Theatre Review: The Trial
Given the UK’s current age of austerity it’s not surprising that theatre has recently revived a number of works that consider controlling governments and a new adaptation of Kafka’s novel […]
2014
A roundup of the year gone by: Musical highlight of the year: Spending St. Patrick’s Day at The Roundhouse seeing Imelda May. Fantastic. Theatre highlight of the year: A View […]
Theatre Review: Medea
Medea – National Theatre, London The announcement that the National Theatre would be staging Medea with Helen McCrory’s in the lead role filled me with excitement. I’m a huge fan […]
Book Review: Until You’re Mine
Until You’re Mine *Author: Samantha Hayes Publisher: Arrow Date: January 2014 Claudia seems to have the perfect life. She’s heavily pregnant with a much wanted baby, she has a loving […]
Theatre Review: The Crucible
The Crucible – Old Vic Theatre, London I’ll admit, the main reason I wanted to see this play was for Richard Armitage, I’ve enjoyed much of his TV acting and […]
Theatre Review: Richard III
Richard III – Trafalgar Studios, London “The winter of discontent” was used to refer to the period in the late 1970s in the UK where there were widespread strikes and […]
Book Review: Dying Fall
Dying Fall Author: Elly Griffiths Publisher: Quercus Date: July 2013 When archaeologist Dan Golding finds a significant burial site he writes to his old university friend Ruth Galloway to ask […]
Book Review: Like This, For Ever
Like This, For Ever Author: Sharon Bolton, Publisher: Corgi Date: November 2013 This is the third title in the Lacey Flint series and unlike the previous two most of the […]
Book Review: Rubbernecker
Rubbernecker Author: Belinda Bauer Publisher: Black Swan Date: January 2014 The main character in Rubbernecker is Patrick, a young man with Asperger’s Syndrome, this provides a very effective point of […]
Book Review: Eleven Days
Eleven Days Author: Stav Sherez Publisher: Faber & Faber Date: December 2013 Eleven Days is the second book in the Carrigan and Miller series, but it can easily be read […]
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