Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christopher Oram, Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh, Lilly James, Meera Syal, Patrick Doyle, Richard Madden on 21/05/2016| 2 Comments »
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, Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Branagh Company, Michael Pennington, Miranda Raison, The Winter's Tale, Tom Bateman on 08/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale by The Kenneth Branagh Company,(FOLLOW LINK HERE) featuring Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench. This review has been held back until after press night (November 7th), even though it’s entirely positive. We could only get tickets early in the run, they were full price and not marked “preview.” Directed by Kenneth Branagh. This is one of the major Shakespeare productions of 2015, playing in repertory with Harlequinade. I hate posting multiple reviews on one day, because earlier ones get far fewer “hits” … so do see Congreve’s LOVE FOR LOVE by the RSC below too!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A Damsel in Distress, Chichester Festival Theatre, Christopher Oram, George Gershwin, Ian Hay, Isla Blair, Jeremy Sams, Nicholas Farrell, P.G. Wodehouse, Richard Fleeshman, Rob Ashford, Sally Ann Triplett, Summer Strallen on 20/06/2015| 1 Comment »
Review of A Damsel in Distress at Chichester. (reviewed at link) Take a 1919 P.G. Wodehouse novel, its 1928 adaptation into a stage play, add the George & Ira Gershwin songs for the 1938 Fred Astaire film … and re-invent it entirely for 2015, with Jeremy Sams doing the book.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bernard Shaw, Christopher Oram, Faye Castelow, Indira Vharama, Man and Superman, Nick le Provost, Ralph Fiennes, Simon Godwin, Tim McMullan on 22/02/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of Bernard Shaw’s Man & Superman, at the National Theatre with Ralph Fiennes and Indira Vharma. A long review of a long play. 
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