Dr Olly Crick
@ollycrick.bsky.social
White male over 60, into socialism, theatre, laughter, masks and masques, commedia dell'arte, elizabethan theatre, growing vegetables, academic cooperation, 'folk' music and making stuff up for honourable purposes.
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Barry seems in a good state, considering and was also talking about workubgvat the Chalemie summer school and getting another edition of zannizine out. As Joan's carers no longer visit, drop Barry a phone call or a visit if in London.
June 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Barry seems in a good state, considering and was also talking about workubgvat the Chalemie summer school and getting another edition of zannizine out. As Joan's carers no longer visit, drop Barry a phone call or a visit if in London.
A phone call from Barry Grantham a few minutes ago, letting me know that his work and life partner, his beloved Joan Grantham had passed on, peacefully in her sleep.
There will be an afternoon of tea,cake, music and as a celebration of Joan's life at some point in the near future.
There will be an afternoon of tea,cake, music and as a celebration of Joan's life at some point in the near future.
June 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A phone call from Barry Grantham a few minutes ago, letting me know that his work and life partner, his beloved Joan Grantham had passed on, peacefully in her sleep.
There will be an afternoon of tea,cake, music and as a celebration of Joan's life at some point in the near future.
There will be an afternoon of tea,cake, music and as a celebration of Joan's life at some point in the near future.
New resident in the house.1936 Viga plectrum banjo, bought from John Alvey in Camden Town. Big old resonator, long scale neck and is both sweet and loud. Getting used to how she sounds ..
May 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New resident in the house.1936 Viga plectrum banjo, bought from John Alvey in Camden Town. Big old resonator, long scale neck and is both sweet and loud. Getting used to how she sounds ..
In Sardinia, Alghero to be precise: weather nice, food good, hotel beds and breakfasts pleasant, plenty of stuff to see and do on holiday.
April 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In Sardinia, Alghero to be precise: weather nice, food good, hotel beds and breakfasts pleasant, plenty of stuff to see and do on holiday.
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Over a £100 softback on the publishers website ! £160 ,on abebooks..loud sigh, a mere £60 in Bezos world. But for a commedia dell'arte completist I just gotta ... smaller sigh. I'll report back when I've read it .. hopefully soon...
January 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Over a £100 softback on the publishers website ! £160 ,on abebooks..loud sigh, a mere £60 in Bezos world. But for a commedia dell'arte completist I just gotta ... smaller sigh. I'll report back when I've read it .. hopefully soon...
Part of current "work" involves playing D&D with neurodivergent kids ... excited to have found a book that talks about role play as' aesthetic distance' and a way of rehearsing non-divergent social interactions. Nice stuff .. but kinda got to wean them off killing everything in sight first ..
December 7, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Part of current "work" involves playing D&D with neurodivergent kids ... excited to have found a book that talks about role play as' aesthetic distance' and a way of rehearsing non-divergent social interactions. Nice stuff .. but kinda got to wean them off killing everything in sight first ..
Thank you 'The Guardian' for putting this in their 'other lives' feature.. culturally significant folk who were not household named..my mother: www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Joyce Crick obituary
Other lives: Lecturer in German literature at the University of London and translator of works by Freud
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Thank you 'The Guardian' for putting this in their 'other lives' feature.. culturally significant folk who were not household named..my mother: www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Dear Olly Crick,
Congratulations! The eBook you contributed to has now been published on Springer Nature Link.
The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre Censorship
(and my chapter was on Commedia dell'Arte and Censorship)
eBook ISBN
978-3-031-67299-6
Print ISBN
978-3-031-67298-9
Congratulations! The eBook you contributed to has now been published on Springer Nature Link.
The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre Censorship
(and my chapter was on Commedia dell'Arte and Censorship)
eBook ISBN
978-3-031-67299-6
Print ISBN
978-3-031-67298-9
December 3, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Dear Olly Crick,
Congratulations! The eBook you contributed to has now been published on Springer Nature Link.
The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre Censorship
(and my chapter was on Commedia dell'Arte and Censorship)
eBook ISBN
978-3-031-67299-6
Print ISBN
978-3-031-67298-9
Congratulations! The eBook you contributed to has now been published on Springer Nature Link.
The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre Censorship
(and my chapter was on Commedia dell'Arte and Censorship)
eBook ISBN
978-3-031-67299-6
Print ISBN
978-3-031-67298-9
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Check out the awesome speakers and range of events at the 1st European Circus History Conference, in London, Fri 28/2 – Sun 2/3 2025. It focuses on the early evolution of European circus and its disciplines, c1760s – 1860s. Please spread the word! circusconference.org
November 26, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Check out the awesome speakers and range of events at the 1st European Circus History Conference, in London, Fri 28/2 – Sun 2/3 2025. It focuses on the early evolution of European circus and its disciplines, c1760s – 1860s. Please spread the word! circusconference.org