Film Review: Nightcrawler
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Dan Gilroy's chilling thriller Last weekend, as I sat amongst plethora of film bloggers and movie critics, the film on everyone’s lips was Nightcrawler. Dan Gilroy’s satirical thriller about the media’s exploitation of human suffering is hyped as one of this year’s must-see films of the year… and it’s not hard […]
Theatre Review: The Picture of Doreen Gray – Oldham Coliseum Theatre
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews Lip Service’s hilarious new comedy The Picture of Doreen Gray opened to a rapturous reception at Oldham Coliseum Theatre as the production made its world premiere before going on tour. Written by satirical duo Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding, The Picture of Doreen Gray tells the […]
Music Review: Tony Hadley – The Lowry Salford
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews More than three decades after Spandau Ballet topped the charts, Tony Hadley is back on the road for a nationwide solo tour with a full orchestra… and boy does he sound good. Hadley first shot to fame in the 1980s as the lead singer of pop/romantic […]
Film Review: The Imitation Game
Benedict Cumberbatch brings British mathematician Alan Turing to life in The Imitation Game 60 years after his tragic death in 1954, codebreaker Alan Turing’s extraordinary story is finally being told to the world in The Imitation Game, a stunning new historical thriller starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kiera Knightey. To coincide with its European premiere at […]
Theatre Review: Opera Seria - Cavalleria Rusticana / I Pagliacci – RNCM Studio Theatre, Manchester
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews Opera’s famous pairing of Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci may be 121 years old but it’s still capable of captivating an audience as Opera Seria demonstrate with their exciting staged production at RNCM Studio Theatre. Conducted by Jonathan Ellis and directed by Rochelle Hart, the explosive […]