Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
If Pedro Almodóvar’s film of the same name hadn’t been quite such a success, I’m…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Majestic Morricone
NICK HAMMOND is swept up by a sea-swell of romance at an evening in the…
Taken at Midnight
It’s unlikely that you would have heard of Hans Litten. Up until a few years…
The Ruling Class
Second-or-third rate productions of first-rate plays are, regrettably, an all too common occurrence in London…
Merlin in Northampton
Theatre for children is no small undertaking. Nick Hammond applauds a new play in a…
The Railway Children at King’s Cross
First produced by York Theatre Royal and the National Railway Museum, York in 2008, I…
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year is the best film you’ve ever seen about the heating oil…
The Merchant Of Venice at The Almeida
After its initial, and triumphant, appearance at the RSC in 2011, Rupert Goold’s revelatory production…
Swan Lake at London Coliseum
The remarkable choreography of Derek Deane’s Swan Lake is once again being revived by English…
Whiplash
The Oscar nominations are out, and there’s one film nominated for Best Picture you’ve probably…
The Way Back Home
My smugness disappeared rapidly as the box office chap tapped away fruitlessly at his computer.…
Foxcatcher
It’s that glorious time of year when cape-led fare abates from the multiplex, to be…