Author: Ian

Posted in Albums Michel Legrand Music Musicals

Album Review: Melissa Errico – Legrand Affair (Deluxe Edition)

A re-release of Melissa Errico’s album Legrand Affair further deepens her exceptional relationship to Michel Legrand’s songbook…

Posted in Christmas Film

Film Review: Nativity Rocks! (2018)

The fourth instalment in the Nativity film series, Nativity Rocks! restores a little of the goodwill squandered…

Posted in Lyric Hammersmith Michael Frayn Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: Noises Off, Garrick Theatre

The Lyric Hammersmith’s production of Noises Off transfer in fine style to the Garrick Theatre “Let there…

Posted in Film

Film news: trailer for Military Wives released

Ahead of the film’s release on 6th March 2020, a new trailer has been released for Military…

Posted in Donmar Warehouse Shakespeare Theatre Theatre review

Review: Teenage Dick, Donmar Warehouse

In which I take issue with Michael Billington (and the whole theatre ecology) (and the world) when…

Posted in Anton Chekhov Inua Ellams National Theatre Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2019

Review: Three Sisters, National Theatre

Inua Ellams’ relocation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters to the Biafran Civil War proves devastatingly effective at the…

Posted in Film Film & TV awards London Film Critics Circle Awards

London Film Critics Circle Awards 2019 nominees

Film of the Year 1917 The Irishman Joker Knives Out Marriage Story Midsommar Pain and Glory Parasite…

Posted in Musicals Not-London Sheffield Theatres Theatre Theatre review

Review: Guys and Dolls, Crucible

Robert Hastie’s production of Guys and Dolls brings all kind of Christmas cheer at the Crucible Theatre…

Posted in Musicals The Other Palace Theatre Theatre review

Review: Amélie the Musical, The Other Palace

Not too much more to say about Amélie the Musical, now in London at The Other Palace,…