21/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review added of ROMEO & JULIET in the Kenneth Branagh Season, (LINKED)directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Richard Madden as Romeo, Lily James as Juliet, Meera Syal as The Nurse and (incredibly) Derek Jacobi as Mercutio. A production that defines a 5 star play for us, though the critics differ. Pictures now added.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christopher Oram, Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh, Lilly James, Meera Syal, Patrick Doyle, Richard Madden | 2 Comments »
21/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review added of the 2016 Globe production of The Taming of The Shrew. (LINKED) This is set in Ireland and 1916, and goes all out on physical comedy. 
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ayoola Smart, Caroline Byrne, Edward MacLiam, Genevieve Hlme-Beaman, Imogen Doel | Leave a Comment »
15/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Trevor Nunn’s production of King John (LINK TO REVIEW) opened at The Rose Theatre, Kingston on 14th May. A major production, the third in recent years, with a cast including Howard Charles, Lisa Dillon, Jamie Ballard and Maggie Steed.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dale Rapley, Dominic Mafham, Howard Charles, Ignatius Anthony, Jamie Ballard, Joe Bannister, Lisa Dillon, Maggie Steed, Miles Richardson, The Rose Kingston, Trevor Nunn | Leave a Comment »
13/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review of The Merry Wives, by Northern Broadside (LINKED) on tour, at Guildford. They dropped the “Of Windsor.” It’s a lively fun production played large, as it should be.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Vincent, Andy Cryer, Barry Rutter, Becky Hindley, Ben Burman, Helen Sheals, Jos Vantyler, Merry Wives of Windsor, Nicola Sanderson, Northern Broadsides | Leave a Comment »
01/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review of Rita Coolidge at the Tivoli, Wimborne, 1st May 2016. Great set. Supported by Ian W. Brown.
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30/04/2016 by Peter Viney
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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28/04/2016 by Peter Viney
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.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anthony Drewe, Christopher Luscombe, Daniel Lipman, George Stiles, Graham Greene, Haley Flaherty, Hugh Maynard, Jack Chissick, Patricia Hodge, Ron Cowen, Steven Pacey | Leave a Comment »
26/04/2016 by Peter Viney
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?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ben Wheatley, J.G. Ballard, Jeremy Irons, Keeley Hawes, Luke Evans, Sienna Miller, Tom Hiddleston | Leave a Comment »
24/04/2016 by Peter Viney
Review added of An Enemy of The People, (LINKED) by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Christopher Hampton. Chichester Festival Theatre, starring Hugh Bonneville.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abigail Cruttenden, Adam James, Alice Orr-Ewing, Henrik Ibsen, Howard Davies, Hugh Bonneville, Jonathan Cullen, Michael Fox, William Gaminara | Leave a Comment »
18/04/2016 by Peter Viney
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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