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Obsession
Who is Nikki Freeman? It's a question that bears asking, if only because her screentime in Obsession –…
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Sherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
There he is, the arrogant old sod. He’s brawling just for kicks, and headed straight from the latest…
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The Christophers
When Steven Soderbergh returned from a brief (and busy) retirement, no time was wasted in reasserting his standing…
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe
Sometimes, the best way to create a warm, communal theatregoing experience isn't by subverting the greatest hits, but…
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Mother Mary
That artists of any kind will, at some point, slam into a creative wall is as seemingly inevitable…
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The Wizard of the Kremlin
When dramatising recent history, what factors differentiate dry fact from galvanising drama; or journalistic recounting of small details…
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
Two men share a cramped Buenos Aires cell at the height of Argentina's military dictatorship, though only one…
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Undertone
Undertone, the new A24 chiller, marks an authoritative directorial debut from writer-director Ian Tuason and a feature-length one-woman…
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Mythos: Ragnarok at Alexandra Palace Theatre
Double crosses, triple crosses, triumphs, defeats. On the face of it, Norse Mythology’s apocalyptic tale of an almighty…
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Come the end of directing duo Matt-Bettinelli Olpin and Tyler Gillett (known professionally as Radio Silence)’s surprise 2019…
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