Tag: Barbara Flynn

Posted in Almeida Theatre Ancient Greeks Digital Mark Gatiss Theatre

Review: The Iliad Online, Almeida/Live-stream

“You can’t kill me I can’t ever die” After three weeks away, all my initial thoughts were…

Posted in Musicals Old Vic Theatre

Review: High Society, Old Vic

“Not bad for a 35 year old” Kevin Spacey’s swansong as artistic director at the Old Vic…

Posted in Howard Barker Radio Plays Theatre

Radio Review: An Interlude of Men / De Wife of Bristol / In the Depths of Dead Love

“It’s a blip when you’re 25, after 55 it’s a shambles” Lesley Bruce’s An Interlude of Men is blessed…

Posted in Federico García Lorca Radio Plays Theatre

Radio review: Blood Wedding

“You have already thrown me away” Ted Hughes’ reworking of Blood Wedding first aired in 2008 and…

Posted in Donmar Warehouse LGBTQ+ Peter Gill Theatre

Review: Versailles, Donmar Warehouse

“Democracy…such an un-English word” Expectations for Peter Gill’s Versailles were quite low due to a number of…

Posted in Stephen Beresford TV

DVD Review: He Knew He Was Right

“What could be more innocent than visiting the vicar of Cockchaffington?” So having completely tumbled for the…

Posted in LGBTQ+ TV

TV Review: The Line of Beauty

“So what are you doing about sex just now?” As a young gay, reading Alan Hollinghurst novels…

Posted in Michael Frayn Not-London Sheffield Theatres Theatre UK

Review: Copenhagen, Lyceum

“The more I’ve explained, the deeper the uncertainty becomes” Last year it was the turn of David…

Posted in Not-London Shakespeare Sheffield Theatres Theatre UK

Review: Hamlet, Crucible

“For some must watch, while some must sleep” So part two of the Hamlet week saw me…