24/03/2015 by Peter Viney
Review of the NT Live broadcast of Hamlet starring Maxine Peake in the title role. This Manchester Royal Exchange production also cast women as Polonius (Polonia), the gravediggers, Guildenstern and the Player King. It was considerably more post-edited than earlier NT Live filmed plays. That’s three major Shakespeare tragedies close together! I need a rest …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barbara Marten, Gillian Bevan, Hamlet, Katie West, Manchester Royal Exchange, Maxine Peake, NT Live, Peter Shrapnel, Sarah Frankcom | Leave a Comment »
21/03/2015 by Peter Viney
Review of the Northern Broadsides Touring production of King Lear added, featuring Barrie Rutter as Lear. Directed by Jonathan Miller- his 8th Lear.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barrie Rutter, Jonathan Miller, King Lear, Northern Broadsides, William Shakespeare | Leave a Comment »
20/03/2015 by Peter Viney
Review of POSH by Laura Wade at Salisbury Playhouse. The film The Riot Club was based on the original 2010 play, and this is a new production of the stage play. Extremely funny and fast moving. 
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bullingdon Club, Jordan Metcalfe, Laura Wade, Neil Caple, POSH, Riot Club, Salisbury Playhouse, Susannah Trèsilian | Leave a Comment »
17/03/2015 by Peter Viney
Review of the Tara Arts touring production of Macbeth (aka Shakespeare’s Macbeth) added. It’s in a contemporary Indian family setting … allegedly. Impressive fight scenes in particular. 
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Jatinder Verma, Macbeth, Robert Mountford, Shaheen Khan, Shakspeare's Macbeth, Shalini Peiris, Tara Arts | Leave a Comment »
16/03/2015 by Peter Viney
Review added of John Ford’s The Broken Heart, Wanamaker Playhouse at The Globe. Caroline drama from around 1629, another production in this incredible intimate reconstruction of a Jacobean indoor theatre. 
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amy Morgan, Brian Ferguson., Caroline Steinbeis, John Ford, Luke Thompson, Owen Teale, Sarah MacRae, The Broken Heart, Wanamaker Playhouse | Leave a Comment »
15/03/2015 by Peter Viney
Review added of The Ruling Class, by Peter Barnes. Not only one of my favorite plays, but one of the greatest plays of its era. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, with James McAvoy in the lead role. Five stars.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged James McAvoy, Jamie Lloyd, Joshua McGuire, The Ruling Class, Trafalgar Studios | Leave a Comment »
07/03/2015 by Peter Viney
All My Sons by Arthur Miller in the Talawa Theatre Touring Production reviewed.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged All My Sons, Arthur Miller, Doña Kroll, Kemi-Bo Jacobs, Leemore Marrett Jnr, Michael Buffong, Ray Shell, Salisbury Playhouse, Talawa Theatre | Leave a Comment »
01/03/2015 by Peter Viney
I’ve added pictures to the Man & Superman review, and also added a round up of the critics appraisals as they veer wildly between 2 and 4 star ratings.
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25/02/2015 by Peter Viney
Review of The Unthanks in concert on the Mount The Air tour in February 2015. (LINKED) This will also serve partly as an album review. The tour still has a month to go. Sublime music with perfect sound mixing too. Unmissable! 
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adrian McNally, Becky Unthank, Mount The Air, Niopha Keegan, Rachel Unthank, The Unthanks | Leave a Comment »
23/02/2015 by Peter Viney
Review added of Farinelli and The King, a new play by Claire van Kampen at the Wanamaker Playhouse, based on the story of the 18th century castrato, Farinelli, who sang exclusively for King Philip V of Spain. This is a five star play, and features MARK RYLANCE as Philip V. Yes, Mark “Wolf Hall” Rylance.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged castrato, Claire van Kampen, Edward Peel, Farinelli and The King, Iesteyn Davies, John Dove, Mark Rylance, Melody Grove, Sam Crane, Wanamaker Playhouse | Leave a Comment »
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