Monday, 19 October 2026

Theatre Review: Ilford Boy (Donmar Warehouse)

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  Between contemporary travesties of Ibsen or the Greeks, and the endless "assembled research"  ‎efforts of James Graham, Peter Mo...
Friday, 16 October 2026

10 Great Contemporary Black and White Films (BFI online)

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To coincide with the release of Fatherland , I wrote about 10 Great Black-and-White Films of the 2020s for BFI online. You can read the piec...
Monday, 12 October 2026

Concert Review: Dar Williams with Heather Maloney (St. Pancras Old Church, 7/10/2026)

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‎ My last visit, also my first, to St Pancras Old Church was for Bartees Strange's solo show late in February .  ‎I didn't know it a...
Sunday, 4 October 2026

Theatre Review: As You Like It (RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 2026)

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*review contains mild spoilers*  To liberty! Somehow I haven't seen As You Like It on stage for 20 years - not since Dominic Cooke'...
Friday, 2 October 2026

Review of Winter of the Crow in Sight and Sound (November 2026)

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My review of Kasia Adamik's Winter of the Crow is in the November 2026 issue of Sight and Sound . More about the issue here . 
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...