Tag: Roger Allam

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News: Folio 400 website goes live

The First Folio is one of the great wonders of the literary world. Published in 1623, seven…

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Film Review: The Hippopotamus (2017)

I find The Hippopotamus unbearable, despite Roger Allam doing his utmost with Stephen Fry’s words “I’m sorry…

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News: Uncle Vanya to receive broadcast release

Sonia Friedman Productions has announced that Ian Rickson’s highly acclaimed production of Conor McPherson’s new adaptation of…

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News: Tristram Kenton’s stage archive – the David Hare edition

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

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News: Tristram Kenton’s stage archive in pictures

Not really news, more a heads-up to this brilliant piece in the Guardian which covers the 30-odd…

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TV Review: Waking the Dead Series 2

Series 2 of Waking the Dead sees the show settling into a predictable routine perhaps just a…

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Lockdown treat: Quarantine Players

The Shakespeare Solos project is refreshed with household names now sitting alongside people in their households  …

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Lockdown TV Review: Spooks Series 5

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

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20 shows to look forward to in 2020

I look ahead to some of the 2020 shows exciting me most with an emphasis away from…