Romeo and Juliet review – Branagh’s star-crossed lovers fail to soar
Garrick, LondonLily James and Richard Madden certainly look the part, but are doomed by their dictionIt’s easy to think the famous golden lines, the swift, sad arc of Romeo and Julietwill carry a...
View ArticleThe week in TV: Muslims Like Us, The Man in the High Castle, Vicious and more
A fly-on-the-wall look at British Islam ended badly, while Amazon’s Nazis-in-America drama returned in styleMuslims Like Us (BBC2) | iPlayerThe Man in the High Castle (Amazon) | Amazon PrimeVicious...
View ArticleMurder on the Orient Express: watch Johnny Depp and Kenneth Branagh in first...
Branagh both directs and takes on the role of Hercule Poirot in a star-filled version of Agatha Christie’s detective drama The first trailer for the latest big-screen version of Murder on the Orient...
View ArticleStratton review – acting’s all-time low
Derek Jacobi’s performance is among the lowlights of this embarrassing Bond-on-a-boat affairLess an action movie, more a direct breach of the Geneva conventions, Stratton is a wannabe Bond knock-off...
View ArticleMurder on the Orient Express review – delicious whodunnit fun
Kenneth Branagh’s lavish, all-star take on the Agatha Christie classic is endearingly nostalgicKenneth Branagh’s film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel is a juicy fruitcake of a film (or,...
View ArticleLes Misérables episode one recap – it's the big muscle, magnificent trouser...
How do you rewrite a story everyone knows? With Dominic West as the Incredible Hulk, Derek Jacobi as a pruning bishop – and the Tinder profile from hellMagnificent trousers! A twirly-tached war hero...
View Article'I even loved his Twankey': Dench, Hopkins, Mirren and more on Ian McKellen...
Wild parties, stunning performances, silhouette erections and marrying Patrick Stewart twice … as the actor turns 80, friends including Derek Jacobi, Janet Suzman, Michael Sheen, Bill Condon and...
View ArticleHorrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans review – the empire strikes back
Derek Jacobi gamely reprises his celebrated role as Claudius in an entertaining big-screen outing for the CBBC television seriesThere’s a fair bit of fun to be had in this latest movie spinoff from the...
View ArticleThe week in radio: Neil Gaiman’s Chivalry; Christmas Compass; The Nutcracker...
Musical radio chairs, Neil Gaiman and a ‘best-smelling’ US housewife delivered wall-to-wall festive cheerNeil Gaiman’s Chivalry | Radio 4Christmas Compass | Radio 4The Nutcracker | Classic FMThe...
View ArticleWorking-class talent blighted by Covid-19 pandemic, says actor Michelle Collins
Ian McKellen and Lesley Manville perform in fundraising videos organised by Collins for Equity’s benevolent fund for creativesThe actor Michelle Collins has warned that the screen and stage industries...
View ArticleFoul is fair: stunning shots of Shakespeare's Macbeth – in pictures
As the RSC’s production starring Christopher Eccleston is broadcast on BBC Four, take a look back at some of the most arresting stagings of the ‘Scottish play’Continue reading...
View ArticleJudi Dench and Ian McKellen head cast for Zoom show in aid of UK theatre workers
Maggie Smith and Derek Jacobi also among those who will take part in comedy fundraiserCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJudi Dench, Ian McKellen and Maggie Smith are among...
View ArticleFor One Knight Only: what we learned about Judi, Maggie, Ian and Derek in...
In an event for the theatrical charity Acting for Others, Dench, Smith, McKellen and Jacobi spoke about their highs and lows, superstitions and acting tipsThey are, according to their pal Kenneth...
View ArticleRomeo & Juliet review – Verona is a dystopia in trailblazing tragedy
Available onlineSam Tutty and Emily Redpath star in an ambitious new version of Shakespeare’s play created with digital wizardryThe warring houses of Montague and Capulet are living in a “near future”...
View Article'A critic said my stomach was a warning to us all!' Simon Callow meets Derek...
The theatre legends look back at working with Laurence Olivier and Peter O’Toole, the pain of biting reviews, the joy of a good run – and the agonies of being miscastDerek Jacobi and Simon Callow first...
View ArticleSinging celebrities make film urging Britons to get Covid jab
David Walliams, Jim Broadbent, Nicola Roberts and Asa Butterfield among stars performing in short filmCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCelebrities including the comedian...
View ArticleCoronavirus: singing celebrities make film urging Britons to get Covid jab –...
Celebrities including the comedian David Walliams and actor Jim Broadbent have called on their fellow Britons to 'get back to the rhythm of life', by getting vaccinated against Covid.In the film, which...
View ArticleNever mind the nose: what makes Cyrano de Bergerac a hero for all time?
Edmond Rostand’s great romantic has drawn actors including Ralph Richardson, Antony Sher and James McAvoy to its lead role. It is a tale of glorious theatricality, glittering poetry and heroic...
View ArticleAllelujah review – Judi Dench stars in sweet but slight Alan Bennett hospital...
Toronto film festival: A-listers are tended to by formidable nurse Jennifer Saunders in Richard Eyre’s adaptation of the 2018 play about a struggling geriatric hospital Bethlehem Hospital is the...
View ArticleA Bird Flew in review – heartfelt portrait of film-makers struggling with...
Ensemble study of film professionals struggling with enforced isolation features some good performances but doesn’t really come togetherThere are some heartfelt performances and vignettes in this debut...
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