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TV Review: Dalgliesh (Series 1)

A quality cast and some corking source material can’t save Dalgliesh from dullness “It’s just a line…

Posted in Nick Payne Royal Court Theatre TV

#AdventwithClowns Day 15 – Wanderlust (BBC)

NIck Payne adapts his play Wanderlust for TV, with a great lead performance from Toni Collette and…

Posted in Philippa Gregory TV

TV Review: The Other Boleyn Girl (2003)

A BBC adaptation of The Other Boleyn Girl is unforgivably shonky, even with Natascha McElhone and Jodhi…

Posted in Film Lee Hall LGBTQ+

Film Review: Rocketman (2019)

Elton John gets in on the self-produced musical biopic game, meaning Rocketman is gonna take a long…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber Arthur Schnitzler Barbican Theatre Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Donmar Warehouse Lucy Prebble Michael John LaChiusa Musicals Old Vic Robert Icke Sara Bareilles Tennessee Williams Theatre West End

August theatre round-up

I might have taken a break from reviewing for the last couple of months, but I didn’t…

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TV Review: From There To Here

Liz White and Saskia Reeves are on fine form in Manchester-based drama From There To Here “Marks…

Posted in Jack Thorne Rachel De-lahay TV

TV Review: Kiri

With a cast including Sarah Lancashire, Lucian Msamati and Lia Williams, how could Kiri be anything but good…

Posted in Charlotte Jones LGBTQ+ TV

TV Review: The Halcyon Series 1

“Ladies and gentlemen, please remain calm. I’m sure it’s just another false alarm” Oh The Halcyon –…

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TV Review: The Halcyon Episode 1

“Gin please. ‘Of course.’” Billing something as the new Downton Abbey is all well and good but…