Tag: Sir Ian McKellen

Posted in Film

Film Review: The Good Liar (2019)

Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren team up for the entertainingly twisty film The Good Liar “It seems…

Posted in National Theatre News Shakespeare Theatre

News: National Theatre at Home continues with dual Frankensteins and more

National Theatre at Home continues its home programming with both versions of Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and…

Posted in Richard Eyre Theatre TV

Lockdown TV review: The Dresser (2015)

Sirs Ian McKellen and Anthony Hopkins do much to banish my bad memories of Ronald Harwood in…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Bridge Theatre David Hein Florian Zeller Irene Sankoff Lucy Moss Morgan Lloyd Malcolm Mousetrap Awards Musicals Pasek + Paul Phoebe Waller-Bridge Shakespeare Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theatre awards Toby Marlow Young Vic

Nominees for the 9th annual Mousetrap Awards

The nominees for the 9th annual Mousetrap Awards are announced These awards are voted for by young…

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 Almeida Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber Bridge Theatre Donmar Warehouse Evening Standard Theatre Awards Jasmine Lee-Jones Lynn Nottage Musicals Open Air Theatre Royal Court Theatre Theatre awards

Winners of the 2019 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards

The winners of the 2019 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards have been announced, with Dame Maggie Smith,…

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…

Posted in Andrew Lloyd Webber Film Lee Hall Musicals

News: Cats trailer released

The only good thing to come out of the release of the trailer for the forthcoming movie…