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Bellowhead, 15 February 2013

16/02/2013 by Peter Viney

Review of Bellowhead, live at Poole Lighthouse added.

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Review of The Winter’s Tale added. This Royal Shakespeare Company production has courtly “Sicilia” as Pre-Raphaelite England circa 1860, with the “Bohemia” of the play in a 19th century Blackpool Wakes Week. Music is by Bellowhead’s Jon Boden.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Sellador, 2013

06/02/2013 by Peter Viney

The first night of Sell a door Theatre Company’s tour of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is reviewed under Stage.

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Bellowhead: Broadside

27/01/2013 by Peter Viney

I don’t usually get around to reviewing albums, even when they’ve been on constant play for several days, but I’ve done a review of Broadside by Bellowhead. Follow link here.

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The Magistrate – NT Live

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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Les Misérables

17/01/2013 by Peter Viney

Review of Les Misérables added today. This is a BIG film in every way.

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HMV

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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Quatermaine’s Terms

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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Gambit

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.