{"id":101642,"date":"2018-11-24T17:59:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T10:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/blanche-marvin-93-im-never-lonely-in-this-house-because-i-have-my-life-with-me\/"},"modified":"2018-11-24T18:03:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T11:03:15","slug":"blanche-marvin-93-im-never-lonely-in-this-house-because-i-have-my-life-with-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/blanche-marvin-93-im-never-lonely-in-this-house-because-i-have-my-life-with-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Blanche Marvin, 93: \u2018I\u2019m never lonely in this house, because I have my life with me\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nShe was a Broadway actor, a wife and mother \u2013 and now, at 93, a theatre blogger. The one thing that hasn\u2019t changed is Blanche Marvin\u2019s memory-filled houseWhen Blanche Marvin moved to her flat in London, it was on a temporary basis, until she could find somewhere more suitable. That was 50 years ago. Rent was \u00a38 a week: \u201cIt was d\u00e9class\u00e9 to live above a shop, so it was cheap,\u201d she says in her throaty, well-bred New York accent. She has rented it for so long that she now has residents\u2019 rights. And besides, no one would dare turf this small but formidable nonagenarian on to the street: she has gale-force opinions on everything from plastic bags to actors.Marvin, a former actor and producer, is probably one of the most active theatre critics you\u2019ve never heard of. At 93, she still goes to the theatre \u201cmost nights\u201d, and writes thorough reviews which she publishes at blanchemarvin.com. She regards her pieces as providing a service; they are written, she says, for the industry \u2013 directors, producers, other critics. \u201cMy reviews don\u2019t put bums on seats. I\u2019m older than anyone else \u2013 I\u2019ve seen the originals, I can provide the context. Critics used to be authorities. Now they\u2019re just journalists. I\u2019m the only one left.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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