Film Review: All Is True (2018)
byApproach William Shakespeare in isolation from his plays and expect to lace your story with a large amount of conjecture. Writer Ben Elton should…
William Shakespeare
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: 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: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (2017)
byMeta is a very particular brand of humour, but rarely is it done with the level of wit as distinguishes Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and…
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: Macbeth (2015)
byAdaptations of William Shakespeare‘s plays are often reduced to the colourful melodramatics that The Bard’s writing exudes. A familiar stage setting brings the wordplay and character dynamics…
Film Review: Fly Me To The Moon (2012)
byIn most romantic films, the good girl gets the good guy, vindicating all of the audiences’ wildest dreams. Without changing the formula too much, Pascal Chaumeil’s Fly Me To The Moon manages to throw a curve ball into the mix, concocting a situation where two good guys are competing for the affections of a despicable female lead.
MTC’s Richard III Review
byIn a special piece here, Film Blerg’s James Madden reviews MTC’s production of Richard III. This last Saturday, I attended the final performance of…