Monthly Archives: March 2009

Knee­high Theatre at Leeds — a 1970s Don Gio­vanni.  Just a little too much style and not enough sub­stance.  I sup­pose it’s easy for a theatre com­pany (or singer) to give a play or a song their stand­ard treat­ment — … Con­tinue read­ing →

I thought Lenny Henry’s Oth­ello in the North­ern Broad­sides pro­duc­tion at Leeds was pretty good.  He’s quite a big man, so man­aged in his mil­it­ary get-up (belted jacket, tall boots) to remind me of Idi Amin. His rages were quite … Con­tinue read­ing →

Not everything that Yoko does grabs me — but I like some of her par­ti­cip­at­ory ideas — the peace trees, mend­ing cups to mend the world, a med­it­a­tion on Mums.  Less effect­ive when she’s just telling you. Some of her … Con­tinue read­ing →

By which I mean that the Dir­ector of Slum­dog Mil­lion­aire comes from Bury.  And it’s 99% a first rate, non-Bollywood film span­ning the hor­rendous divide between rich and poor in India.  The flash-back device to show how the hero comes … Con­tinue read­ing →