Tag: Lesley Sharp

Posted in Bijan Sheibani National Theatre Shelagh Delaney Theatre

Review: A Taste of Honey, National Theatre

“My usual self is a very unusual self” The sight of Bijan Sheibani’s name on the creatives’…

Posted in Ancient Greeks Radio Plays Rebecca Lenkiewicz Theatre

Radio Review: The Oresteia – The Furies / November Dead List

“Was he driven to it by someone’s rage?” Last up in the reinvention of Aeschylus’ Oresteia is…

Posted in Ancient Greeks Radio Plays Theatre

Radio Review: The Oresteia – The Libation Bearers / The 40 Year Twitch

“Kill her and be free” Greek tragedies are never a light affair but The Libation Bearers, the…

Posted in Ancient Greeks Radio Plays Theatre

Radio Review: The Oresteia – Agamemnon / The Brick

“Things…have consequences” Our enduring fascination with the Greek tragedies continues with this three-part adaptation of Aeschylus’ Oresteia…

Posted in Radio Plays Shakespeare Theatre

Radio Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Radio 3

“My ear is much enamoured of your note” I’m nothing if not predictable, so despite having been…

Posted in Blogged Short Films Theatre YouTube

Out-of-Office

I won’t be posting for a few days so I thought I’d leave you an out-of-office message…

Posted in Film Mike Leigh

Film Review: Vera Drake (2004)

“She’s gonna get herself in trouble one of these days” I’m pretty sure that Vera Drake was…

Posted in Royal Court Theatre

Review: Ingredient X, Royal Court

“You’re addicted to addicts…” The latest play to open upstairs at the Royal Court is Nick Grosso’s…

Posted in Frank McGuinness Henrik Ibsen Theatre

Review: Ghosts, Duchess Theatre

“You do not question the received wisdom” Ghosts, or Ghostsssss as it seems to be called in…