Robert Eggers’ (The Witch, The Lighthouse) third film expands the themes of his previous films (how humans and the supernatural interact in accurately portrayed historical settings) and sets them in Dark Ages Scandinavia with all the bloody violence… Continue Reading
28th March 2022 Jacques (The Beat That My Heart Skipped, A Prophet, Rust and Bone, Dheepan) Audiard’s latest offering is somewhat of a departure from his usual gritty examinations of crime and marginalized figures from urban French society.… Continue Reading
2nd March 2022 Written in far-off 1981 in the early throes of Thatcherism, ‘Decadence’ is Steven Berkoff’s (British theatre’s senex terrible, darlings) savage takedown of British class attitudes and 1980s excess. Given that the yuppie phenomenon and associated materialistic,… Continue Reading
26th February 2022 It’s great to be back at Moles. Established in 1978, this tiny gem on George Street, Bath, has for over four decades served as one of those venues, rich in heritage due to… Continue Reading
14th February 2022 Having released Welcome Break – the follow up to their 2019 debut album Boat – in the autumn of 2021, the critical praise steeped upon their sophomore effort included a four-star Uncut review declaring that the… Continue Reading
8th February 2022 Despite its minimalist approach – a mere three actors and the unchanging setting of a player’s dressing room – Patrick Marber’s gritty football drama effectively delves into how myriad human incentives have led to a heady… Continue Reading
20th October 2021 (Photo: Steve Tanner) The work of Emma Rice, Artistic Director of Wise Children, has graced the Old Vic stage several times in recent years, and her excellent and idiosyncratic productions – featuring puppets, songs, a gender… Continue Reading
13th October 2021 A five-star Guardian review of DC Fontaines’ show at the University of Liverpool earlier this month saw them brandished with the oft touted, and seldom anything but hyperbolic, moniker of a “once in a generation” guitar… Continue Reading