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The Winter's Tale, RSC, BBC Four review - post-war poise colours a solid production

Monday, 26 April 2021 Read more...

A Splinter of Ice, Original Theatre Company online review - Graham Greene and Kim Philby are friends reunited

Monday, 19 April 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: I Was at Home, But...

Thursday, 15 April 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: Beginning

Tuesday, 06 April 2021 Read more...

A Midsummer Night's Dream, SHAKE Festival livestream review - a star turn from Luisa Omielan makes this 'Bottom's Dream'

Thursday, 01 April 2021 Read more...

Memories of My Father review - the richness of childhood, the cruelty of history

Saturday, 27 March 2021 Read more...

My Father and Me, BBC Two review - Nick Broomfield's moving voyage around his family

Sunday, 21 March 2021 Read more...

Verdict review - social realism and court procedural combine in powerful Manila drama

Saturday, 13 March 2021 Read more...

Deutschland 89, Channel 4 review - the Wall comes down, what next?

Saturday, 06 March 2021 Read more...

Barnes' People, Original Theatre Company online review - intriguing quartet of monologues revived

Tuesday, 23 February 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: The Ascent

Tuesday, 23 February 2021 Read more...

Hymn, Almeida Theatre online review - highs and lows of a soulful brother bonding

Friday, 19 February 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: Liberté

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 Read more...

Dear Comrades! review - Andrei Konchalovsky exposes the Soviet past

Thursday, 14 January 2021 Read more...

DVD/Blu-ray: Are We Lost Forever

Tuesday, 05 January 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: Visual Acoustics

Tuesday, 29 December 2020 Read more...

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The Globe’s authenticity is its USP, so don’t expect the air-conditioning, the plush seats and the expectant hush of the National...