Tag: Zoë Wanamaker

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Book review: The Half – Simon Annand

The Half – Photographs of Actors Preparing for the Stage by Simon Annand Just a quickie for…

Posted in Blogged National Theatre Photos Theatre

Sir Peter Hall: 1930-2017 – a photo retrospective

In sad news, the death of Sir Peter Hall, one of the great names in British theatre, has…

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Countdown to new Who: Doctor Who Series 2

“Some things are worth getting your heart broken for” David Tennant’s opening season took the template of…

Posted in Doctor Who LGBTQ+ Russell T Davies Steven Moffat TV

Countdown to new Who: Doctor Who Series 1

“Do not blaspheme! Do not blaspheme!” To mark Series 10 of Doctor Who starting on BBC1 next…

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Film Review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)

“What do they think they’re doing, keeping a thing like that locked up in a school?” aka…

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Review: Elegy, Donmar Warehouse

“What would you choose?” Irene Cara once declared she was going to live forever. But as advances…

Posted in Film Shakespeare

DVD Review: Othello (1990)

“Horribly stuffed with epithets of war” When starting this DVD rewatching enterprise, I knew I’d be happy…

Posted in Film Kenneth Branagh

DVD Review: My Week With Marilyn

“I thought you hated all that Royal Court stuff”  I never quite got round to watching My…

Posted in Kenneth Branagh Terence Rattigan Theatre West End

Review: Harlequinade / All On Her Own, Garrick Theatre

“Which text are you using?” Part of Kenneth Branagh’s opening salvo as his year-long residency at the…