Basil Considine Blog

Upcoming Play Performance

Upcoming Play Performance

My play The Abortion Bomb (2012) will be staged by Forearmed Productions in Philadelphia this November, as part of Plays and Players’ theatrical series The American Presidency: A Theatrical Response. The larger series is...

The Gang of White

The Gang of White

On Thursday, August 16, 2012, Boston hosted its first Dîner en Blanc event. This event first appeared in Paris 15 years ago, and is often described as the world’s first viral event. This isn’t...

Cooking with Basil is not about me

Cooking with Basil is not about me

…though I do recommend having dinner with me for a delicious time. “Cooking with Basil” is, in fact, an adult ed course offered by Brookline Adult & Community Education, taking place tonight.

Virtuously Bad Fiction

Virtuously Bad Fiction

The 2012 winners of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest have been announced. For those unfamiliar with this treasure of wit, the BLFC is an annual competition to write the worst possible opening sentence for a...