Tag: Nikki Amuka-Bird

Posted in News Theatre Yaël Farber

Round-up of news and treats and other interesting things

Christine Edzard will be writing and directing a new version of The Good Soldier Schwejk, based on the…

Posted in BAFTA Television Awards Film & TV awards Last Tango in Halifax Line of Duty Mum Phoebe Waller-Bridge The Crown The Hollow Crown TV

2017 British Academy Television Awards nominations

Best Actor Adeel Akhtar – Murdered by My Father as Shahzad (BBC Three) Babou Ceesay – Damilola,…

Posted in Digital Shakespeare

The Complete Walk, from the comfort of your sofa #4

  “Come now, what masques”   With 37 films to work through and no need to do…

Posted in Film John Logan Shakespeare

Film Review: Coriolanus (2011)

“What would you have, you curs that like nor peace nor war?” Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Ancient Greeks Digital Mark Gatiss Theatre

Review: The Iliad Online, Almeida/Live-stream

“You can’t kill me I can’t ever die” After three weeks away, all my initial thoughts were…

Posted in Film

Film Review: Jupiter Ascending / Seventh Son, or ‘What you had to do to win an Oscar in 2014’

“What in the hell is going on?”  It could just be a matter of coincidence but it does…

Posted in Royal Court Theatre

Review: God Bless The Child, Royal Court

“What would you do differently next time Badger?” The first thing that strikes you as you enter…

Posted in Royal Court Simon Stephens Theatre

Review: Birdland, Royal Court

“I literally have enough money to buy anything” It was Scarlett Johansson wot did it. My over-riding…

Posted in TV

TV Review: Small Island

“This island is too small if you have big dreams” Andrea Levy’s 2004 novel Small Island was…