Tag: Jenny Rainsford

Posted in Ian Charleson Award Theatre Theatre awards

The 2015 Ian Charleson Awards

First prize James McArdle, for Platonov in Platonov (Chichester Festival Theatre) Second prize Elliot Barnes-Worrell, for Straker…

Posted in Da Vinci's Demons TV

DVD Review: Da Vinci’s Demons Series 1

“War has always been the handmaiden of progress” From its opening moments of buttocks and blood (both…

Posted in Arcola Theatre Richard Brinsley Sheridan Theatre

Review: The Rivals, Arcola Theatre

“Through all the drama — whether damned or not —Love gilds the scene, and women guide the…

Posted in Film

Film Review: About Time (2013)

“Get ready for spooky time” To criticise a film about time travel for not possessing the most…

Posted in Soho Theatre Theatre

Review: Microcosm, Soho Theatre

“Two men just watching a bit of Cruise, nothing wrong with that…” The most amusing part of…

Posted in Park Theatre Theatre

Review: Little Black Book, Park Theatre

  “Is it very hard to seduce a woman?” Fanciful and French, Jean-Claude Carrière’s Little Black Book…

Posted in Anton Chekhov Blanche McIntyre Headlong John Donnelly Theatre Watford Palace

Review: The Seagull, Headlong at Watford Palace

“Art can’t be made into a spectacle; you can’t put it in a box”   There’s something…

Posted in Royal Court Theatre

Review: No Quarter, Royal Court

“I would punch a baby for a cigarette” During Dominic Cooke’s reign, the Royal Court has done…

Posted in Bush Theatre DC Moore Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2012

Review: Straight, Bush Theatre

“We just have to position ourselves right” Though Nick Payne is the name on most people’s lips…