Tag: Patrick Stewart

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News: Tristram Kenton’s stage archive – the Hollywood edition

Perhaps inevitably, famous names getting more clicks than bona fide theatrical talent remains as true as ever…

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Book review: Time To Act – Simon Annand

Simon Annand’s Time To Act is a beautiful book of photos capturing actors in the minutes before…

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Happy 50th Birthday to the Young Vic

Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, has announced the start of the Young Vic’s 50th birthday…

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News: Tristram Kenton’s stage archive – the Hamlet edition

I’m loving this deep dive that the Guardian is doing  into Tristram Kenton’s archive, this time featuring…

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Lockdown treat: #ASonnetADay with Patrick Stewart

An ongoing treat, as Sir Patrick Stewart winds his way daily through Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets. This one…

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Film Review: The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

A family-friendly take on Arthurian legend The Kid Who Would Be King that doesn’t quite bridge the…

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Book review: The Half – Simon Annand

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

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23rd Critics’ Choice Awards nominees

Best Picture The Big Sick Call Me by Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk The Florida Project Get…

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9 of my top moments in a theatre in 2016

The end-of-year lists of favourite plays and performances should be on their way soon, once the food…