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Shawn Colvin, Hyde Park Review

17/07/2018 by Peter Viney

Sadly a much too short set from Shawn Colvin (SEE LINK) at BST Summertime, Hyde Park on the side stage. We wanted more … and on the main stage!

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Johnny Flynn, Hyde Park review

17/07/2018 by Peter Viney

Review of Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit  (FOLLOW LINK) at BST Summertime, Hyde Park, 2018. The band is new to me, but his theatre work is very familiar. More on him than the music, which I intend to explore in much greater depth!

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Bonnie Raitt, Hyde Park 2018 review

16/07/2018 by Peter Viney

Review of Bonnie Raitt at Hyde Park, third on the bill. Follow the link. A tad dull for me.

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James Taylor, Hyde Park 2018 review

16/07/2018 by Peter Viney

Review of James Taylor at Hyde Park on 15 July (LINKED HERE). More will follow. Another great 5 star set.

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Paul Simon, Hyde Park 2018 review

16/07/2018 by Peter Viney

Review of Sunday’s concert by Paul Simon added (follow the link). The final concert of the Farewell Tour in Hyde Park which was full. A full review with setlist and comments. Fantastic.

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Me & My Girl – review

12/07/2018 by Peter Viney

Review of Me & My Girl (LINKED HERE) at Chichester Festival Theatre. Every year, Chichester produces a classic musical with a lavish production and brilliant music. Here it’s that most English of 1930s musicals, Me & My Girl 1937. It caused a sensation as star Matt Lucas missed press night, and the understudy, Ryan Pidgen received a “frenzied standing ovation”.

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – review

10/07/2018 by Peter Viney

Review added of the blockbuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (FOLLOW LINK). It’s already one of the biggest films ever on (yawn). But we didn’t fall asleep. And guess what? As predicted at the beginning, our heroes survive for Episode Three (due in 2021).

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The Lieutenant of Inishmore review

08/07/2018 by Peter Viney

Review of Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore added (FOLLOW LINK TO REVIEW). This stars Aidan Turner (aka Ross Poldark) as Padraig, the terrorist too mad for the IRA. McDonagh’s black comedy is a wonder to watch. A full five star production directed by Michael Grandage.

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Pressure – review

07/07/2018 by Peter Viney

Review of “Pressure” by David Haig.  (LINK)  This play features Haig as Dr James Stagg, the D-Day meteorologist who persuaded Eisenhower to delay invasion by a day, after predicting a storm in the English Channel thus saving tens of thousands of lives. So a play about British obsessions: bad weather, World War II and brilliant backroom boffins!

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Jerusalem – 2018 review

05/07/2018 by Peter Viney

Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem has been widely cited as the Best Play of the 21st Century so far. Well, until Jez Butterworth did The Ferryman. The 2009-2011 production with Mark Rylance and McKenzie Crook seemed unmatchable. The Watermill Theatre in 2018 is the first professional company to dare to revive it, with Jasper Britton in the lead role. Well, the play’s the thing, and with a new director, cast and set it’s STILL a five star play. Marvellous.

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