Tag: Laurence Spellman
Film Review: Surge (2020)
There’s committed work from Ben Whishaw in Surge but fatally flawed writing makes it a very difficult…
Film Review: The Invisible Woman (2013)
The Invisible Woman, in which Charles Dickens is a dick, Joanna Scanlan is magnificent and Ralph Fiennes…
Lockdown film review: Red Joan (2018)
My lockdown watching doesn’t get much better with the horribly dreary Red Joan which sorely misuses the…
TV Review: Chernobyl
In its exploration of the human stories around the nuclear accident, Craig Mazin’s mini-series Chernobyl is simply…
Review: The Wars of the Roses, Rose Theatre Kingston (Nunns-splaining and overview)
“Sight may distinguish of colours, but suddenly to nominate them all, it is impossible” First things first…
Review: Richard III, The Wars of the Roses at the Rose Theatre Kingston
“Every tale condemns me for a villain” Undoubtedly the best known of the constituent plays of The…
Review: Edward IV, The Wars of the Roses at the Rose Theatre Kingston
“Work thou the way – and thou shalt execute” Edward IV was my favourite of the three…
Review: Henry VI, The Wars of the Roses at the Rose Theatre Kingston
“Between the red rose and the white A thousand souls to death and deadly night” Of the…
TV Review: Small Island
“This island is too small if you have big dreams” Andrea Levy’s 2004 novel Small Island was…
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