Tag: Cate Blanchett

Posted in Film Patrick Marber Richard Eyre

Film Review: Notes on a Scandal (2006)

A marvellously against-type Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett score a huge hit in Notes on a Scandal…

Posted in Lockdown Treats

Lockdown treat: Taika Waititi and friends read James and the Giant Peach

Join Academy Award-winning filmmaker, Taika Waititi as he reads James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl,…

Posted in Anton Chekhov Barbican Theatre Comedy fosterIANs Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Inua Ellams Katie Mitchell Martin Crimp Musicals National Theatre Simon Stone Theatre Top moments VAULT Festival West End

10 of my top moments in a theatre in 2019

Flashes of excellence can be found in the midst of any production so this list celebrates some…

Posted in Andrew Lloyd Webber Film Film & TV awards Golden Globe Awards Kristen Anderson-Lopez Phoebe Waller-Bridge Robert Lopez TV

The 77th Golden Globe Awards – nominations

Best Motion Picture Drama 1917 The Irishman Joker Marriage Story The Two Popes Musical or Comedy Dolemite…

Posted in Books Kenneth Branagh Photos Theatre

Book review: The Half – Simon Annand

The Half – Photographs of Actors Preparing for the Stage by Simon Annand Just a quickie for…

Posted in Katie Mitchell Martin Crimp National Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, National Theatre

Strong performances from Cate Blanchett and Stephen Dillane make the challenging When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each…

Posted in Annie Baker Blanche McIntyre Bruce Norris Caryl Churchill David Hare Ella Hickson Inua Ellams John Donnelly Katie Mitchell Martin Crimp National Theatre News Theatre

News from the National Theatre Autumn 2018 Press Conference

All sorts of goodies were announced today for the upcoming slate of productions at the National Theatre,…

Posted in Blogged Florian Zeller Katie Mitchell Martin Crimp National Theatre News Richmond Theatre Theatre Theatre Royal Bath

#CastingbyClowns – I celebrate as Cate Blanchett and Lucy Cohu return to the stage

Such amazing casting news came our way yesterday, with not one but two of my absolute faves…

Posted in News Old Vic Theatre Tom Stoppard

News: Old Vic bicentenary ambassadors announced

How do you mark a significant birthday? My parents are currently (jointly) turning 140 and are celebrating…