Tom Birchenough

Articles By Tom Birchenough

Boudica, Shakespeare's Globe review - ancient history made compellingly contemporary Thursday, 14 September 2017 Read more...	Insyriated review - claustrophobic terror in a Damascus war zone Friday, 08 September 2017 Read more...
God's Own Country review - a raw, rural masterpiece Friday, 01 September 2017 Read more...	DVD/Blu-ray: My Beautiful Laundrette Thursday, 31 August 2017 Read more...
Late Company, Trafalgar Studios review - visceral production of Jordan Tannahill's lean, pained drama Tuesday, 29 August 2017 Read more...	Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling, BBC One review - JK Rowling's debut in crime bows most promisingly Monday, 28 August 2017 Read more...
Hotel Salvation review - a moving meditation on the end Friday, 25 August 2017 Read more...	Tom of Finland review - engaging biopic of gay pioneer Friday, 11 August 2017 Read more...
DVD/Blu-ray: The Tree of Wooden Clogs Tuesday, 08 August 2017 Read more...	DVD: Cézanne et moi Friday, 14 July 2017 Read more...
DVD/Blu-ray: Long Shot Friday, 30 June 2017 Read more...	DVD/Blu-ray: My 20th Century Tuesday, 06 June 2017 Read more...
Peter Ackroyd: Queer City - London's gay life over two millennia Sunday, 04 June 2017 Read more...	After the Storm review - quietly nuanced and moving Japanese family drama impresses Friday, 02 June 2017 Read more...
An Octoroon review - slavery reprised as melodrama in a vibrantly theatrical show Saturday, 27 May 2017 Read more...	DVD/Blu-ray: Lino Brocka - Two Films Friday, 26 May 2017 Read more...

Can a romcom be intellectually...

War, pestilence, famine, death. I don’t know about you, but I’ve had my fill of them all. So what better time to visit the genuinely sunny uplands...

The National Health Service was established 77 years ago this month. Resident doctors are about to strike for more pay, long waiting lists for...

It took until the last room of her exhibition for me to gain any real understanding of the work of...

Tami Neilson’s career is long and storied. The short version is that she began with a 1990s Canadian family band (opening for Kitty Wells, aged 10...

Anyone seeking local genius in an international festival should look no further than the annual Ravenna concerts from Riccardo Muti – Neapolitan...

Well, I wasn’t expecting a Dylanesque take on "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" as an opening number and I was right. But The Zim,...

The branch of the fast-food chain Hesburger in downtown Tallinn shopping centre Solaris is busy. Nothing unusual as it’s located by the entrance...

A mixture of legal drama, medical mystery and psychological thriller with creepy supernatural overtones, Insomnia sometimes seems to be...