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When W. Somerset Maugham’s British war drama For Services Rendered premiered in 1932, it offered unprepared audiences a stark exploration of the enduring consequences of the First World War and a ...

Somerset Maugham rated himself as top of the second division in the literary hierarchy. He was wrong. At least as far as his devastating 1932 anti-war play For Services Rendered goes, perfectly served ...

Day turns to night, via an eerie eclipse, and vampires all over New York City are having a field day right out in the open. Now would be a good time for the titular heroes of “The Strain” to push past ...

Somerset Maugham's classic play set in Kent in the late summer of 1932. A progressive English family, the Ardsleys, are trying to live their lives under the long shadow of the First World War. Written ...

If you decide to set up your business as a C corporation, you have two primary ways of extracting value from the business on an ongoing basis: you can pay yourself compensation for services rendered ...

Any business that provides services should be familiar with the accounting term "rendered." It refers to services that have actually been delivered to the client, as opposed to advanced collections ...

If you look closely at this show’s backcloth, there’s barbed wire nestling in the hay bales of an idyllic, Ravilious-style painting. It’s a potent visual metaphor for this quietly devastating 1932 ...

Tom Littler’s revival at the Jermyn Street Theatre makes great use of an intimate space, but the first half is a slog and only a few of the large cast make their mark. The setting is appropriately ...

We have just celebrated Valentine’s day on February 14, a time which is associated with platonic friendship, family ties and love. Now think about the value of helping and supporting neighbours, ...