MICHAEL GRAY'S ARTS BLOG

"the gross and scope of my opinion ..." Hamlet I,1.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

ENSEMBLE

ENSEMBLE Essex Dance Theatre Brentwood at Brentwood Theatre 10.07.15 So much imaginative choreography and brilliant dancing packe...

KEGS DRAMA

KEGS DRAMA A Night at the Musicals and The Machine Gunners 08/09.07.15 James French ended his first year as Director of Drama a...

Wednesday, July 08, 2015

WILLIAM BYRD ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

WILLIAM BYRD ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Stondon Singers at Stondon Massey 07.07.15 Imogen Holst's lovely Mass setti...

Sunday, July 05, 2015

NORTHANGER ABBEY

NORTHANGER ABBEY DOT Productions at Brentwood Theatre 04.07.15 Some discussion among the party in row F as to whether this was to...

Friday, July 03, 2015

ALL THE ANGELS

ALL THE ANGELS Shakespeare's Globe at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse 28 .0 6 .2015 Mr Haendel, naturalised Brit and national tr...

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About Me

Michael Gray: I first wrote reviews for the Essex Chronicle in the early 70s, part of a team led by "Jon Richards". When he stepped down, I took over the organization of the Arts Pages. In 1988 I was succeeded by Mary Redman, though I continued to contribute reviews until the Chronicle stopped carrying regular coverage of amateur performances. Peter Andrews of the Chelmsford Weekly News kindly allowed me to write for his paper. After he retired, his work was continued by Jim Hutchon, who recruited me again to share the load. After Jim died, I continued to provide professional reviews of arts events in and around Chelmsford and Brentwood, until I finally hung up my pen and my word processor in December 2017. Apart from the newspaper - now The Chelmsford Times - my views have appeared on The Reviews Hub, Remote Goat and Sardines. And of course, all of them were shared on this blog.

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