Tag: David Acton

Posted in Silent Witness TV

TV Review: Silent Witness Series 14

With Kieran Bew with his top off and Barbara Flynn breaking every singe person’s heart, Series 14…

Posted in Books Bridge Theatre Donmar Warehouse James Graham Mark Gatiss National Theatre Old Vic Photos Royal Court Shakespeare's Globe Theatre West End

News: Exeunt – The Stage Door Project book announced

In 2020, for the first time in centuries, heavy red curtains swept closed on stages across the…

Posted in Barbican Theatre RSC Shakespeare Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Merry Wives of Windsor, RSC at the Barbican

In the spirit of the season, I’m not commenting too much on the RSC’s The Merry Wives…

Posted in Barbican Theatre RSC Shakespeare Theatre Theatre review

Review: Macbeth, RSC at the Barbican

Despite a cast including Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack, this proves another disappointment of a Macbeth as…

Posted in News Shakespeare Theatre

Full cast for the RSC’s upcoming Macbeth revealed

The full cast for the RSC’s upcoming production of Macbeth has been announced. Christopher Eccleston, making his…

Posted in Rebecca Lenkiewicz Theatre Watford Palace

Review: Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern, Watford Palace Theatre

“If she’s innocent, we’re simply sending her to God early” The most powerful image of Jane Wenham:…

Posted in Nick Dear TV

DVD Review: Persuasion (1995)

“No-one wants to be in calm waters all their life” Anyone who has read this blog for…

Posted in Digital Film Short Films

Short Film Review #29

ET IN MOTORCADIA EGO! from Tim Plester on Vimeo. The ‘other’ 50th anniversary of the weekend was…

Posted in Not-London Propeller Shakespeare Theatre UK Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

Reviewer: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Propeller at Yvonne Arnaud

  “A manly enterprise” Propeller’s 2013/14 tour sees them revive their productions ofThe Comedy of Errors and…