REVIEW: THE PRIDE @ CRUCIBLE
Merlin is on heavy rotation in our house at the moment. But Richard Wilson isn’t just a primetime fantasy actor these days, he also dabbles in theatre directing. Earlier this year I reviewed his version […]
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REVIEW: HARD TIMES @ MURRAYS’ MILLS
Claire Tomalin’s excellent Charles Dickens biography reminded me that Library Theatre Company had a pretty good stab at Hard Times in Murrays’ Mills earlier this year. I reviewed it for The Stage – it was […]
REVIEW: Entitled at ROYAL exchange studio
In which I got completely bamboozled – in a good way – by a new play which blurred the lines between performance and rehearsal. On tour this autumn and well worth catching “The intrigue lies […]
REVIEW: Hamlet @ The Crucible
I saw a boxset review of The Lakes recently – the 1990s Jimmy McGovern drama set in The Lake District. Anyway, it announced John Simm as a major acting talent, which reminded me that I […]
REVIEW: DAMON ALBARN’S DR DEE
There’s yet another Damon Albarn project out this month – Kinshasa One Two is a record made in Democratic Republic of Congo for Oxfam in five days. Really enjoying it so far – have a listen […]