Tag: Ben Batt

Posted in LGBTQ+ News Theatre

Round-up of news and treats and other interesting things – Pride special!

2017 marks 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality. The Sexual Offences Act of 1967 was an…

Posted in Jack Thorne Old Vic Theatre

Too-hot-to-review: Woyzeck, Old Vic

  “We are too desperate to do anything but live our lives desperately” To be quite honest,…

Posted in Jack Thorne News Old Vic Royal Court Theatre

Round-up of news and treats and other interesting things

The news of Tim Pigott-Smith’s passing at the age of 70 yesterday was a terrible shock, not…

Posted in News Old Vic Theatre West End

Round-up of news and treats and other interesting things

Romola Garai will star as Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough alongside Emma Cunniffe as the eponymous monarch in…

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Leading Man of the Year 2016

It’s that time of year again when I am publicly shallow in my appreciation of the men…

Posted in Not-London Royal Exchange Tennessee Williams Theatre UK

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, Royal Exchange

“I don’t want realism, I want magic”   The thing is, if you’re going into a Sarah…

Posted in TV

TV Review: From Darkness, BBC1

“Fat, embittered, heavy-drinking, middle-aged male detective. Do you know how much of a cliché that is” Part…

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Cast of Scott and Bailey Series 2

Posted in TV

DVD Review: Scott and Bailey Series 1-3

“You went to live with a fella in Wigan, I assume he had a roof”   As…