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Posted in Hope Theatre Joe Orton Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Ruffian on the Stair, Hope Theatre

Potential incest and homosexual urges rub shoulders with religious strife and emotional co-dependency  fun and games with…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Critics Circle Awards Matthew López Musicals National Theatre Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theatre awards Young Vic

Critics’ Circle Awards 2018: the winners in full

The Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer  Chris Walley for The Lieutenant of Inishmore Noël Coward…

Posted in James Graham Mark Gatiss TV

TV Review: Brexit: The Uncivil War

Despite some considerable talent involved, I vote to leave Brexit: The Uncivil War “It says here you…

Posted in Katie Mitchell Martin Crimp National Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, National Theatre

Strong performances from Cate Blanchett and Stephen Dillane make the challenging When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each…

Posted in Arcola Theatre Ben Weatherill Brockley Jack Theatre Bush Theatre Finborough Theatre Hope Theatre Jermyn Street Theatre King's Head Theatre Lucy Moss Musicals Offie Awards Old Red Lion Orange Tree Theatre Print Room Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch Soho Theatre Southwark Playhouse The Other Palace Theatre Theatre awards Theatre503 Toby Marlow Union Theatre White Bear Theatre

The finalists of The Offies 2019

Some decisions that reflect my own nominations for the year, many others for plays I haven’t seen…

Posted in Ivo van Hove Morgan Lloyd Malcolm Musicals Sara Bareilles Theatre West End

Some goodies for a cold January Thursday

So much to keep on top of – pics from All About Eve, videos from Waitress, foodie…

Posted in Critics’ Choice Awards Film Film & TV awards Mark Gatiss

24th Critics’ Choice Awards winners

Best Picture Roma Black Panther BlacKkKlansman The Favourite First Man Green Book If Beale Street Could Talk…

Posted in BBC Audio Drama Awards Charles Dickens Lulu Raczka Radio Plays

BBC Audio Drama Awards 2019 finalists

Best Original Single Drama 19 Weeks by Emily Steel, produced/directed by Helen Perry for BBC Radio 4…

Posted in Harold Pinter Jamie Lloyd Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: Pinter Six, Harold Pinter Theatre

A superbly cast double-bill of Party Time and Celebration makes up a sharp Pinter Six at the…