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Posted in Charles Dickens Film

Film Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

Armando Iannucci’s rollicking adaptation of The Personal History of David Copperfield is huge amounts of fun to…

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TV Review: Robin Hood Series 1

Not one to put on your lockdown watchdown list, Series 1 of Robin Hood proves painfully dull…

Posted in Jack Thorne TV

TV Review: Sinbad Series 1

Despite Elliot Cowan’s biceps, and what biceps!, the first series of Sky family drama Sinbad shows why…

Posted in News RSC Shakespeare

RSC Artists speak up

Posted in Film Richard Eyre

Film Review: The Children Act (2017)

The neglect of Stanley Tucci aside, The Children Act does a decent job of bringing Ian McEwan’s…

Posted in Spooks TV Zinnie Harris

Lockdown TV Review: Spooks Series 5

Full of shocks that actually mean something, Series 5 of Spooks is one of its absolute best…

Posted in News Old Vic Theatre Tom Stoppard

News: Old Vic bicentenary ambassadors announced

How do you mark a significant birthday? My parents are currently (jointly) turning 140 and are celebrating…

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11 of my top moments in a theatre in 2017

As ever, the wait for the end-of-year lists of favourite plays and performances has to continue until…

Posted in Lin-Manuel Miranda Live Music Stiles + Drewe

Review: Songs and Solidarity, Trafalgar Studios

  “We could see this was a bad one immediately. The sky was glowing.” Touted as an…