Tag: Dame Judi Dench
Sir Peter Hall: 1930-2017 – a photo retrospective
In sad news, the death of Sir Peter Hall, one of the great names in British theatre, has…
Review: Songs and Solidarity, Trafalgar Studios
“We could see this was a bad one immediately. The sky was glowing.” Touted as an…
TV Review: The Hollow Crown – The Wars of the Roses: 3. Richard III
“The king’s name is a tower of strength” The Hollow Crown reaches its climax with a solid…
TV Review: Shakespeare Live, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
“I am a spirit of no common rate” The culmination of the BBC’s celebration of the…
Film Review: Henry V (1989)
”Customs curtsy to great kings” It is instructive to watch performances from Kenneth Branagh such as these,…
DVD Review: Macbeth (1979)
“Round about the cauldron go” Who’d’ve thought that it would be a production from 1979 that would…
2016 Laurence Olivier Awards winners
Best New Play Hangmen by Martin McDonagh – Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court / Wyndham’s Farinelli and the…
2016 Laurence Olivier Awards nominations
Best New Play Farinelli and the King by Claire van Kampen – Duke of York’s Hangmen by…
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