9 December 2021 Hogarth and Europe Tate Britain 3 November 2021 – 20 March 2022 Review by William Morton This is an interesting Exhibition. Some of Hogarth’s works are very well-known such as the scene from the series, Marriage A-la-Mode, showing a very hung-over young husband slumped on a chair beside his restless and vapid… Continue reading Issue 304: 2021 12 09: Hogarth and Europe
Article Category: Review
Issue 298: 2021 10 28: Rodin / Anicka Yi
28 October 2021 The Making of Rodin Tate Modern, 18 May – 21 November 2021 Anicka Yi Tate Modern, 12 October 2021 – 16 January 2022 Reviewed by William Morton Somewhat late to be reviewing ‘the Making of Rodin’… This is partly due to the pandemic (which has meant that one has failed to see… Continue reading Issue 298: 2021 10 28: Rodin / Anicka Yi
Issue 227: 2019 12 12: The Duchess of Malfi
12 December 2019 The Duchess of Malfi a play by John Webster The Almeida Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Star Rating: **** There will be blood. The Duchess of Malfi is renown as a play with a high body count and director Rebecca Frecknall’s new interpretation at the Almeida is for the Sam Peckinpah generation;… Continue reading Issue 227: 2019 12 12: The Duchess of Malfi
Issue 225: 2019 11 28: My Brilliant Friend
28 November 2019 My Brilliant Friend Part I and II – adapted by April De Angelis The National Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Star Rating **** Cramming the contents of four novels covering a period of 60 years into 2 plays is a tough ask. It is even tougher when those novels are one of… Continue reading Issue 225: 2019 11 28: My Brilliant Friend
Issue 223: 2019 11 14: Tutankhamun
14 November 2019 Tutankhamun The Saatchi Gallery reviewed by Adam McCormack King Tut is back and this could be his farewell (and best) gig ever. The recently opened exhibition of the treasures of Tutankhamun at the Saatchi Gallery displays the largest collection of artifacts ever exhibited in one place outside Egypt, many of which have… Continue reading Issue 223: 2019 11 14: Tutankhamun
Issue 223: 2019 11 14: Gauguin Portraits
14 October 2019 Gauguin Portraits The National Gallery (7 October 2019 – 26 January 2020) Reviewed by William Morton Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) got around a bit and was up himself in a big way. However, the same is true of a lot of great artists. Surprisingly, given his raffish behaviour towards the end of his… Continue reading Issue 223: 2019 11 14: Gauguin Portraits
Issue 223: 2019 11 14: Taming of the Shrew
14 November 2019 The Taming of the Shrew RSC reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating **** Shakespeare with girl power! Doublet and hose, finely tweaked wigs, Elizabethan music and dance – surely standard fare. But hang on – since when was Katherine a man? And for that matter, when did Bianca become Bianco? Director Justin… Continue reading Issue 223: 2019 11 14: Taming of the Shrew
Issue 222: 2019 11 07: As You Like It
7 October 2019 As You Like It RSC at the Barbican reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating: **** Orlando is bored and frustrated. His slick-suited brother Oliver has inherited the family estate, leaving Orlando with no role or education. Nevertheless, Orlando is still seen as a threat, and when he challenges Duke Frederick’s wrestler Charles,… Continue reading Issue 222: 2019 11 07: As You Like It
Issue 220: 2019 10 24: Hansard
24 October 2019 Hansard: a play by Simon Woods The National Theatre. Reviewed by Adam McCormack Star Rating **** Robin and Diana are a couple under great strain. It is 1988 and Robin is a minister in Mrs Thatcher’s government, spending his time travelling the country having to defend the Local Government Finance Act and,… Continue reading Issue 220: 2019 10 24: Hansard
Issue 219: 2019 10 17: Antony Gormley
17 October 2019 Antony Gormley At the RA. Reviewed by Lynda Goetz Certain friends highly recommended the Antony Gormley* exhibition, so when last in London I made use of my RA membership to drop in and have a look. I came away musing on ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’. As I came in from the ‘wrong’ side… Continue reading Issue 219: 2019 10 17: Antony Gormley
Issue 213: 2019 09 05: Tarantino in Hollywood
05 September 2019 Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Film by Quentin Tarantino reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating **** Films often generate maximum impact by telling several stories and bringing them all together in a dramatic climax. With Quentin Tarantino’s latest homage to the golden days of 1960’s Hollywood this impact is generated in… Continue reading Issue 213: 2019 09 05: Tarantino in Hollywood
Issue 209: 2019 07 04: The Hunt
04 July 2019 The Hunt The Almeida Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating **** Lucas is the archetypal adored small town primary school teacher. He is witty, lively and considerate, loved by pupils, parents and fellow teachers alike. That he has turned to teaching following a split from his wife makes him still more… Continue reading Issue 209: 2019 07 04: The Hunt
Issue 207: 2019 06 20: Midsummer Night’s Dream
20 June 2019 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Bridge Theatre. Reviewed by Neil Tidmarsh We laugh, rightly, at the eighteenth century’s convention of reworking Shakespeare to give his tragedies a happy ending. I wonder if future generations will similarly laugh at our age’s reworking of Shakespeare to make his drama conform to the conventions of current… Continue reading Issue 207: 2019 06 20: Midsummer Night’s Dream
