Tag: Brian Vernel

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TV Review: Slow Horses (Series 1)

I finally get round to Series 1 of Slow Horses and it really is very good, isn’t…

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TV Review: Gangs of London (Series 2)

The hyper-violence of Gangs of London begins to wear a little thin for me but if you…

Posted in Bijan Sheibani Hampstead Theatre News Rona Munro Stephen Karam Theatre

News: Hampstead Theatres reveals its 2022-23 plans

Hampstead Theatre announces four new plays and the full cast and creative teams for the world premieres…

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TV Review: Gangs of London (Sky 1)

Some epic storytelling and a mighty ensemble make the hyper-violence of Gangs of London highly watchable “A…

Posted in John Cameron Mitchell John Logan Penny Dreadful The Good Fight TV

New TV shows to get stuck into

I get stuck into the first episodes of TV shows Van Der Valk, The Good Fight, Gangs…

Posted in National Theatre Nina Raine Theatre Theatre review

Review: Stories, National Theatre

Sam Troughton and Claudie Blakley are excellent in Nina Raine’s new play Stories at the Dorfman in…

Posted in Royal Court Theatre Theatre review

Review: Instructions for Correct Assembly, Royal Court

Some stunning design work elevates new play Instructions for Correct Assembly at the Royal Court “Of course…

Posted in David Hare LGBTQ+ TV

TV Review: Collateral

A truly stellar cast can’t quite convince me that we need another David Hare drama pontificating about…

Posted in Film Kenneth Branagh

Oscar Week Film Review: Dunkirk

Nominated for 8 Oscars, can Chrstopher Nolan’s Dunkirk change my mind about war films…? “The tide’s turning…