Tag: Anton Lesser

Posted in Ancient Greeks Radio Plays Theatre

Radio Review: The Oresteia – Agamemnon / The Brick

“Things…have consequences” Our enduring fascination with the Greek tragedies continues with this three-part adaptation of Aeschylus’ Oresteia…

Posted in August Strindberg Radio Plays Theatre

Review: The Father / The Broken Word, Radio 3/4

“Love between sexes is war” Laurie Slade’s adaptation of Strindberg’s The Father was commissioned for Coventry’s Belgrade…

Posted in TV

TV Review: Einstein and Eddington

“We need English science to prove to everyone just how good we are” A 2008 BBC film,…

Posted in Ripper Street TV

TV Review: Ripper Street Series 1

“Whitechapel calls you back” Victorian crime procedural Ripper Street burst onto our screens at the beginning of…

Posted in Shakespeare The Hollow Crown Theatre TV

TV Review: The Hollow Crown, Henry V

“The sad-eyed justice, with his surly hum” The fourth and final part of The Hollow Crown was…

Posted in Film

Film Review: Charlotte Gray (2001)

Part of Helen McCrory weekend “Is it possible for a person to commit a crime without knowing…

Posted in Donmar Warehouse Henrik Ibsen Theatre Zinnie Harris

Review: A Doll’s House, Donmar Warehouse

Keeping up their impeccable record of attracting star names to their productions, the Donmar Warehouse have assembled…