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Posted in Old Red Lion Philip Ridley Theatre

Review: Piranha Heights, Old Red Lion

“Stay out of my sight cos you’re likely to light my fuse” South of the river, Philip…

Posted in Barney Norris Beth Steel Evening Standard Theatre Awards Ivo van Hove Lynn Nottage Mike Bartlett Musicals Rona Munro Theatre Theatre awards Tom Stoppard

The 2014 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards

BEST ACTOR Tom Hiddleston, Coriolanus, Donmar Warehouse Ben Miles, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, RSC Swan and Aldwych Mark…

Posted in John Webster Not-London RSC Theatre UK

Review: The White Devil, Swan Theatre

“Sum up my faults, I pray” It feels a bit of a shame that one of the…

Posted in Curve Theatre Mike Leigh Musicals Not-London Theatre UK

Review: Abigail’s Party, Curve

“Do you like Demis Roussos?” There must be a market for a completely immersive version of Abigail’s Party –…

Posted in Film Mike Leigh

Film Review: Mr Turner (2014)

“There’s no room for cynicism in the reviewing of art” One might equally say there’s no room…

Posted in British Independent Film Awards Film Film & TV awards Mike Leigh Stephen Beresford

2014 British Independent Film Awards nominations

Best British Independent Film Pride ’71 Calvary Mr. Turner The Imitation Game Best Director Yann Demange –…

Posted in Rory Mullarkey Royal Court Theatre

Review: The Wolf at the Door, Royal Court

“We had to plump for M16s for the altos because they have a tendency to get a…

Posted in Hampstead Theatre Joe Penhall Musicals Theatre West End

Review: Sunny Afternoon, Harold Pinter Theatre

To the tune of ‘Waterloo Sunset’ “First on in Hampstead, now Harold Pinter, this is a musical…

Posted in BroadwayWorld UK Awards Duncan Macmillan Jack Thorne Jamie Lloyd Lee Hall Musicals National Theatre Not-London Richard Bean Robert Icke Samuel Adamson Southwark Playhouse Theatre Theatre awards UK West End Yaël Farber

2014 BroadwayWorld UK Awards Shortlist

Best Choreography in a New Production of a Musical Bob Avian & Geoffrey Garratt – Miss Saigon…