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Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away

Robert Tanitch reviews Captain Corelli’s Mandolin at Harold Pinter Theatre, London Louis de Bernières’ hugely popular wartime love story, published in 1994 and made into a film in 2001, is set on the ...

markbendle 156 views 0 likes Jul 16, 2019

Regular theatre-goers will be brought close to tears by Life of Pi

Eileen Caiger Gray reviews Life of Pi at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (July 8th 2019) Regular theatre-goers may think they’ve seen it all over the years when it comes to great plays, beautiful se ...

markbendle 507 views 1 likes Jul 9, 2019

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

Robert Tanitch reviews The Hunt at Almeida Theatre, London N1 The Hunt is based on Jagten, the 2012 Danish film directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Mads Mikkalsen. It has now been adapted for t ...

markbendle 227 views 0 likes Jul 9, 2019

Hair doesn’t evoke the authentic atmosphere of the 60’s however the cast and musicians can’t be faulted

Eileen Caiger Gray reviews Hair at Sheffield Lyceum (July 1st 2019) It was over fifty years ago that Hair first burst out onstage to shock the world, honing in on some of the seismic events and social ...

markbendle 289 views 0 likes Jul 5, 2019