Tag: Anton Lesser

Posted in Film

Film Review: The Courier (2020)

The world may not be lacking for conventional Cold War spy thrillers but The Courier is a…

Posted in Film LGBTQ+

Film Review: Benediction (2021)

Siegfried Sassoon biopic Benediction is a downbeat but moving film from Terence Davies “There is a school…

Posted in LGBTQ+ Silent Witness TV

TV Review: Silent Witness Series 8

Amanda Burton’s departure is smoothly managed as Series 8 of Silent Witness heralds a major new age…

Posted in Barney Norris Joe Penhall Musicals Not-London Theatre UK

News: Royal & Derngate announces further productions for its 2021/22 Made in Northampton season

Royal & Derngate has announced four further productions to complete its 2021/22 Made in Northampton season. A new…

Posted in Music News

News: Royal & Derngate and Atlantic Screen Music announce new album Incidental: Music For The Stage

Royal & Derngate Theatres and Atlantic Screen Music have announced the release of a contemporary classical and…

Posted in Film

Film Review: Kindred (2020)

Essentially a three-hander between Tamara Lawrance, Fiona Shaw and Jack Lowden, Kindred eschews the supernatural for the…

Posted in Messiah TV

TV Review: Messiah – The Rapture (2008)

AKA the one where they take it too far… Messiah V – The Rapture replaces the entire…

Posted in Books Phoebe Waller-Bridge Photos Theatre West End

Book review: Time To Act – Simon Annand

Simon Annand’s Time To Act is a beautiful book of photos capturing actors in the minutes before…

Posted in Film

Film Review: A United Kingdom (2016)

Given the current discourse around Churchill and the aspects of British history that are commonly taught, watching…