Tag: Samantha Spiro

Posted in Musicals Theatre West End

Re-review: Guys and Dolls, Phoenix Theatre

“Follow the fold and stray no more” In the merry-go-round of theatres and shows and transfers and…

Posted in Charles Dickens Christmas Theatre West End

Review: A Christmas Carol, Noël Coward Theatre

“Bah humbug” Thing with resolutions is that it is terribly easy to break them. And having resolved…

Posted in LGBTQ+ Mark Gatiss TV

TV Review: London Spy

 “People lie Danny, they lie very well”  Well this was a disappointment wasn’t it, there’s no two…

Posted in Hampstead Theatre LGBTQ+ Musicals Theatre West End

Re-reviews: Di and Viv and Rose / Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

“It was a ball, it was a blast It was a shame it couldn’t last” A half-term…

Posted in Hampstead Theatre Mike Bartlett Theatre West End Young Vic

Re-viewing Bull, and Di and Viv and Rose

“If it hadn’t been me, it would have been someone else” In one of those curious co-incidences, Mark…

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 Alan Bennett Not-London Theatre Theatre Royal Bath UK

Review: Kafka’s Dick, Theatre Royal Bath

“Hey, you look really depressed” I fly off on holiday in mere hours so the briefest of…

Posted in Digital Film Mike Leigh Short Films

Short Film Review #37

Method Actor from Justin Stokes on Vimeo. A monologue by the silken-voiced John Shrapnel is something to…

Posted in Charlotte Jones Radio Plays Theatre

Radio Review: Pride and Prejudice, Radio 4

“I think the temptations will be too strong in Brighton”  Just a quickie for this 3 hour…