Tag: Linda Bassett

Posted in Alan Bennett National Theatre Theatre

Review: People, National Theatre

“People spoil things” Were I watching Alan Bennett’s new play People at home on DVD, I would…

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 David Eldridge Royal Court Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2012

Review: In Basildon, Royal Court

“There’s no new beginnings for families like ours. And there never has been.” One of David Eldridge’s…

Posted in Film

Film Review: Calendar Girls (2003)

“I can’t knit or make plum jam, but I can make a bloody victoria sponge…Of course I…

Posted in Katie Mitchell Royal Court Simon Stephens Theatre

Review: Wastwater, Royal Court

“There are things which you’ll have done or which you’ll do which live with you for ever…

Posted in Arcola Theatre Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2010

Review: The Road To Mecca, Arcola Theatre

“You are more radiant than all your little candles” Set in 1970s South Africa, The Road To…

Posted in Shakespeare Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare’s Globe

In the dying heat of a lovely Indian summer, I finished my set of Globe plays by…