The little white attic

  As fans were celebrating the 20th anniversary of the film, I thought why not revisit it? So I did. And I didn’t like it, though visually i...

The chief strength of this series is the script—this is an adaptation made by people who understand the novel and take it seriously and get ...

My collage of all the 7 Annas I have seen (in chronological order).  One common problem with adaptations of Anna Karenina is that, because ...

After the horrors of the Jacobean plays, here is warmth and light!  1/ The eponymous character of Tartuffe , the impostor or hypocrite, does...

1/ The play premiered in 1622. I was quite surprised to come across a reference to A Midsummer Night’s Dream :  “FRANCISCUS Hail, bright Tit...

From Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent :  “Shakespeare is an international language, a beacon for humanity, and a bridge across culture...

1/ The play begins with an elopement between the poor Leantio and the rich Bianca. The scene that follows has one of Shakespeare’s favourite...

Directed by Gregory Doran (who did my favourite version of The Winter’s Tale ), this is in some ways a strong production. There are some int...

The trouble with Macbeth , I think, is that it’s such an exciting play—full of plot and action—that people sometimes seem to forget that th...

As I have been reading Judi Dench’s Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent (a very enjoyable read) and just updated my list of favourite Sh...