Tag: Laurence Spellman

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TV Review: The Child in Time

An ambitious attempt at some innovative storytelling, The Child in Time sadly left me cold “She was…

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Film Review: Surge (2020)

There’s committed work from Ben Whishaw in Surge but fatally flawed writing makes it a very difficult…

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Film Review: The Invisible Woman (2013)

The Invisible Woman, in which Charles Dickens is a dick, Joanna Scanlan is magnificent and Ralph Fiennes…

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Lockdown film review: Red Joan (2018)

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

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TV Review: Chernobyl

In its exploration of the human stories around the nuclear accident, Craig Mazin’s mini-series Chernobyl is simply…

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Review: The Wars of the Roses, Rose Theatre Kingston (Nunns-splaining and overview)

“Sight may distinguish of colours, but suddenly to nominate them all, it is impossible” First things first…

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Review: Richard III, The Wars of the Roses at the Rose Theatre Kingston

“Every tale condemns me for a villain” Undoubtedly the best known of the constituent plays of The…

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Review: Edward IV, The Wars of the Roses at the Rose Theatre Kingston

“Work thou the way – and thou shalt execute” Edward IV was my favourite of the three…

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Review: Henry VI, The Wars of the Roses at the Rose Theatre Kingston

“Between the red rose and the white  A thousand souls to death and deadly night” Of the…