Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beth Park, Emma Cunnife, Hwyel Morgan, Natalie Abrahami, Natascha McElhone, Queen Anne on 28/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of “Queen Anne” (LINKED) by Helen Edmundson, Royal Shakespeare Company. Play on “England’s forgotten queen” in 1702 and her relationship with Sarah Churchill, the most powerful woman in England. Add The Duke of Marlborough, Daniel Defoe, Robert Harley, Sir John Radcliffe, Sydney Godolphin and Jonathan Swift. Lively telling of the reign where Great Britain was united, and became a major power, andwhen political parties really started. Anne was the most successful Stuart monarch.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dominic Dromgoole, Dorothea Myer-Bennett, Pericles, Sam Wanamaker on 23/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of Pericles (LINKED) at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at The Globe. Directed by Dominic Dromgoole. A problem play (Shakespeare only wrote the second half) brought to life in a Four Star production.
Posted in Uncategorized on 16/11/2015| 2 Comments »
My article on Bobbie Gentry is now online at the Toppermost website. (LINKED) There is way, way more to her than Ode To Billie Joe and I’ll Never Fall In Love Again. Check it out.
Posted in Uncategorized on 13/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
The first gig on Thea Gilmore’s November tour (LINKED) is reviewed, at Wimborne, Dorset. A powerful acoustic set, relying on excellent songs.
Posted in Uncategorized on 12/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of Simi Stone from The Attic at the Railway Inn, Winchester, 11th November, with Dan Whitehouse. Simi is known from The Duke & The King as well as her recent work with Natalie Merchant. Her music is “Catskills Motown” and she’s a great singer and performer. Catch the tour!
Posted in Uncategorized on 09/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
2015 Finalist certificate for Wuthering Heights, Garnet Oracle Classics graded reader.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jessie Buckley, Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Branagh Company, Miranda Raison, Terence Rattigan, Tom Bateman, Zoe Wanamaker on 08/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of Harlequinade and All On Her Own (LINKED) by Terence Rattigan. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Branagh Company. With Zoe Wanamaker solo in All On Her Own, and a cast of 17 in Harlequinade. This is playing in repertory with The Winter’s Tale … SEE BELOW.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christopher Oram, Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Branagh Company, Michael Pennington, Miranda Raison, The Winter's Tale, Tom Bateman on 08/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale by The Kenneth Branagh Company,(FOLLOW LINK HERE) featuring Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench. This review has been held back until after press night (November 7th), even though it’s entirely positive. We could only get tickets early in the run, they were full price and not marked “preview.” Directed by Kenneth Branagh. This is one of the major Shakespeare productions of 2015, playing in repertory with Harlequinade. I hate posting multiple reviews on one day, because earlier ones get far fewer “hits” … so do see Congreve’s LOVE FOR LOVE by the RSC below too!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Daniel Easton, Hermione Gulliford, Jenny Rainsford, Jonathan Broadbent, Justine Mitchell, Love for Love, Michael Thomas, Nicholas le Prevost, Robert Cavanah, Selina Cadell, Tom Turner, William Congreve, Zoe Waites on 08/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of Love for Love (LINKED HERE) by William Congreve, Swan Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon. A bawdy, lusty and five star production of the play, done as strolling players.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Flora Curzon, JohnWhitten, Josh Green, Sam Lee, Sam Lee & Friends on 04/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
For folk fans, review of Sam Lee & Friends (LINKED) at Poole Lighthouse. A wonderful evening from the Mercury Award nominated singer.
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