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TV Review: The Winter King (Series 1)

Iain De Caestecker is an appealing Arthur in the darkness of the Dark Ages where we find…

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TV Review: The Winter King (Series 1, Episode 1)

The latest retelling of Arthurian legend comes with this Bernard Cornwell adaptation – The Winter King –…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Bridge Theatre Headlong Ian Charleson Award National Theatre Not-London Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Theatre awards UK Watermill Theatre West End

The 30th Ian Charleson Awards

Winner Heledd Gwynn for Hedda in Hedda Gabler at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff and Hastings and Ratcliffe in Richard III for Headlong…

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The 2019 Ian Charleson Award nominees announced

The Ian Charleson Award celebrates performances by actors under 30 in a classical role and is dedicated…

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Film Review: 1917 (2019)

Sam Mendes’ 1917 is undoubtedly an technically excellent film but the focus on format ends up detracting…

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July theatre round-up

I might have taken a break from reviewing for the last couple of months, but I didn’t…

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TV Review: Chernobyl

In its exploration of the human stories around the nuclear accident, Craig Mazin’s mini-series Chernobyl is simply…

Posted in Not-London Shakespeare Theatre Theatre review UK Watermill Theatre

Review: Macbeth, Watermill Theatre

As good as the effort is here at the Watermill, I can’t help but feel it is…

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20 shows to look forward to in 2019

So many of the recommendations for shows to see next year focus on the West End. And…