Tag: Amanda Hale

Posted in Abi Morgan Film

Film Review: The Invisible Woman (2013)

The Invisible Woman, in which Charles Dickens is a dick, Joanna Scanlan is magnificent and Ralph Fiennes…

Posted in Philippa Gregory TV

TV Review: The White Queen

This TV adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s The White Queen proves rather schlockily enjoyable “You live in a…

Posted in Anthony Neilson Spooks TV

Lockdown TV Review: Spooks Series 9

Oof, the start of the downfall…Series 9 of Spooks turns into the Lucas North show with terrible…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Christopher Shinn Theatre Theatre review

Review: Against, Almeida Theatre

    For Against     Amanda Hale being excellent in an all-too-rare excursion to the stage…

Posted in Lucinda Coxon Mark Gatiss TV

TV Review: The Crimson Petal and the White

A strong cast can’t persuade me about literary adaptation The Crimson Petal and the White “Here, people go…

Posted in Ripper Street TV

TV Review: Ripper Street Series 2

“You believe in laws but there are only lechers” For some reason or other, I stopped watching…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Ancient Greeks Digital Theatre

Review: The Odyssey, Almeida/Live-stream

  “I’m stunned with wonder” When Rupert Goold first announced the #AlmeidaGreeks season with all its familiar…

Posted in Royal Court Theatre West End

Re-review: The Nether, Duke of York’s Theatre

“I’ve read the studies. No one has been able to draw a conclusive correlation between virtual behaviour…

Posted in Digital Film Short Films

Short Film Review #58 – The Joy of Six

  The Joy of Six     Six short films packaged together on a handy single DVD…