Tag: Julie Hesmondhalgh

Posted in Hope Mill Theatre Lockdown Treats Music Musicals Not-London Theatre UK

Lockdown review: Some Enchanted Evening – Hope Mill Theatre

The Hope Mill Theatre crack open their address book to gather a great guest-list for this Rodgers…

Posted in Film Mike Leigh

Film Review: Peterloo (2018)

I wanted to like Mike Leigh’s Peterloo, I really did… “You must be famished coming all the…

Posted in Chris Chibnall Doctor Who Malorie Blackman TV Vinay Patel

TV Review: Doctor Who Series 11

Series 11 of Doctor Who comes to an end and it’s a big yes from me –…

Posted in Chris Chibnall Doctor Who TV

TV Review: Doctor Who Series 11 Episode 1 – The Woman Who Fell to Earth

Jodie Whittaker more than lives up to expectations as Doctor Who in Series 11 Episode 1 –…

Posted in BAFTA Television Awards Black Mirror Film & TV awards Line of Duty The Crown TV

2018 British Academy Television Awards nominations

Best Drama Series The Crown (Netflix) The End of the F***ing World (All 4) Line of Duty…

Posted in Jack Thorne News Old Vic Royal Court Theatre

Round-up of news and treats and other interesting things

The news of Tim Pigott-Smith’s passing at the age of 70 yesterday was a terrible shock, not…

Posted in Manchester Theatre Awards Rona Munro Theatre awards

The 2016 Manchester Theatre Awards winners in full

  “It’s grim up north”   The Manchester Theatre Awards represent the cream of theatre in my native…

Posted in Manchester Theatre Awards Theatre awards

The 2016 Manchester Theatre Awards nominations

Best Actor Rob Edwards, To Kill A Mockingbird, Octagon Theatre, Bolton David Neilson, Endgame, HOME, Manchester Daniel…

Posted in Happy Valley TV

TV Review: Happy Valley Series 2

“Yet another everyday story of country folk” And so Series 2 of Happy Valley winds to a…