15/09/2026 by Peter Viney
Review of PRESSURE (follow the link) featuring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina, Damian Lewis. We saw David Haig’s original stage play. This film about a tiny but vital piece of the jigsaw leading to D-Day in 1944 is essential viewing. At the cinema if you can.
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13/09/2026 by Peter Viney
Follow the link to TARTUFFE (REMIXED) at the Marylebone Theatre in London. It’s adapted from Molière by Darren Raymond and features Mark Rylance in the role of the “Imposter.” Here, Pastor Blake. It’s nearly sold out, so hurry. The theatre’s in a great location and is comparatively new. It’s set with two families, one Nigerian, one Jamaican. Have a look at the review.
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11/09/2026 by Peter Viney
Review added of RICHARD THOMPSON with ZARA PHILLIPS at Poole Lighthouse 10th September 2026. (follow link). A chance to see one of the legends of popular music in concert, solo with Zara Phillips accompanying half the show.
Holly Carter was a fine support act. Both reviewed.
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08/09/2026 by Peter Viney
The companion piece. Warner: sleeves and labels (follow link) is the one for collectors who want the right disc in the right sleeve. It does add value. Also some artists that haven’t appeared in three main articles appear.
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08/09/2026 by Peter Viney
New at AROUND AND AROUND, the Warner Brothers record label, part three. Post-1971. Warner Bros (Post 1971) (FOLLOW LINK) is the longest piece on Around and Around. The Mo Ostin era at Warner saw up to 300 albums being released a year. It has taken months to complete because I kept finding an artist I’d missed. There will be more. Van Morrison, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Simon, Prince, Funkadelic, Ry Cooder, Randy Newman, Rickie Lee Jones, The Band (The Last Waltz), The Faces, Rod Stewart, REM, Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flaming Lips and many many more feature.
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03/09/2026 by Peter Viney
Review added of LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (follow link to review) at Shakespeare’s Globe. It runs to mid September, so hurry. It is a flamenco version, extremely stylish, gorgeous costumes, fabulous dancing. The naysayer might point out that the text is heavily cut and there are many changes. Don’t go expecting sublime poetry, go if you’re expecting a lot of fun. It’s the first version I’ve seen where the lead role is manifestly The Princess, played by Norah Lopez Holden.
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03/09/2026 by Peter Viney
Review added of Florian Zeller’s modern classic THE TRUTH (follow link to review). We saw it in 2016. This tenth anniversary production features Stephen Mangan, Ardal O’Hanlan, Sarah Hadland and Janie Dee. It’s a very funny play, and we laughed just as much ten years later.
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30/08/2026 by Peter Viney
Review of PRESENT LAUGHTER by NOËL COWARD (follow link to the review) at Bath Theatre Royal. This is a major innovative version and will tour. Tracy-Ann Oberman plays the lead, the famed musical star Geri Essendine. Yes, Garry in the original is switched to female as Geri. The long suffering PA, Monica becomes male and Monty. That’s not the end of the changes either. Then in a bold and unusual move for Noël Coward plays they set it in New York in 1977. Well worth seeing. It was a full house at Bath when we went.
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28/08/2026 by Peter Viney
In June we went to a matinee of MY FAIR LADY (follow link to review) at Chichester Festival Theatre. It was cancelled at the interval due to technical issues and I posted ‘My Fair Lady – Part one.’ We were back last night, and saw the entire musical. It’s still five stars, even better the second time because you spot the bits you missed. So the review is revised with Part Two.
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13/08/2026 by Peter Viney
Review of George R. Martin’s GAME OF THRONES: THE MAD KING (follow link to my review). It is a prequel set a few years before the first TV series. It’s the major Royal Shakespeare production of the summer, and the entire theatre has been re-configured to accommodate the jousting from each end. Production photos don’t do it justice.
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