Author: Ian

Posted in Lockdown Treats Musicals Robert Lopez Theatre

Lockdown treat: ‘Life Before Lockdown’ – the original Avenue Q company

My original Avenue Q guys! Julie Atherton has reworked ‘I Wish I Could Go Back To College’…

Posted in Richard Eyre Theatre TV

Lockdown TV review: The Dresser (2015)

Sirs Ian McKellen and Anthony Hopkins do much to banish my bad memories of Ronald Harwood in…

Posted in Lockdown Treats Shakespeare Theatre

Lockdown treat: an all-star quality of mercy

Talk about a powerhouse minute of Shakespeare! Paterson Joseph’s pacing, Meera Syal’s poignancy, all of Dame Judi……

Posted in Film LGBTQ+

Lockdown film review: Departure (2015)

Not even Juliet Stevenson and gay French holiday romances can really make this Departure land in a…

Posted in Blogged Lin-Manuel Miranda Musicals Shakespeare Theatre

Lockdown treat: Hamilton reunion

One of the best things to happen since this whole shitshow started. In fact, the whole show…

Posted in News Radio Plays

News: The Understudy – a brand new radio play with Stephen Fry, Emily Atack, Sheila Atim, Layton Williams and more

The Understudy is a brand new radio play that will be broadcast in two parts on Wednesday 20th May…

Posted in Albums Music Musicals Stephen Sondheim

Lockdown album review: Cyrille Aimée – Move On: A Sondheim Adventure

One of the best Sondheim albums you could ever hope for, and not a sniff of musical…

Posted in Lockdown Treats Theatre

Lockdown treat: Bedlam Before The Burn Out by Aisha Zia – HighTide Isolation Monologue

Aisha Zia’s troubling stream-of-consciousness Bedlam Before The Burn Out receives a stunning performance from Jade Anouka, with…

Posted in Moira Buffini National Theatre Theatre

Not-a-review: Manor, National Theatre

Tonight should have been the press night for Moira Buffini’s Manor, directed by her sister Fiona Buffini…