Tag: Dame Judi Dench

Posted in Musicals News Theatre West End

News: the Shaftesbury Theatre announces all-star concert Hello Harry!

The Shaftesbury Theatre has announced Hello Harry! – A Celebration of 40 Years at Stage Door – an…

Posted in Film Patrick Marber Richard Eyre

Film Review: Notes on a Scandal (2006)

A marvellously against-type Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett score a huge hit in Notes on a Scandal…

Posted in Lockdown Treats Shakespeare Theatre

Lockdown treat: an all-star quality of mercy

Talk about a powerhouse minute of Shakespeare! Paterson Joseph’s pacing, Meera Syal’s poignancy, all of Dame Judi……

Posted in Lockdown Treats

Lockdown treats: keeping spirits up like Dame Judi tells us to

I couldn’t be doing with idle hands (or an idle mind) over the bank holiday weekend so…

Posted in Film Tom Stoppard

Lockdown film review: Tulip Fever (2017)

Despite a mostly good cast, Tulip Fever proves a punishingly dull film – not even self-isolation should…

Posted in Film

Lockdown film review: Red Joan (2018)

My lockdown watching doesn’t get much better with the horribly dreary Red Joan which sorely misuses the…

Posted in Film Kenneth Branagh Shakespeare

Film Review: All Is True (2018)

Ben Elton and Kenneth Branagh latter-day Shakespeare biography All Is True is at once precious and poignant…

Posted in Andrew Lloyd Webber Film Lee Hall

Film Review: Cats (2019)

Against a barrage of bad reviews, I tried to give Cats a fair hearing. There may have…

Posted in Books Kenneth Branagh Photos Theatre

Book review: The Half – Simon Annand

The Half – Photographs of Actors Preparing for the Stage by Simon Annand Just a quickie for…