THEATRE REVIEW | Roaring Trade – bankers misbehaving in a play with very little bark
The strange world of bond trading and the lives of the traders who inhabit it is explored in the new play “Roaring Trade.” ★★ There are four desks in an […]
THEATRE REVIEW | 5 Guys Chillin At The Kings Head Theatre
5 Guys Chillin’ is a verbatim drama adapted from over 50 hours of anonymous interviews about the world of chem-sex on the gay scene. ★★
REVIEW: Domyos Expander
Lightweight weight training kit on the go. Domyos expander – fit for purpose?
THEATRE REVIEW | Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs)
★★★★ – packed with explosive surprises.
THEATRE REVIEW | Kiss Me, Kate – Leeds Grand Theatre and National Tour
As a sucker for a classic musical, I was very curious to see what Opera North would make of the Cole Porter classic. ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ is a typical tale […]
FILM REVIEW | Wasp, Sexual tension in Provence
A gay couple and a jilted woman spend a weekend together in a house in Provence. It’s a triangle that becomes messy, in the new film ‘Wasp.’ ★★★★ Olivier (Simon […]
THEATRE REVIEW | Vincent & Flavia in The Last Tango – Sheffield Theatres & National Tour
If the return of Saturday Night stalwart ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ has whetted your appetite for some classic crooning, some archetypal moves on the dance floor and all things sequined, then […]
FILM REVIEW | 45 Years
Tom Courtenay is Geoff, while Charlotte Rampling is Kate, both giving superb performances. ★★★★★
FILM REVIEW | LIFE: There Is No Life in Life
There’s a famous photograph of James Dean in Times Square taken by Dennis Stock. It is now a movie called ‘Life.’ ★★ The photo, taken in 1955, shows James Dean, […]
THEATRE REVIEW | Sancho
★★★★ – timelessly humorous, and endlessly brilliant. When an actor comes on stage and asks the existential question “Who do I think I am?”, then we know it’s going to […]
THEATRE REVIEW: Romeo + Juliet – The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
For this production starring Freddie Fox, the story of Romeo and Juliet needs very little introduction, being Shakespeare’s classic tale of two young lovers from rival families who see beyond […]