Digital Theatre
Digital theatre review: Lovesong
July 30, 2020 | Ivan Radford
An excellent Edward Bennett leads Abi Morgan’s moving dance of love past and present.Read More
Digital theatre review: Othello (2015)
July 23, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Lucian Msamati steals the show in this fascinating, fresh take on Shakespeare’s tragedy.Read More
Digital theatre review: Amadeus (NT Live)
July 23, 2020 | Ivan Radford
This jaw-dropping production of Peter Shaffer’s iconic play is instantly iconic.Read More
Digital Theatre review: Red (2018)
July 16, 2020 | Ivan Radford
John Logan’s thoughtful drama about Rothko is powered by a towering performance from Alfred Molina.Read More
Disney+ UK review: Hamilton
July 13, 2020 | Nathanael Smith
Hamilton is a work of art that attracts all sorts of hyberbole. So comprehensive and effusive is the love for this hip-hop-history musical that you’ve almost certainly heard about it and you’ve probably already seen it. So here’s an extra-outsized … Read More
Old Vic digital theatre review: Mood Music
July 9, 2020 | Ivan Radford
“The music industry isn’t about healing heartbreak and vulnerability. It’s about selling it.”
Joe Penhall is a name you might not know, but is one you certainly should. The playwright the man behind Netflix’s Mindhunter and his sharp pen and … Read More
Digital Theatre review: Lungs (Old Vic In Camera)
July 2, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Matt Smith and Claire Foy are remarkable in this innovative, moving, raw piece of theatre.Read More
National Theatre At Home review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
July 1, 2020 | Ivan Radford
“The course of true love never did run smooth,” observes Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the Bridge Theatre’s 2019 production takes that sentiment and runs with it – smooth, bumpy, hot, cold, sideways, backwards and then some. It’s … Read More
Digital theatre review: The Tempest (2013)
June 25, 2020 | Ivan Radford
The Tempest has never been this writer’s most loved Shakespeare play. With its complicated themes of colonialism underlying a a story of revenge and redemption, it’s not exactly a barrel of laughs a minute. It’s rich, intriguing and full of … Read More
Old Vic digital theatre review: A Monster Calls
June 5, 2020 | Ivan Radford
This imaginative adaptation of Patrick Ness’ novel is a communal celebration of the power of stories.Read More
