Tag: Vincent Franklin

Posted in Film

Film Review: Bright Star (2009)

A gorgeous reminder of Jane Campion’s talent, Bright Star remains swooningly beautiful “Poetry soothes and emboldens the…

Posted in TV

TV Review: The Virgin Queen

As Anne-Marie Duff prepares for The Little Foxes, I look back to 2005’s The Virgin Queen “She’s…

Posted in News Not-London RSC Theatre UK

News: Stephen Kunken leads cast of Kyoto

The RSC and Good Chance announce full casting for the world premiere of Kyoto; a major new production…

Posted in Gwyneth Hughes TV

TV Review: Five Days (Series 1)

Gwyneth Hughes’ Five Days proves an interesting take on your standard crime procedural “Someone has to know…

Posted in Alan Bennett Film Richard Eyre

Film Review: Allelujah (2022)

Alan Bennett’s 2018 play Allelujah gets a lavishly cast film adaptation but it’s still a headscratcher of…

Posted in Happy Valley TV

TV Review: Happy Valley (Series 3)

Series 3 of Happy Valley winds up to an agonisingly tense and superbly acted conclusion “A fucked…

Posted in Happy Valley TV

TV Review: Happy Valley, Series 3 Episode 1

The peerless Happy Valley returns with its third and final series, perfect for gloomy January nights “You…

Posted in Hampstead Theatre Richard Eyre Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Snail House, Hampstead Theatre

After an illustrious career directing and adapting, Richard Eyre turns his hand to original writing with mixed…

Posted in LGBTQ+ TV

TV Review: Gentleman Jack Series 2

Suranne Jones is once again titanically good in Series 2 of Gentleman Jack, though I do wish…