Tag: Anthony Calf
Review: Present Laughter, Radio 4
“There’s something awfully sad about happiness isn’t there” Casting is everything and Celia de Wolff hits the…
Review: My Fair Lady, Crucible
“Men are so decent, such regular chaps” ‘Tis a truth that ought to be universally acknowledged that…
Review: Private Lives, Minerva
“You don’t hold any mystery for me darling, do you mind?” Is there anything left that one…
Review: Radio Dramas – Bad Memories and That’s Mine, This is Yours
“According to the meta-data on the files…” From the first moments of the prologue, it is clear…
Film Review: The Madness of King George (1994)
“Do you think that you are mad?” I remember very little of this film, having not seen…
Review: Death and the Maiden, Harold Pinter
“People have died from an excessive dose of the truth” Ariel Dorfman’s play 1990 Death and the…
Review: The Deep Blue Sea, Chichester Festival Theatre
“Moderation in all things has always been my motto” Whereas productions celebrating Sondheim’s 80th birthday lasted all…
Review: Les Parents Terribles, Donmar Warehouse at Trafalgar Studios 2
“Grandfather collected semi-colons…” The final play in the first residency of the Donmar Warehouse’s Resident Assistant Directors…
Review: The White Guard, National Theatre
“Negativity be damned” Maintaining a strong record of reviving Russian plays (Burnt By The Sun was a…
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