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 on 31/05/2016| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Barbara Marten, Gillian Bevan, Hamlet, Katie West, Manchester Royal Exchange, Maxine Peake, NT Live, Peter Shrapnel, Sarah Frankcom on 24/03/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of the NT Live broadcast of Hamlet starring Maxine Peake in the title role. This Manchester Royal Exchange production also cast women as Polonius (Polonia), the gravediggers, Guildenstern and the Player King. It was considerably more post-edited than earlier NT Live filmed plays. That’s three major Shakespeare tragedies close together! I need a rest …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anthony McCarten, Charlie Cox, David Thewlis, Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, James Marsh, Jane Hawking, Maxine Peake, Stephen Hawking, The theory of Everything on 05/01/2015| Leave a Comment »
My review of The Theory of Everything is linked here. This Stephen Hawking romantic biopic is getting all the Golden Globe and Oscar tips, and deservedly so.
