Author: mag9l

Posted in Donmar Warehouse LGBTQ+ Peter Gill Theatre

Review: Versailles, Donmar Warehouse

“Democracy…such an un-English word” Expectations for Peter Gill’s Versailles were quite low due to a number of…

Posted in Soho Theatre Theatre

Re-review: Smallholding, Soho Theatre

“That’s a turnip for the books” I’ve enjoyed previous plays by Chris Dunkley so when the invitation…

Posted in Finborough Theatre Terence Rattigan Theatre

Review: Variation on a Theme, Finborough Theatre

“I suppose the truth is, if you need somebody enough it doesn’t seem to matter much what…

Posted in Digital Film Short Films

Short Film Review #35

  Knowledgy Knowledgy (2010) – dir. Hrefna Hagalín and Kristín Bára Haraldsdóttir from Icelandic Cinema Online on…

Posted in Not-London Royal Exchange Theatre UK

Review: Orlando, Royal Exchange

“Their morals were not ours” Time for a confession – though I know I should have, I’ve…

Posted in Ella Hickson LGBTQ+ Nick Payne Theatre Theatre review Tom Wells VAULT Festival

Review: Symphony, VAULT

“I do enjoy a skimpy short” Originally commissioned in 2012 when it played festivals like Latitude, nabokov’s…

Posted in Caryl Churchill Not-London Theatre UK

Review: A Number, Nuffield Southampton Theatres

“Are you my father?” After the Menier’s version which starred Timothy and Sam West, the Nuffield uses…

Posted in Not-London Patrick Hamilton Theatre UK

Review: Gaslight, Salisbury Playhouse

“Every night, I find myself waiting for something”  Fans of overwrought cod-Victorian melodrama are definitely in for…

Posted in Musicals Theatre Union Theatre

Review: Finian’s Rainbow, Union Theatre

“Wanna cry, wanna croon, wanna laugh like a loon” Suspension of disbelief is par for the course…