I saw that. It's one of the cases where I'm not sure how much the backstage knowledge matters to me, but possibly that's because Wolfit is little more than a name to me—I'd probably be more curious to know whether any of Norman is Ronald Harwood.
I can see it's a job that someone could usefully do, but I can't see it as one you might stumble into if you were in a strange town with toothache...
That's fair. It does sound kind of Kafkaesque in that context.
Uncle Andrew: nominate Matt Smith.
Damn. In about twenty years, he'd be fantastic.
And good poem, thanks for the pointer.
Welcome! I haven't looked, but I'm kind of hoping somebody's filked it.
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I saw that. It's one of the cases where I'm not sure how much the backstage knowledge matters to me, but possibly that's because Wolfit is little more than a name to me—I'd probably be more curious to know whether any of Norman is Ronald Harwood.
I can see it's a job that someone could usefully do, but I can't see it as one you might stumble into if you were in a strange town with toothache...
That's fair. It does sound kind of Kafkaesque in that context.
Uncle Andrew: nominate Matt Smith.
Damn. In about twenty years, he'd be fantastic.
And good poem, thanks for the pointer.
Welcome! I haven't looked, but I'm kind of hoping somebody's filked it.