29 June 2017 Ink (by James Graham) The Almeida reviewed by Adam McCormack Stars: ***** It is 1969, and Hugh Cudlipp wants to get rid of The Sun, a broadsheet newspaper that is failing, with a circulation dwarfed by its sister paper the Daily Mirror. Enter two archetypal outsiders. One shunned by the establishment for trying… Continue reading Issue 111:2017 06 29: Ink (Adam McCormack)
Category: Review
Issue 110: 2017 06 22: RA Summer Exhibition (William Morton)
22 June 2017 The RA Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, 13 June – 20 August Reviewed by William Morton The Summer Exhibition is fun. Each Academician has the right to submit six works, and the public is invited to submit a maximum of two each for possible inclusion. This year 12,500 items were put forward by… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: RA Summer Exhibition (William Morton)
Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Garden Review, Barbara Hepworth St. Ives (J R Thomas)
22 June 2017 Gems Amongst Jewels Trewyn Studio Garden, St. Ives by J.R.Thomas If you are going to create a garden, Cornwall is probably just about the best place in the British Isles to do it. The climate is wonderfully benign, aided by some sidewash from the gulf stream and the moderating influence of the… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Garden Review, Barbara Hepworth St. Ives (J R Thomas)
Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Theatre Review – Tosca
22 June 2017 Tosca Grange Park Opera, West Horsley reviewed by Adam McCormack. If you unexpectedly inherited a crumbling country pile with 300 acres, what would you do with it? This is exactly what happened to former TV presenter Bamber Gascoigne, who was left a sixteenth century manor house in West Horsley by his aunt,… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: Theatre Review – Tosca
Issue 108: 2017 06 08: Contents
08 June 2017: Issue 108 The week’s news – your chance to catch up: Comment Following The Oracle by John Watson Has Mrs May misjudged her position? Doing The Splits by J R Thomas After May, who? Another “Re…” Word by Richard Pooley The refreshing French revolution. Continuing the “Property v Pension” Debate by Frank O’Nomics Evidence in… Continue reading Issue 108: 2017 06 08: Contents
Issue 109:2017 06 15: My Cousin Rachel (Adam McCormack)
15 June 2017 My Cousin Rachel A film by Roger Michell reviewed by Adam McCormack. Did she or didn’t she? When Ingrid Bergman was praised for her acting in Casablanca on the basis that reviewers were unable to work out whether she really loved Paul Henreid or Humphrey Bogart, she confessed that this was because… Continue reading Issue 109:2017 06 15: My Cousin Rachel (Adam McCormack)
Issue 108:2017 06 08:Common (Adam McCormack)
08 June 2017 Common The National Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Common, a new play directed by Jeremy Herrin, opens with a scene reminiscent of The Wicker Man. It is mid-summer 1809 and the local peasants, dressed in wicker masks, light a bonfire and sacrifice a pig. This pagan ritual, however, comes at a time… Continue reading Issue 108:2017 06 08:Common (Adam McCormack)
Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Giacometti (William Morton)
01 June 2017 Giacometti at Tate Modern (10 May – 10 September). Reviewed by William Morton When one thinks of Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), the image most likely to come to mind is one of his attenuated male or female statues. However, these were produced at quite a late stage in his career when he had… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Giacometti (William Morton)
Issue 106: 2017 05 25: The Magic Flute (reviewed by John Watson)
25 May 2017 The Magic Flute King’s Head Theatre, Islington ***** Reviewed by John Watson Charles Court Opera, specialists in putting on opera in small places, is ideally suited to the Kings Head. This production, directed by John Savournin, cuts the work to the bone. The orchestra is replaced by a piano. The running time… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: The Magic Flute (reviewed by John Watson)
Issue 105:2017 05 18: The Sense of an Ending (J.R.Thomas)
18 May 2017 The Sense of an Ending A film by Ritash Batra. reviewed by J.R.Thomas The Shaw Sheet is not like other media sheets that your eye may occasionally fall on; we like to think through our views of events, consider what things might mean, and generally take our time, so that readers will… Continue reading Issue 105:2017 05 18: The Sense of an Ending (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 104:2017 05 11 : Adults in the Room(Peter Hanratty)
11 May 2017 Adults in the Room A book by Yanis Varoufakis Reviewed by Peter Hanratty, Madagascar British Chamber of Commerce The book written by Yanis Varoufakis and subtitled “My Battle With Europe’s Deep Establishment” describes his time as Minister of Finance for Greece, when he was charged with leading debt negotiations with the EU… Continue reading Issue 104:2017 05 11 : Adults in the Room(Peter Hanratty)
Issue 103:2017 05 04:The Ferryman (Adam McCormack)
4 May 2017 The Ferryman The Royal Court Reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating: *** It is harvest-time in rural Derry, 1981. The Carney family seem role models for all that is good about farming life. They are working hard, and ready to play hard in a traditional end-of-harvest celebratory meal. However, the man of… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04:The Ferryman (Adam McCormack)
Issue 103: 2017 05 04: David Hockney 60 years of work (William Morton)
04 May 2017 David Hockney: 60 Years of Work Tate Britain, 9 February – 29 May. Reviewed by William Morton Hockney is, of course, one of the most high-profile and respected living artists. Many of his paintings are instantly recognisable, such as his Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy included in this exhibition which surveys his… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: David Hockney 60 years of work (William Morton)
