Tag: Raad Rawi

Posted in Donmar Warehouse Lyric Hammersmith Shakespeare Theatre Watford Palace Young Vic

Blogged: shaking up Shakespeare

I have a mixed time with some shaken-up Shakespeares – othellomacbeth at the Lyric Hammersmith; Twelfth Night at…

Posted in Donmar Warehouse Jack Thorne Lin-Manuel Miranda Musicals News Not-London Philip Pullman Royal Court Royal Exchange Shakespeare Southwark Playhouse Theatre TV UK

Casting news aplenty!

I round up some of the recent casting news, including Queen Margaret at the Royal Exchange, Wasted…

Posted in Cast Recordings Music Musicals

Album Review: Bombay Dreams (2002 Original London Cast)

  “Contradictions, city of extremes, anything is possible in Bombay dreams.  Some live and die in debt,…

Posted in National Theatre Theatre Yaël Farber

Not-a-review: Salomé, National Theatre

  “It begins at the end” Salomé? Non merci. Running time: 105 minutes (without interval) Photo: Johan Persson…

Posted in TV

TV Review: The Honourable Woman

  “It’s the Middle East Shlomo, enemies is what you make” Only by chance did I find…

Posted in LGBTQ+ TV Unforgotten

TV Review: Unforgotten Series 2

  “You might put me in prison but let me tell you this: you can’t judge me…

Posted in Annie Baker Bijan Sheibani David Eldridge DC Moore Duncan Macmillan Henrik Ibsen Inua Ellams Ivo van Hove Lee Hall Lucy Kirkwood National Theatre News Nina Raine Patrick Marber Peter Shaffer Rory Mullarkey Shakespeare Simon Stephens Theatre Yaël Farber

News: so much goodness at the National Theatre 2017-18

Mountains of info was released by the National Theatre about their plans for 2017-18 at this morning’s…

Posted in Film

Film Review: The Devil’s Double (2011)

“Latif Yahia is dead. He died in Iran. May God have mercy on him. Now I am…

Posted in Chichester Festival Theatre Not-London Penelope Skinner Theatre UK

Review: Fred’s Diner, Theatre on the Fly

Whereas Chichester Festival Theatre should most definitely be applauded for stretching its artistic remit with the construction…