02 June 2016 Everybody wants some! A film by Richard Linklater reviewed by Adam McCormack It is sometimes said that “nostalgia ain’t what it used to be”, but this film really gives us something better. Writer-director Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” received great reviews a couple of years ago and he has come up with… Continue reading Issue 56:2016 6 02:Everybody wants some!(by Adam McCormack)
Category: Review
Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Running Wild (Adam McCormack)
26 May 2016 Running Wild The Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park reviewed by Adam McCormack This is a very ambitious production. In turning Michael Morpurgo’s book into a play, Regent’s Park Theatre have created their largest-scale production to date: a cast of 40, supplemented by a range of puppets created and directed by Finn Caldwell… Continue reading Issue 55: 2016 05 26: Running Wild (Adam McCormack)
Issue 51:21016 04 28:Boy (Adam McCormack)
28 April 2016 Boy The Almeida Theatre by Adam McCormack If we really needed anyone to tell us, the outlook for 16 year-old boys leaving school with few qualifications is bleak. The world premiere of Leo Butler’s Boy at the Almeida very effectively takes us on a tour through a day in the life of… Continue reading Issue 51:21016 04 28:Boy (Adam McCormack)
Issue 52: 2016 04 28: ELO (Don Urquhart)
28 April 2016 Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra At the O2 Reviewed by Don Urquhart The Venue We’ve been to a few shows at the O2. For Bob Dylan we were too high up and off to the side to see much of what was going on. We had a bit more of a view… Continue reading Issue 52: 2016 04 28: ELO (Don Urquhart)
Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Funny Girl(Adam McCormack)
21 April 2016 Funny Girl The Savoy Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack How old do you have to be to be able to be considered a National Treasure? The unanimous standing ovation given to Sheridan Smith for her performance as Fanny Brice suggests that the audience at the Savoy Theatre accord her such status… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Funny Girl(Adam McCormack)
Issue 48:2016 04 07: Disorder (Raj.M. Host)
07 April 2016 Disorder A film by Alice Winocour reviewed by Raj M. Host Keeping to our new policy of only reviewing films that feature large blue swimming pools, the Shaw Sheet is pleased this week to be able to add yet another pool to its list, this time a particularly smart kidney shaped piscine… Continue reading Issue 48:2016 04 07: Disorder (Raj.M. Host)
Issue 47:2016 03 31:Cosi fan tutte (Adam McCormack)
31 March 2016 Cosi fan tutte The King’s Head Theatre, Islington reviewed by Adam McCormack All is right with the world. Small scale opera has returned to Islington – and the best news is, it is very good. Since OperaUp Close ended their residence at the King’s Head Theatre last year, there has been… Continue reading Issue 47:2016 03 31:Cosi fan tutte (Adam McCormack)
Issue 46:2016 03 24:High Rise ( Raj M. Host)
24 March 2014 High Rise A film by Ben Wheatley is reviewed by Raj M. Host You may think you have read a lot about towers in the Shaw Sheet recently; to add to your pleasure, here is some more. Equally, if you are watching “The Night Manager” by John Le Carre, on BBC1 on… Continue reading Issue 46:2016 03 24:High Rise ( Raj M. Host)
Issue 45: 2016 03 17: Something,something,Lazarus (Adam McCormack)
17 March 2016 Something Something Lazarus The King’s Head, Islington Reviewed by Adam McCormack Broken Cabaret, who have just opened at he King’s Head Theatre in Islington are definitely on to something. A play centred around cabaret, performed in a theatre after another show (starting at 9:30pm), is well calculated to capture the later evening… Continue reading Issue 45: 2016 03 17: Something,something,Lazarus (Adam McCormack)
Issue 44:2016 03 10: The Italian Jobs (Raj M Host)
10 March 2016 The Italian Jobs “Youth”, a film by Paolo Sorrentino, and “A Bigger Splash”, a film by Luca Guadagnino are reviewed by Raj M. Host Thirty four years ago Colin Welland, triumphant at the Oscars after winning a golden statuette for his screen play for “Chariots of Fire”, declaimed “The British are coming!”. … Continue reading Issue 44:2016 03 10: The Italian Jobs (Raj M Host)
Issue 42:2016 02 25: The Patriotic Traitor(Adam McCormack)
25 February 2016 The Patriotic Traitor The Park Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack From “Yes, Minister” to “Non, Marshal”. Every so often you see a play that captivates you from the outset and you just know that is will be a great success. This will usually be a play that has been revived, for very… Continue reading Issue 42:2016 02 25: The Patriotic Traitor(Adam McCormack)
Issue 42: 2016 02 25: The Big Short (Adam McCormack)
25 Febreuary 2016 The Big Short A film by Adam Mackay reviewed by Adam McCormack Director Adam Mackay, along with co-writer Charles Randolph, has done a tremendous job in explaining complex financial products to a level where film goers can both appreciate the enormity of the financial crisis of 2008, and marvel at the small… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: The Big Short (Adam McCormack)
Issue 40:2016 02 11:contents
11 February 2016: Issue 40 Week in Brief UK International Financial Comment The UN Human Right and Wrong Council by Neil Tidmarsh Wrong and right in a single week. Flying West by J. R. Thomas The US Game of Thrones continues. Do Multinationals Pay Enough Tax? by John Watson The Shaw Sheet’s… Continue reading Issue 40:2016 02 11:contents
