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March 22, 2023

Movie Review: Pale Blue Eye

March 22, 2023/ Brandon Zavaleta
Movie Review: Pale Blue Eye

A review of the new movie directed by Scott Cooper.

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March 22, 2023/ Brandon Zavaleta/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Pale Blue Eye, movie review, Scott Cooper, Christian Bale, Branden Zavaleta, 2022
March 20, 2023

Theater Review: Sleepova at the Bush Theatre

March 20, 2023/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Sleepova at the Bush Theatre

A winning new staging of Matilda Feyisayo Ibini’s play.

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March 20, 2023/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Bush Theatre, Sleepova, Christopher Day, theatre review, 2023
March 10, 2023

Up With the Sun by Thomas Mallon

March 10, 2023/ Michael Adams
Up With the Sun by Thomas Mallon

Thomas Mallon’s latest novel takes on the strange and tragic life of stage actor Dick Kallman.

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March 10, 2023/ Michael Adams/
Fiction-General, Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Review, Thomas Mallon, Up with the Sun, Novel, Michael Adams, 2023
October 19, 2022

Theater Review: Blues for an Alabama Sky at the National Theatre

October 19, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Blues for an Alabama Sky at the National Theatre

Pearl Cleage’s 1995 play gets a winning revival at the National Theatre.

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October 19, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
National Theatre, theatre review
October 16, 2022

Theater Review: Handbagged at the Kiln Theatre

October 16, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Handbagged at the Kiln Theatre

A new staging of Moira Buffina’s play about audiences with the Queen.

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October 16, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Kiln Theatre, theatre review
September 23, 2022

Theater Review: The Southbury Child

September 23, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: The Southbury Child

A triumphant new play about a troubled priest in a small Dartmouth town.

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September 23, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
The Southbury Child, Nicholas Hytner, theater, theater review, Stephen Beresford, Christopher Day
June 02, 2022

Theater Review: Straight Line Crazy

June 02, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Straight Line Crazy

David Hare and Nicholas Hytner dramatize the controversial career of Robert Moses.

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June 02, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Straight Line Crazy, theater review, Nicholas Hytner, Ralph Fiennes, Christopher Day
May 21, 2022

Theater Review: The Misfortune of the English and the End of the Night

May 21, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: The Misfortune of the English and the End of the Night

The horrors of Nazi Germany feature in two new London plays.

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May 21, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Theater review, Orange Tree Theatre, Oscar Toeman, Christopher Day, Alan Strachan, Park Theatre
May 09, 2022

Theater Review: Henry IV

May 09, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Henry IV

The Mary Wallace Theatre stages Parts I & II of Shakespeare’s Henry IV.

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May 09, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Mary Wallace Theatre, Henry IV, Shakespeare, Simon Bartlett, Debbie Campbell, Christopher Day
May 04, 2022

Theater Review: The Straw Chair

May 04, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: The Straw Chair

The intimate Finborough Theatre stages Sue Glover’s 1988 play.

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May 04, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Theater review, The Straw Chair, Polly Creed, Sue Glover, theater, Christopher Day
April 22, 2022

Theater Review: Scandaltown

April 22, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Scandaltown

The Lyric Hammersmith stages Mike Bartlett’s scathing social comedy Scandaltown.

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April 22, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Theater review, comedy, Christopher Day
April 15, 2022

Theater Review: The Merchant of Venice

April 15, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: The Merchant of Venice

A new “Merchant of Venice” at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

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April 15, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare, theater, Christopher Day
April 08, 2022

Theater Review: The 47th

April 08, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: The 47th

The 2024 US Presidential election is the subject of Mike Bartlett’s new play.

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April 08, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Theater review, The 47th, Mike Bartlett, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Christopher Day
April 03, 2022

I Was Better Last Night by Harvey Fierstein

April 03, 2022/ Michael Adams
I Was Better Last Night by Harvey Fierstein

The inimitable playwright and actor writes a candid, affecting memoir.

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April 03, 2022/ Michael Adams/
Art & Music, Film & Theatre; Adaptations
memoir, Harvey Fierstein, theater, Michael Adams
March 31, 2022

Theater Review: Henry V

March 31, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Henry V

A new production of Shakespeare’s Henry V on the London stage.

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March 31, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Theater review, Henry V, Shakespeare, Christopher Day, Donmar Warehouse, kit harington, Max Webster
December 05, 2021

Solid Ivory by James Ivory

December 05, 2021/ Michael Adams
Solid Ivory by James Ivory

A prolific filmmaker recalls a long life of achievement and pleasure.

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December 05, 2021/ Michael Adams/
Biography/Memoir, Film & Theatre; Adaptations
James Ivory, merchant ivory, memoir, Michael Adams
August 16, 2021

Hirschfeld: The Biography by Ellen Stern

August 16, 2021/ Michael Adams
Hirschfeld: The Biography  by Ellen Stern

Line by line, a unique artist joyfully chronicles the popular arts of the 20th century.

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August 16, 2021/ Michael Adams/
Biography/Memoir, Art & Music, Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Hirschfeld, Ellen Stern, theater, art, NIna, Biography, Michael Adams
May 11, 2021

The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway by Una McCormack

May 11, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway by Una McCormack

The fictional autobiography of Star Trek Voyager’s inimitable Captain Janeway.

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May 11, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations, Society & Culture
Star Trek, Star Trek Voyager, Una McCormack, The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway, science fiction
March 12, 2021

Mike Nichols: A Life, by Mark Harris

March 12, 2021/ Michael Adams
Mike Nichols: A Life, by Mark Harris

A big new biography extols the vibrant and crowded career of one of the era’s most skillful and complicated artists.

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March 12, 2021/ Michael Adams/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations, Biography/Memoir
Theater, Mike Nichols, Mark Harris, Michael Adams, Neil Simon, biography
March 01, 2020

Movie Review: The Invisible Man

March 01, 2020/ Alex Sorondo
Movie Review: The Invisible Man

Leigh Wannell’s new horror movie takes a creep modern approach to the classic Hollywood story.

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March 01, 2020/ Alex Sorondo/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Alex Sorondo, movie review, The Invisible Man, Leigh Wannell, Elisabeth Moss
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