Amid the splendours and pretensions of the royal court; the Earl of Rochester impresses Charles II with his irreverence and plain speech. So much so; that the monarch gives him the task of creating a lsquo;ministry of pleasure; thus liberating him to tour the country in search of all manner of delights.Featuring some of Rochesters most infamous poems; The Ministry of Pleasure opened at the Latchmere Theatre; London in June 2004.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An Egomaniac Writes A Diary That Repulses And Intrigues At The Same TimeBy Philip L. TudorI had to set this book down for the moment. Ned Rorems ego is off the chart. He is aware that he is gorgeous; and others are not sky to mention it either. According to him his French is as fluent as if he learned it at childbirth after only speaking it for a year. But; for all his glory; he hasnt managed to get an apartment of his own in Paris. During the first 50 pages or so that I read; it was impossible to determine just exactly where he stored his clothes. Perhaps my biggest beef about the book is that there are constant long phrases in French with no translation - which makes the native English speaker who does not speak French feel that he or she is missing half of whats going on. I imagine I will pick up the book again - it is an interesting view of Paris in the Fifties when it was considered washed up as a center of creativity. Moreover; the scene of author talking with an aging Jean Cocteau in Cocteaus bedroom; while Cocteat relaxes in a gorgeous bathrobe is enough to make me know this is a book I will return to when I have more patience.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. PARIS; MOROCCO NEW YORK REVISITEDBy PatrikWONDERFUL MIRROR OF THE EARLY DAYS OF PARIS; 1950S2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Well written but disgusting.By KtinaWell written but disgusting. I quit at the point where he describes; with apparent relish; his cruelty to animals as a child...includes killing a horse.