Posted in Uncategorized on 30/12/2025| Leave a Comment »
My annual round-up. Follow the link to BEST OF 2025. The photos for each give an idea of the breadth of UK theatre. There are links to the reviews on my site, plus extracts from each review. They run in star categories:
Shakespeare and early
Classics 1660 to recent
Contemporary & New
It’s a different year. The RSC at Stratford and Chichester dominate. Best plays in each category? You need to look.
Posted in Uncategorized on 29/12/2025| Leave a Comment »
An angry rant added on the ban on trail hunting, with thoughts on the sheer ignorant urban spite behind it. You may prefer not to read it. LINK TO “For Fox Sake!”
Posted in Uncategorized on 28/12/2025| Leave a Comment »
Review added of Guillermo de Toro’s new film of Frankenstein (follow the link). It’s a hugely elaborate version too, and currently on Netflix. I’m not worried about plot spoilers. I’ve added pictures of other versions too before I get into the review. I thought it a great version.
Posted in Uncategorized on 16/12/2025| Leave a Comment »
Follow the link to the review of THE BRIGHTENING AIR by Conor McPherson. This acclaimed Old Vic 2025 production is available on NT AT Home streaming online. It’s as Irish as an Irish play can get with a cast including Chris O’Dowd (IT Crowd) and Rosie Sheehy. A very good reason to subscibe.
Posted in Uncategorized on 16/12/2025| 1 Comment »
This is an odd addition to my blog. A few years ago I started noticing the increasingly odd flavours of crisps in supermarkets. I’ve been working on a British & American English book for years, and started taking iPhone pictures as possibles for the crisps v chips section. I realised I had accumulated a lot of pictures, from the basic ready salted to wild boar with apple. Then I looked online. The result is this highly illustrated history of the humble potato crisp.
https://peterviney.com/rants/crisps-a-history/ (FOLLOW THIS LINK)
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