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Archive for April, 2016

The Jungle Book (2016) review

Review of the 2016 version of The Jungle Book (linked). Great for me, but then I was never transfixed by the 1967 cartoon. 3D particularly good.

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Link to Travels With My Aunt, in the new original musical version at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre. Patricia Hodge as Aunt Augusta and Steven Pacey as her bank manager nephew, Henry Pulling.  A lot of fun, catch it at Chichester if you can.

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Review of the 2016 film release High Rise, starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Keeley Hawes and Luke Evans. Based on J.G. Ballard’s 1975 novel. A homage to late 60s / early 70s British film?

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Review added of An Enemy of The People, (LINKED) by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Christopher Hampton. Chichester Festival Theatre, starring Hugh Bonneville.

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The Odyssey – review

Review added of the Mark Bruce Company in the dance theatre version of The Odyssey. Eclectic dance and music. A very entertaining piece.

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Bellowhead 2016 review

Review of Bellowhead “Farewell Tour”  (LINKED) at Salisbury City Hall added.

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Review of The Coen brothers Hail Caesar!  (LINKED) added. A comedy film set in Hollywood’s Golden Age, it is notable for its pastiches of various film types. Stars Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Scarlet Johansson, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton.

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Review of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker at The Old Vic Theatre. This production features Timothy Spall, Daniel Mays and George MacKay. One of the most influential plays of the 20th Century. See the review for a novel “theory” about the play.

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Review of Florian Zeller’s The Truth  (Adapted by Christopher Hampton) at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Following the major success of “The Father”, Zeller’s “The Truth” is one of the funniest plays in years. 5 stars.

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Review of The Manfreds at The Regent Centre, Christcurch added. They’re actually getting better with time. A superb show.

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