Tag: Michael Bertenshaw

Posted in Theatre West End

Review: McQueen, Theatre Royal Haymarket

“Am I going to make it? ‘You already know the answer to that question’” One of the…

Posted in Shakespeare Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Review: The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare’s Globe

“I will not hear thee speak; I’ll have my bond” Following the exceptional Rupert Goold/RSC adaptation which…

Posted in Howard Barker Radio Plays Theatre

Radio Review: An Interlude of Men / De Wife of Bristol / In the Depths of Dead Love

“It’s a blip when you’re 25, after 55 it’s a shambles” Lesley Bruce’s An Interlude of Men is blessed…

Posted in JB Priestley Radio Plays Theatre

Radio Review: Time and the Conways / Jailbird Lover / The Benefit of Time

“You don’t know what day it is today” It’s been a while since I’ve listened to any…

Posted in Radio Plays Theatre

Radio review: Missing in Action, Radio 4

Clare Lizzimore and Sam Troughton clearly have an affinity for working with each, having recently collaborated on…

Posted in Radio Plays Theatre

Radio Review: The Boy At The Back / Chiwawa / Silk: The Clerks’ Room, Jake

“Literature doesn’t teach us anything” Juan Mayorga’s The Boy At The Back turned out to be one…

Posted in Radio Plays Theatre

Review: Votes for Women/The Magnificent Andrea, Radio 3/4

“No decent woman will be able to say suffrage without blushing for another generation” Part of a…

Posted in Radio Plays Theatre

Review: Red Enters the Eye / Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear / Feather, Radio 4

“Come, I’ll make you some lamb cutlets” A friend recommended Red Enters The Eye to me mainly…

Posted in TV

TV Review: Murderland

“You’re not a child any more” As the first DVD I put on to start my Lucy…