Author: Ian

Posted in Musicals Not-London Royal Exchange Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2015 UK

Review: Little Shop of Horrors, Royal Exchange

“That thing went bang, kaboom. And he’s havin’ some fun now” There are shows I love and…

Posted in Film Film & TV awards London Film Critics Circle Awards

London Film Critics Circle Awards 2014 winners

Film of the Year Boyhood Birdman The Grand Budapest Hotel Ida Leviathan Mr. Turner Nightcrawler The Theory…

Posted in Juliet Gilkes Romero Southwark Playhouse Theatre

Review: Upper Cut, Southwark Playhouse

“I have to be a politician, who ‘happens’ to be black. Not a black man who ‘happens’…

Posted in Music YouTube

Saturday afternoon music treats

Cassidy Janson + Sam Hallion – Safe (from Cheri the Musical) A couple more tracks from the…

Posted in Critics’ Choice Awards Film Film & TV awards Stephen Adly Guirgis

20th Critics’ Choice Awards winners

Best Picture Boyhood Birdman Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Nightcrawler Selma The Theory…

Posted in Lyric Hammersmith Shakespeare Theatre

Review: Othello, Lyric Hammersmith

“What, man! ’tis a night of revels” At the hint of something daring and innovative in a…

Posted in Laurence O'Keefe Musicals Southwark Playhouse Theatre

Review: Bat Boy The Musical, Southwark Playhouse

“Don’t talk like a slut, dear” It seems scarcely credible that Bat Boy The Musical ever opened in a…

Posted in Musicals Theatre Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Review: Singin’ in the Rain, Upstairs at the Gatehouse

“I’ve a smile on my face” As unlikely as it may seem, you could easily make the…

Posted in Manchester Theatre Awards Not-London Theatre Theatre awards UK

The 2014 Manchester Theatre Awards nominations

Best Actor Rob Edwards, in Duet For One and Separation, at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton Michael Hugo,…