Tag: Sara Kestelman

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TV Review: This Is Going To Hurt

Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod take up through the dark, dark, dark comedy of Adam Kay’s excellent…

Posted in LGBTQ+ TV

TV Review: Gentleman Jack Series 2

Suranne Jones is once again titanically good in Series 2 of Gentleman Jack, though I do wish…

Posted in LGBTQ+ TV

TV Review: This Is Going To Hurt, Episode 1

Led by a brilliant performance from Ben Whishaw, Episode 1 of This Is Going To Hurt is…

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Assorted January news

Photo © Pip Fionn Whitehead, star of Dunkirk and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, will take on the titular role in an…

Posted in Kenneth Branagh News Photos Shakespeare Theatre

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…

Posted in National Theatre Theatre Theatre review Tony Kushner

Review: The Visit or The Old Lady Comes to Call, National Theatre

Any opportunity to see Lesley Manville on stage should be taken but The Visit or The Old…

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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…

Posted in Blogged Gary Owen Lucy Kirkwood Moira Buffini National Theatre News Richard Bean Richard Brinsley Sheridan Shakespeare Theatre Tony Kushner

News: new productions and casting updates for the National Theatre

Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor headline a new production of Romeo and Juliet, while Callum Scott Howells…

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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…