North by Northwest Theatre Royal, Brighton I have written before that Emma Rice is the theatrical equivalent of David Bowie. She literally throws so much at one of her productions that inevitably not everything works however enough of what is Read More …
The Buddha of Suburbia Barbican Theatre, London until 16th November The Buddha of Suburbia is a riotous, rebellious and provocative novel by British Pakistani author Hanif Kureishi, which won the Whitbread Award for the best first novel. The novel has Read More …
Brief Encounter Brighton Open Air Theatre Thursday 4th July 2024 Given that Noel Coward’s classic is an “up-close and personal” experience on film – this production may appear an unlikely choice for an open-air presentation – but within seconds it Read More …
Blue Beard Battersea Arts Centre Bluebeard is a French folktale which tells the story of a wealthy man in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of the present one to avoid the fate of her predecessors. The Read More …
Wuthering HeightsTheatre Royal, Brighton Tuesday 17th May 2022 As a massive fan of David Bowie, even I will agree that occasionally his dazzling career went off track and there are one or two albums that leave me cold – that Read More …
A review of the online broadcast of Emma Rice’s Wise Children filmed at York Theatre Royal.
Daphne Du Maurier’s book Rebecca is one of the most well known of English classics. Written nearly 80 years ago it is still a bestseller having never gone out of print and was the subject of an iconic movie directed Read More …