Tag: Anna Chancellor

Posted in Peter Morgan The Crown TV

TV Review: The Crown, Series 2

A quick whip through Series 2 of The Crown “History is not made by those who did…

Posted in Film

Film Review: Testament of Youth (2014)

“The whole situation’s been really quite dreadful” Based on Vera Brittain’s First World War memoir, Testament of…

Posted in Anton Chekhov David Hare National Theatre Theatre

Review: Young Chekhov – The Seagull, National Theatre

  “We should show life…as we see it in our dreams.” The Seagull may be the most…

Posted in Anton Chekhov Chichester Festival Theatre David Hare Not-London Theatre UK

Review: The Seagull, Chichester Festival Theatre

  Didn’t feel much like writing about the Young Chekhov season today (or going to be quite…

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 John Logan Penny Dreadful TV

TV Review: Penny Dreadful Season 1

“Do you believe that there is a demi-monde?”   It is hard to credit that the first…

Posted in TV

DVD Review: Pride and Prejudice (1995)

“Your alliance would be a disgrace” This six-part adaptation of Pride and Prejudice has gone down in…

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2014 Laurence Olivier Awards nominations

Best New Play  Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood – Almeida / Harold Pinter 1984 by George Orwell, adapted…

Posted in Film

Film Review: Hysteria (2011)

“It’s a bit like patting your head and rubbing your tummy at the same time” I’ve had…