Austin Playhouse has announced a world-premiere virtual production of Bernadette Nason's Confessions of an English Danger Girl, written and performed by award-winning actress, storyteller, and author ...

Drugs are nothing new. As researchers Russil Durrant and Jo Thakker tell us in their 2003 book Substance Use & Abuse, drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, opium and cannabis have been used for thousands of ...

First published in 1821, Confessions of an English Opium Eater was the book that kick-started Thomas De Quincey's literary career and the one that would ultimately lead to his canonisation as the ...

Johann Koehler’s resurrection of a wonderful Thomas De Quincey quote reminds me of the hold his most famous work still exerts today. A decade ago, I had a chance to explain the enduring appeal of ...

Streaming platforms for Confessions of an English AntEater haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

John Cooper Clarke explores Thomas de Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium Eater, and discovers how this addiction memoir avoids the cliches of modern 'misery-lit'. Show more Performance poet ...