Review: National Theatre Live: Present Laughter (2019)
byNoël Coward may have written the comedy Present Laughter as a parody of his own fame in the early 20th century, but his play…
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Review: National Theatre Live: Fleabag (2019)
byAs part of the National Theatre Live program, the original stage play of Fleabag has arrived. Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote and performed the stage play…
Review: National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy (2019)
byIn 2008 Lehman Brothers – the fourth largest investment bank in the USA – collapsed. It was the largest bankruptcy in US history. This…
Review: National Theatre Live: All About Eve (2019)
byJoseph L Mankiewicz’s All About Eve was an instant classic upon its release in October 1950. Sixty-nine years on, it remains as relevant as…
Film Review: NT Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (2019)
bySimon Russell Beale may be one of the pre-eminent Shakespearean actors of today, but it seems even someone of his presence can be let…
Review: NT Live: The Madness of George III (2018)
byMost familiar to Sherlock fans as Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s chiding elder brother, Mark Gatiss has until now been known more as a character actor…
Review: National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018)
byWhen one of the finest actors of his generation leads in a play by the greatest writer in the history of the English language…
Review: National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2018)
byI can only imagine how daunting it must be to contemplate adapting the Scottish play for stage and then wonder how on earth you…
Review: National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar (2018)
byWhen it’s tempting to moan about how bad we’ve got it with our politicians, it pays to flick over the pages of history for…
Review: National Theatre Live: Young Marx (2018)
byKarl Marx. A name that inspires equal amounts of fervent respect and spiteful hatred, depending on which group you’re talking to. A genius of…