08/06/2016 by Peter Viney
Review of Ross (LINKED) by Terence Rattigan at Chichester Festival Theatre. This play about Lawrence of Arabia comes on the centenary of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916. Directed by Adrian Noble. An unmissable production starring Joseph Fiennes.
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31/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review of the BBC TV production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (LINKED)
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Elaine Paige, Elliot Levey. Bernard Cribbins, Hiran Abeysekera, John Hannah, Kate Kennedy, Matt Lucas, Matthew Tennyson, Maxine Peake, Nonso Anozie, Paapa Essedieu, Prisca Bakare, Richard Wilson, Russell T. Davies | Leave a Comment »
29/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review of The Alchemist by Ben Jonson added. RSC production 2016, directed by Polly Findlay. Surprisingly, this one didn’t work for either of us.
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29/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review of the RSC production of Cymbeline, directed by Melly Still. An all-out production on set, costumes, direction, acting. A great version of this slightly obscure Shakespeare play, set in a dystopian future Britain after Brexit. And Rome (or the EU) seek tributes.A lot of gender switches too.
(left: Innogen, Cymbeline, right, Queen of Britain)
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bethan Cullinane, Gillian Bevan, Graham Turner, Hiran Abeyskera, James Clyde, James Cooney, Marcus Griffiths, Melly Still, Natalie Simpson, Oliver Johnstone | Leave a Comment »
24/05/2016 by Peter Viney
My “rant” on errors in works of current fiction continues as SLOPPY FICTION (linked) has been extended to include Bob Marshall-Andrews Camille and Paula Hawkins’ bestseller The Girl On The Train. They’re both at the end of the article.
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22/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review of Emma Rice’s directorial debut as artistic director of The Globe, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, (LINKED) in an innovative 21st century production full of comedy, dance, action … this is a Shakespeare play that can take new ideas, and it gets them!
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21/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review added of ROMEO & JULIET in the Kenneth Branagh Season, (LINKED)directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Richard Madden as Romeo, Lily James as Juliet, Meera Syal as The Nurse and (incredibly) Derek Jacobi as Mercutio. A production that defines a 5 star play for us, though the critics differ. Pictures now added.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christopher Oram, Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh, Lilly James, Meera Syal, Patrick Doyle, Richard Madden | 2 Comments »
21/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review added of the 2016 Globe production of The Taming of The Shrew. (LINKED) This is set in Ireland and 1916, and goes all out on physical comedy. 
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ayoola Smart, Caroline Byrne, Edward MacLiam, Genevieve Hlme-Beaman, Imogen Doel | Leave a Comment »
15/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Trevor Nunn’s production of King John (LINK TO REVIEW) opened at The Rose Theatre, Kingston on 14th May. A major production, the third in recent years, with a cast including Howard Charles, Lisa Dillon, Jamie Ballard and Maggie Steed.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dale Rapley, Dominic Mafham, Howard Charles, Ignatius Anthony, Jamie Ballard, Joe Bannister, Lisa Dillon, Maggie Steed, Miles Richardson, The Rose Kingston, Trevor Nunn | Leave a Comment »
13/05/2016 by Peter Viney
Review of The Merry Wives, by Northern Broadside (LINKED) on tour, at Guildford. They dropped the “Of Windsor.” It’s a lively fun production played large, as it should be.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Vincent, Andy Cryer, Barry Rutter, Becky Hindley, Ben Burman, Helen Sheals, Jos Vantyler, Merry Wives of Windsor, Nicola Sanderson, Northern Broadsides | Leave a Comment »
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