Tag: Robert Portal

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TV Review: The Crown Series 5

Imelda Staunton dons the headgear but series 5 of The Crown feels like it is damaging the…

Posted in Peter Morgan The Crown TV

Trailer for Series 5 of The Crown

“Have Royal scandals damaged the country’s reputation?” The Crown has been getting all sorts of advance publicity,…

Posted in Peter Morgan The Crown

First glimpse at Series 5 of The Crown

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Lockdown TV review: Belgravia (ITV)

The first couple of episodes of Julian Fellowes’ latest TV series Belgravia are quite frankly an embarrassment…

Posted in Menier Chocolate Factory Musicals Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2019

Review: The Boy Friend, Menier Chocolate Factory

As light as a madeleine and as frivolous as a macaron, Sandy Wilson’s The Boy Friend proves…

Posted in David Hare LGBTQ+ TV

TV Review: Collateral

A truly stellar cast can’t quite convince me that we need another David Hare drama pontificating about…

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Review: The Truth, Wyndham’s Theatre

“Don’t play those games with me” In these post-referendum times, there’s something a little ironic in the…

Posted in Film Kenneth Branagh

DVD Review: My Week With Marilyn

“I thought you hated all that Royal Court stuff”  I never quite got round to watching My…

Posted in The Other Palace Theatre

Review: Around the World in 80 Days, St James Theatre

“A well-used minimum suffices for anything” The festive offering from the St James Theatre this year is…