nl/wildehoning

#zeist #zeistermagazine #wild #wilde #honing #wildehoning #tsjechov #toneel #theater #torenlaantheater #theatrotriori #platanov #michaelfrayn
Wilde honing | www.zeistermagazine.nl

Michael Frayn at 90: a miscellany of the satirical columnist’s finest moments
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Michael Frayn at 90: a miscellany of the satirical columnist’s finest moments

Playwright and novelist Frayn wrote for the Guardian since 1957. Here’s a selection of his writing from the past 65 years, covering everything from the arrival of saunas to the Lady Chatterley’s Lover trial

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Fantastic production of #MichaelFrayn's play #Copenhagen in, er, #Copenhagen (in Danish so it's actually #kobenhavn).

Superb staging and acting at #kglteater which has an impressive view over #CopenhagenHarbour.

Shout out to @Ian if #nielsBohrInstitute for the #CloudChamber + #DoubleSlit experiment setup in the foyer..