Lesley Manville
VOD film review: Misbehaviour
April 15, 2020 | Charlotte HarrisonThis comedy-drama about the storming of the 1970s Miss World pageant is farcical, formulaic and feel-good.Read More
Phantom Thread: A dark, swooning masterpiece
July 8, 2018 | David FarnorPaul Thomas Anderson’s romantic antidote to tortured male artists is a swooning, darkly comic masterpiece.Read More
Why you should be watching Mum on BritBox
February 20, 2018 | David FarnorLesley Manville is magnificent in this bittersweet, gently profound comedy.Read More
Digital Theatre review: Ghosts
September 16, 2014 | David FarnorRichard Eyre’s direction makes sure Ibsen’s gripping drama is both spooky and haunting.
Richard Eyre’s Olivier-winning Ghosts available to watch online in September
August 21, 2014 | David FarnorRichard Eyre’s Olivier award-winning production of Ibsen’s Ghosts will be available to watch online around the world on DigitalTheatre.com in September.
The production, which sold out at the Almeida before transferring to the Trafalgar Studios where it played to packed … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 1
February 5, 2014 | David Farnor“Everything I write has a precedent in truth.”
That’s the opening rationale behind Sky Atlantic’s Fleming, a four-part biopic of Ian Fleming. The parallels between the writer of James Bond and his fictional creation are familiar to die-hard fans of … Read More
VOD film review: Another Year
November 4, 2010 | Selina PearsonAllotments, oboes and awkward conversations. Another Year is two hours of everyday drama and you couldn’t spend it with a nicer couple.Read More