82 years ago today Dennis Potter was born, at Brick House, Joyford, just down the lane form Berry Hill in the Forest of Dean. Who would have known he would go on to have such an influence on the mass culture in the Uk (and wider world) in the latter half of the twentieth century? With a massive impact on television - drama in particular - he was also a journalist, commentator and novelist. So, over twenty years after his untimely death is the memory of the man and his work fading away? Well, not quite. There seems to be very much a flurry of activity - imminent (yes Ken) but promising to bear fruit very very soon...A new theatre production is in development that promises to bring a whole new audience to Potter, his work, and ideas. With a team that includes people behind some of the biggest West End adaptations of recent years it seems set for success. Meanwhile, Project Adorno's 'Dennis Potter in the Present Tense' will be performed at the Forest of Dean literary week 'Coleford Festival of Words' in June this year. After a last minute cancelation (not Adorno's fault) their mixed media show is eagerly awaited. Other projects in the Forest of Dean should see at last a permanent recognition of DP through a piece of public art as new project Reading the Forest is working with a local mural artist hoping to paint Potter large in Coleford, the nearest town to Berry Hill. And only today, that same project has launched it's Forest authors page with who else, but Dennis Potter.
And this one's for you Dennis....!
And this one's for you Dennis....!
