Play
Almost Near at the Finborough Theatre
“Our privileges are located on the same map as their suffering” suggests Susan Sontag in Regarding the Pain…
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Published articles
Movie
Noah
Darren Aronofsky has an excellent track record, which is why Noah is so frustrating: a mixture of bold…
By Timothy Bano
Movie
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2014: For Those Who Can Tell No Tales
Jasmila Žbanić’s short but affecting film is part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, telling the partially…
By Timothy Bano
Play
Away From Home at Jermyn Street Theatre
There is not a single openly gay player in the Premier League. To football enthusiast Rob Ward this…
By Timothy Bano
Opera
Le Docteur Miracle at Drink, Shop & Do
Opera is big business: it usually requires lavish sets and costumes, highly trained singers, huge casts and as…
By Timothy Bano
Play
The Hard Man at the Finborough Theatre
The Hard Man is a hard play to come to terms with. It was written in 1977 by…
By Timothy Bano
Play
Dog Days at Theatre503
Battersea’s bijou Theatre503 is a tireless champion of new writing, in this instance staging Annie Hulley’s debut play…
By Timothy Bano
Album
Maxïmo Park – Too Much Information
Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson is a judge on The Voice. Radio 1 has been playing Moving to New…
By Timothy Bano
Theatre
Centrepoint Laughing Point
In aid of Centrepoint, a charity for young homeless people, a cluster of fine comic talent gathers for…
By Timothy Bano
Cinema & TV
BFI Future Film Festival 2014: Focus on exploring and applauding animation
The closing chapter to the BFI Future Film Festival was its focus on animation day, full of screenings,…
By Timothy Bano