Review of the first shows on King Crimson’s UK 2018 tour. Unmissable!
Archive for October, 2018
King Crimson review
Posted in Uncategorized on 30/10/2018| Leave a Comment »
Tamburlaine review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David Rubin, David Sturzaker, Debbie Korley, James Clyde, James Tucker, Jude Owusu, Mark Hadfield, Michael Boyd, Raj Bajaj, Ralph Davis., Riad Richie, Rosy McEwan, Sagar I M Arya, Salman Akhtar, Zainab Hassan on 28/10/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review added of the hugely impressive Royal Shakespeare company production of Marlowe’s Tamburlaine (LINKED). It’s a long play, sweeping across vast swathes of the world. Jude Owusu is a magnificent Tamburlaine with a marvellous cast around him.
Troilus & Cressida RSC review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amber James, Andrew Langtree, Andy Apollo, Daniel Burke. Adjoa Andoh, Daniel Hawksford, Ewart James Walters. Theo Ogundipe, Gavin Fowler, Geoffrey Lumb, Gregory Doran, Jams Cooney, Jim Hooper, Oliver Ford Davies, Shelia Reid, Suzanne Bertish on 27/10/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review of the 2018 production of Troilus& Cressida at the RSC, directed by Gregory Doran. With Gavin Fowler &Amber James as the lovers, and Oliver Ford Davies as Pandarus.
Don Carlos 2018 review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alexandra Dowling, Darrell D'Silva, Friedrich Schiller, Gadi Roll, Kelly Gough, Samuel Valentine, Tom Burke, Vinta Morgan on 25/10/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review of Don Carlos by Friedrich Schiller added (FOLLOW LINK). This was at the NuffieldCity Theatre, before moving on to the Rose Kingston. It stars Tom Burke (Musketeers, Striker) as the Marquis of Posa. Unusual bare stage production. Picture is Darell D’Silva as King Philip II of Spain.
A Very Very Very Dark Matter – review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elizabeth Berrington, Jim Broadbent, Johnetta Eula Mae Ackles, Martin McDonagh, Matthew Dunster, Phil Daniels on 22/10/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review of the World Premiere of Martin McDonagh’s “A Very Very Very Dark Matter” at The Bridge Theatre (FOLOW THE LINK). As one might expect, this is a very (very very) unconventional play about Hans Christian Anderson, and his very (very very) dark secret. We thought it wonderful.
People Like Us review
Posted in Uncategorized on 20/10/2018| 1 Comment »
Review added of Julie Burchill and Jane Robins controversial “pro-Brexit”play People Like Us added, (https://peterviney.wordpress.com/stage/people-like-us/). It sparked extremely negative reviews from the main critics.
Cliff Richard 2018 review
Posted in Uncategorized on 18/10/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review added of Cliff Richard’s 2018 tour at Bournemouth. (FOLLOW LINK) A lengthy review too, as befits his 60 years as an entertainer. I liked the show much more than I’d expected … I was always a fan of earlier material.
Eyam – review
Posted in Uncategorized on 14/10/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review added of Eyam by Matt Hartley (Follow the link) at Shakespeare’s Globe. The (true) story is of Eyam, a village struck with the bubonic plague in 1665. The villagers quarantined themselves for 13 months to avoid spreading the disease. It has funny bits too!
Twelfth Night, Young Vic review
Posted in Uncategorized on 13/10/2018| Leave a Comment »
Review of the Young Vic’s Twelfth Night: A Musical adaptation added. See link (https://peterviney.wordpress.com/stage/twelfth-night-young-vic/) This is set in Notting Hill at Carnival time and has a community chorus of thirty, singing and dancing. Great vibe. Lots of fun.
How I Won The War review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged John Lennon, Lee Montague, Michael Crawford, Michael Hordern, Richard Lester, Roy Kinnear on 11/10/2018| Leave a Comment »
The 60s Films retrospective film series continues with How I Won The War, (FOLLOW THE INK TO THE REVIEW) from Richard Lester in 1967. Starring Michael Crawford and John Lennon, which is why it was so famous, though in my memory I’d put Michael Crawford, Michael Horden, Lee Montague and Roy Kinnear as the true stars. I rated it at the time. The critics didn’t. So how does it stand up 40 years on? See the review.
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