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…
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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…
Film Review: Lady Macbeth (2016)
byLady Macbeth is a minimal film, visually stripped of any lavishness or decadence. The visuals reflect the thematic; it is severe and devoid of extravagance. …
Review: National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)
byWritten at the mid-point of his career Twelfth Night (or, What you Will) is arguably the standout best comedy that Shakespeare ever wrote. Adapted…
Review: Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear (2016)
byKing Lear, surely one of the most challenging roles that the Bard ever wrote, is not a role lightly undertaken. Playing any of Shakespeare’s…
Film Review: The Winter’s Tale – Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company (2015)
byThe only criticism one could make of the script for The Winter’s Tale is that in the age of 140 character tweets, it’s a bit on…
Wednesdays with Woody: September (1987)
byAs the sombre Interiors followed the Oscar winning Annie Hall only one year after, September too comes one year after Woody Allen’s most financially…
TV Review: The Straits: Episode 1 & 2
byFrom the opening shots of the title sequence, it is difficult not to recall HBO’s landmark series The Sopranos. The music sounds very similar…