Digital Theatre
Apple TV+ film review: Come from Away
September 10, 2021 | David FarnorThis remarkable musical about human kindness and hope in the face of fear is a joyous, uplifting watch.Read More
Digital theatre review: 42nd Street (2018)
June 17, 2021 | David Farnor“Come and meet those dancing feet, on the avenue I’m taking you to…” Those are the immortal words to 42nd Street, the signature showstopper from a musical that sets the standard for all other musicals. But while the title number … Read More
Digital theatre review: Typical
June 10, 2021 | David FarnorIt’s been more than 20 years since Richard Blackwood got his own Channel 4 series, The Richard Blackwood Show, but this one-man show is a reminder of how much of a charismatic, talented presence he is.
Typical follows a Black … Read More
Bristol Old Vic theatre review: Touching the Void
May 27, 2021 | David FarnorHave you ever climbed a mountain? You’ll feel like it after watching Touching the Void, a monumental piece of theatre that’s so good it gives you vertigo.
The play is based on Joe Simpson’s 1988 memoir, which tells the story … Read More
BBC Four review: The Winter’s Tale
April 29, 2021 | David FarnorThe Winter’s Tale is perhaps more famous for a stage direction involving a bear than its plot, but Shakespeare’s strange tragi-comedy is stylish and engaging in its own right in this production from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Originally called off … Read More
VOD film review: Macbeth (2010)
April 24, 2021 | David FarnorPatrick Stewart is superb in this moving, chilling tale of a man losing his head tinged with nihilistic despair.Read More
Digital theatre review: Elephant in the Garden
April 15, 2021 | David FarnorAlison Reid shines in this moving adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel.Read More
Digital theatre review: Good Grief
April 8, 2021 | David FarnorThis bittersweet dissection of loss is moving, intimate and honestly performed.Read More
Romeo & Juliet review: A uniquely timely take on a timeless tragedy
April 4, 2021 | David FarnorThis intimate, inventive production of Shakespeare’s timeless romance captures the thrilling immediacy of connection.Read More
Digital theatre review: The Picture of Dorian Gray
March 25, 2021 | David FarnorOscar Wilde gets a digital makeover in this timely, star-studded adaptation of his classic tale of selves and surface.Read More