Author: Ian

Posted in Southwark Playhouse Theatre Theatre review

Review: You Stupid Darkness!, Southwark Playhouse

With its focus on the small things, Sam Steiner’s play You Stupid Darkness! is a delicate but…

Posted in Theatre Young Vic

Not-really-a-review: Fairview, Young Vic

I went back to Fairview at the Young Vic “You have told me every story I’ve ever…

Posted in Film Film & TV awards Phoebe Waller-Bridge Screen Actors Guild Awards TV

26th Screen Actors Guild Awards winners

Film Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Joaquin Phoenix – Joker as Arthur…

Posted in LGBTQ+ Tess Berry-Hart Theatre Theatre review Theatre503

Review: The Story / Hela, Theatre503

The Other Room’s The Story and Hela make a delightful and daring double bill of Welsh drama…

Posted in Bunker Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Process, Bunker Theatre

BAZ Productions’ The Process proves bold and striking in its use of BSL and spoken English, if…

Posted in Jamie Lloyd Martin Crimp Theatre Theatre review

Review: Cyrano de Bergerac, Playhouse Theatre

Jamie Lloyd and Martin Crimp’s iconoclastic take on Cyrano de Bergerac is a bracing breath of fresh…

Posted in Film

Film Review: 1917 (2019)

Sam Mendes’ 1917 is undoubtedly an technically excellent film but the focus on format ends up detracting…

Posted in Film

Film Review: The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

A family-friendly take on Arthurian legend The Kid Who Would Be King that doesn’t quite bridge the…

Posted in Critics' Choice Television Awards Film & TV awards Phoebe Waller-Bridge TV

10th Critics’ Choice Television Awards winners

Best Series Best Comedy Series Fleabag (Amazon) Barry (HBO) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Mom (CBS) One…