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Review: National Theatre – Fifty Years on Stage

“We’ve got two hours to show the vast range of work the National has done over the…

Posted in Shakespeare Theatre TV

TV Review: Muse of Fire

“We found Shakespeare tough at school”  What a brilliant little film – tucked away on BBC4 but…

Posted in TV

TV Review: The Prisoner (2007)

“6 knows that 6 is 6” I’ve never seen the original series of The Prisoner from the…

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DVD Review: The Golden Compass

“There are worlds beyond our own” Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials are amongst my favourite novels ever,…

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Review: Goldfinger, Radio 4

“Gold attracts the most ingenious criminals” I’ve now figured out the best way for me to listen…

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DVD Review: RSC’s King Lear

“Who is it that can tell me who I am” Transferring stage productions onto film is something…

Posted in Chichester Festival Theatre Not-London Theatre UK

Review: The Syndicate, Minerva

One is constantly learning when going to/reading /writing about theatre, there’s just so much of it to…

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62nd Primetime Emmy Awards nominees

Outstanding Comedy Series 30 Rock (NBC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Glee (Fox) Modern Family (ABC) Nurse Jackie…

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Review: Waiting for Godot, Theatre Royal Haymarket

“Let us not waste our time in idle discourse” Waiting for Godot was one of the huge…