Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afloabi Alli, Andrew French, Baly Gill, Beth Cordingley, Charlotte Josephine, Erica Whyman, Ishia Bennison, Josh Finan, Karen Fishwick, Michael Hodgson, Paul Dodds, Raphael Sowole, Tom Piper on 29/04/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review of Romeo & Juliet at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, (LINKED) Stratford added. This was directed by Erica Whyman who did the A Midsummer Night’s Dream- A Play For The Nation in 2016 at the RSC. As you’d guess, it’s an urban youth setting, urgent, exciting.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amanda Hadingue, Areth Ayeh, Daisy Badger, Jessica Turner, Jo Davies, Laura Elsworthy, Leo Whirter, Mary Pix, Michael Simkins, SadieShimmin, Sandy Foster, Solomon Israel, Sophie Stanton, Susan Salmon, Tam Williams, Will Brown on 28/04/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review of The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich at the Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford. The play dates from 1700, written by Mary Pix. Here it is revived in a major RSC production, starring SophieStanton as Mrs Rich.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ben Allen, Carol Macready, Delroy Atkinson, Emilio Doorgasingh, Katherine Kingsley, Lizzy Connolly, Lucy Briggs-Owen, Noel Coward, Richard Mylan, Rufus Hound, Sean Foley, Tamzin Griffin, Tracy-Ann Oberman on 25/04/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review added of Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter” (LINKED) which opens the Chichester Festival Season 2018. Directed by Sean Foley, with Rufus Hound in the lead role. This goes all out for comedy … it is very funny, though broader than usual. Excellent.
Picture: Rufus Hound as Garry & Lucy Briggs-Owen as Joanna.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Calum Lynch, Caolan McCarthy, David Rintoul, John Hopkins, Kate Lamb, Katherine Toy, Mel Giedroyc, Naomi Dawson, Nicholas Prased, Peter Bray, Peter Guinness, Sam Dastor, Silas Wyatt-Barker, Simon Dormandy, Stewart Wright, Victoria Hamnett on 20/04/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review of Much Ado About Nothing (linked) at the Rose Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames. This production imagines the play in Sicily with Don Pedro as a Mafia boss, staying at Leonato’s luxury hotel. High concept. Mel Giedroyc (Great British Bake Off) starsas Beatrice, with John Hopkins as Benedick.
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/04/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review of THE BOOTLEG BEATLES in Bournemouth. They are touring with The Pepperland Sinfonia and this is a chance to hear the songs The Beatles never played live, and given the changes in technology, probably couldn’t have played live. It may be a tribute band, but it’s one of the shows I have most enjoyed in years. Don’t miss them.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Andrew Scott, Angus Wright, Barry Aird, Calum Findlay, Daniel Rabin, David Rintoul, Joshua Higgett, Juliet Stevenson, Luke Thomas, Madeleine Appiah, Peter Wright, Rhudri How, Robert Icke on 03/04/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review of Hamlet starring Andrew Scott as the Prince. This production started at the Almeida in 2017, moved to the West End where it was filmed for the BBC, and shown at Easter 2018. Andrew Scott is the best Hamlet we’ve seen in years.
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