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.
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22/02/2015 by Peter Viney
Review of Bernard Shaw’s Man & Superman, at the National Theatre with Ralph Fiennes and Indira Vharma. A long review of a long play. 
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bernard Shaw, Christopher Oram, Faye Castelow, Indira Vharama, Man and Superman, Nick le Provost, Ralph Fiennes, Simon Godwin, Tim McMullan | Leave a Comment »
18/02/2015 by Peter Viney
A piece on theatre matinees (LINKED) added to the RANTS section (rather than Stage). Do actors shortchange matinee audiences? Comments invited!
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18/02/2015 by Peter Viney
A collaborative article on The Beach Boys by David Lewis, Rob Morgan & Peter Viney is now up at the Toppermost website. Please comment there if moved!
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18/02/2015 by Peter Viney
The Stage section, see the button in the Top Menu, has been re-indexed to put the plays into categories in alphabetical order (in addition to the right sidebar listing). So Shakespeare, Elizabethan & Jacobean, 17th / 18th / 19th centuries, Late 19th / Early 20th centuries, Modern (post Godot) and Dance Theatre / Circus are now the groupings. Hopefully this will improve navigation.
The cartoon is from Private Eye, February 2014
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14/02/2015 by Peter Viney
Review of Arcadia by Tom Stoppard added, at Bath Theatre Royal. This play is acclaimed as “one of the greatest 20th century plays.” In a rare negative review, I would give this production three stars out of five, and that’s generous! To me it’s a wordy radio play, masquerading as a drama. 
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arcadia, Blanche McIntyre, Flora Montgomery, Kirsty Besterman, Robert Cavanah, Tom Stoppard | Leave a Comment »
13/02/2015 by Peter Viney
Review of the acclaimed comedy My Night With Reg by Kevin Elyot added. This 1994 play was revived in 2014 and has transferred to London’s West End. 
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Donmar, Geoffrey Streatfield, Jonathan Broadbent, Julian Ovenden, Kevin Elyot, Lewis Reeves, Matt Bardock, My Night With Reg, Richard Cant, Robert Hastie | Leave a Comment »
09/02/2015 by Peter Viney
Review of the film Selma (linked), about Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights marches of 1965. An important film.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ava DuVernay, Carmen Ejogo, Civil Rights 1965, Coretta King, David Oyewelo, Martin Luther King, Oprah Winfrey, Paul Webb, Selma, Tom Wilkinson, Ton Roth | Leave a Comment »
05/02/2015 by Peter Viney
Review of The Shoemaker’s Holiday by Thomas Dekker, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-Upon-Avon. A rollicking play from 1599 with a surprising anti-war theme, playing in its day just down the road from Shakespeare’s Henry V. They’re opposite in attitude. 
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged David Troughton, Jamie Wilkes, Josh O'Connor, Phillip Breen, RSC, The Shoemaker's Holiday, Thomas Dekker, Vivien Parry | Leave a Comment »
02/02/2015 by Peter Viney
I don’t usually review albums (because I buy too many – I’d never find time for anything else) but I’m making an exception with Bob Dylan’s Shadows In The Night.
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