18/01/2013 by Peter Viney
I wasn’t sure how to classify the NT Live transmission of The Magistrate to 600 cinemas direct from the Olivier Theatre in London. It is under “stage” in the end. We saw it in Poole, and the linked review discusses the nature of “live transmission theatre” as well as the play.
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17/01/2013 by Peter Viney
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15/01/2013 by Peter Viney
The news that HMV has gone into administration prompted a short article on record retailing: HMV. His Master’s Voice silenced?
It is linked here, and under the MUSIC section.
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12/01/2013 by Peter Viney
Review of one of the best plays of the 20th century, Quatermaine’s Terms, by Simon Gray,with Rowan Atkinson in the lead role at the preview run, Brighton Theatre Royal.
Not only is this a great play, it’s also a great EFL / ELT play, taking place in the staffroom of an EFL school in Cambridge in the early 1960s.
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07/01/2013 by Peter Viney
Review of the 2012 remake of Gambit, featuring Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz and Alan Rickman added. A dream cast, great writers … but it doesn’t entirely convince.
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26/12/2012 by Peter Viney
Review of The Life of Pi added.
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I decided not to review last night’s Christmas Special of Downton Abbey, but instead to look forward to Series Ten, which is set in 1942.
It’s under the “Rants” section, as it’s not a review: The Curse of The Crawleys: Downton Abbey Series Ten
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20/12/2012 by Peter Viney
Just in time for Christmas, my BEST OF 2012 lists. And the winner is … Old Ideas by Leonard Cohen in music, The Comedy of Errors (National Theatre), and One Man Two Guv’nors in theatre, Hugo in film, London by Thea Gilmore in songs. Follow links for full lists.
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17/12/2012 by Peter Viney
Review of An Unexpected Journey added. Not long, and I meant to avoid blockbusters.
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