AUTHOR Bettina Gracias
I left my tears in Kyiv
It’s not just about our pain. It’s not just about Ukraine. It’s about our civilisation. It’s about our values. It’s about humanity
Ulysses
A play about the publishing of James Joyce’s Ulysses which examines the relationships between James Joyce, Sylvia Beach, Adrienne Monnier and Nora Joyce.
I nostri mondi attraverso l’obiettivo di Alessandro Punzo
I nostri mondi attraverso l’obiettivo di Alessandro Punzo Autrice: Bettina Gracias La scorsa estate a Venezia, quando la vita era quasi tornata alla normalità per un paio di mesi, sono stata attirata […]
Nos mondes sous l’objectif d’Alessandro Punzo
Nos mondes sous l’objectif d’Alessandro Punzo Autrice : Bettina Gracias L’été dernier, quand la vie reprenait un semblant de normalité, une pub sur une petite expo de photographie à Venise retint toute […]
This Covid Life: Ash
By Bettina Gracias It is hard to believe that it was almost a year ago, April 2020, that I answered an advert on the BBC Writers Room page to send in […]
Our Worlds Through the Lens of Alessandro Punzo
Alessandro Punzo started his working life at sea as a trainee officer onboard a mammoth petrol tanker bearing the Italian flag. He describes this experience as having opened his eyes to the dreadful inequalities of capitalism and its detrimental effect on the environment as well as showing him:
Funny Boy & Interview with Nimmi Harasgama
Adapted from Shylam Selvadua’s novel, the film is multi-layered, cleverly weaving the personal and political over time to show how inextricably entwined they have become. In Sri Lanka, then and now, it is impossible to separate the wider political, cultural and historical context from individual lives, loves and memories.
Circles | Michael’s Story
The play is a touching love story between two, very different, men. Michael, a sweet innocent from the South and Rob, a brash New Yorker. The characters are brilliantly played by Greg Miller Burns and Oliver Hamilton which is reflected in the fact that you care what happens to them almost instantly.