Monday, 7 September 2026

Theatre Review: Kimberly Akimbo (Hampstead Theatre)

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Whether it's a coincidence or not, the handful of musicals that have meant the most to me over the past 20 years or so have all been by ...
Monday, 31 August 2026

Theatre Review: Electra/Persona (Lyttelton, National Theatre)

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  ‎*review contains some spoilers* ‎"Few film 'classics' still feel so modern," wrote David Thompson about Ingmar Bergman...
Thursday, 27 August 2026

WYWROTY/SUBVERSIONS: on the 15th International Retroperspektywy Theatre Festival, Łódź (20-30 August, 2026)

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"I didn't know who I was supposed to be...at fifteen," sang Taylor Swift, about two decades ago . Retroperspektywy Festival, b...
Friday, 7 August 2026

10 Great British TV Shows of 1976 (BFI online article)

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I wrote about 10 British TV shows turning 50 this year for BFI online. You can read the piece here . 
Monday, 3 August 2026

Theatre Review: The Smile of Her (Marylebone Theatre)

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Reviewing her Oscar-nominated supporting performance in Jonathan Demme's Swing Shift back in 1984, Pauline Kael described Christine La...
Friday, 24 July 2026

Finest Hours: Danny Glover in To Sleep with Anger (BFI online)

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  On the occasion of Danny Glover's 80th birthday I wrote about his performance in Charles Burnett's To Sleep With Anger (1990). Yo...
Sunday, 5 July 2026

Spaces of Freedom: Reflections on the 25th Edition of Fotofestiwal, Łódź (18-28 June, 2026)

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"Łódź is a city of contrasts, of four cultures, a promised land. The Polish Manchester. A city of women. A city of Lodzermensch types. ...
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