Ralph Fiennes impresses in Ibsen revival
Robert Tanitch reviews The Master Builder at Old Vic, London SW1 The critics at its British premiere in 1893 were quick to dismiss Henrik Ibsen’s play as “three acts of gibberish… in ...
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Benny Hill fell foul of the politically correct brigade
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs THE BEST OF BENNY HILL (Network). Benny Hill (1924-1992), the first comedian star to be made by TV, went on to be the most popular comedian in the world, admired ...
Lucille Ball, queen of comedy, is idolised by a gay young man
Robert Tanitch reviews I Loved Lucy at Jermyn Street Theatre, London SW1 Lucille Ball (1911-1989), the brilliant, screwball, redheaded American comedienne, became a national institution with the TV si ...
Matt Damon on Mars far better than Robinson Crusoe
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVD releases THE MARTIAN (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment). NASA astronaut is stranded on Mars and there is no transport to take him home for four years. But how ...