Tag: John Heffernan

Posted in Caryl Churchill Royal Court Theatre

Review: Love and Information, Royal Court

“What do you mean when you say it has meaning now?”  One of the things I love…

Posted in Richard Eyre Shakespeare The Hollow Crown Theatre TV

TV Review: The Hollow Crown, Henry IV Part II

“I’ll tickle your catastrophe” I was mildly disappointed by the second instalment of The Hollow Crown, Henry…

Posted in Richard Eyre Shakespeare The Hollow Crown Theatre TV

TV Review: The Hollow Crown, Henry IV Part I

“Then would I have his Harry, and he mine” The Hollow Crown continues with Henry IV Part…

Posted in Donmar Warehouse Jack Thorne Theatre

Review: The Physicists, Donmar Warehouse

“Questions? Observations? Misgivings?” Forming the final entry in her debut season as Donmar AD, The Physicists continues…

Posted in Ian Charleson Award Theatre Theatre awards

The 2011 Ian Charleson Awards

First prize Cush Jumbo, for Rosalind in As You Like It (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester) Second prize Damien Molony,…

Posted in Jamie Lloyd National Theatre Theatre

Review: She Stoops to Conquer, National Theatre

“Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no fibs” Oliver Goldsmith’s 18th century comedy She Stoops…

Posted in Film Shakespeare Theatre

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 Hampstead Theatre Nicholas Wright Theatre

Review: The Last of the Duchess, Hampstead Theatre

“I’m trying to get at the truth. ‘Your truth, not hers.’” The Hampstead Theatre continues its trend…

Posted in Henrik Ibsen National Theatre Theatre

Review: Emperor and Galilean, National Theatre

“Words and thoughts are just as important as deeds” Though Ibsen is reputed to have described Emperor…