From its delicate, eerie opening credits to the spiraling drama that emerges from a seemingly simple premise, The Tunnel is an unexpectedly promising remake of the original Danish/Swedish Broen/Bron (The Bridge). Stephen Dillane plays Karl […]
Film | Drinking Buddies – A romantic comedy with real comedy
photo: Burn Later Productions 4/5 Stars Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) are goofy, fun loving co-workers at a boutique brewery in Chicago. Appreciating pool and beer, alcohol dominates their daily lives, their ritual […]
Music Theatre Society | Oh! What a Lovely War – an exceptional production
photo: LUU Music Theatre Society The dramatic, haunting opening of the Music Theatre Society’s version of Oh! What a Lovely War is not representative of the rest of the musical’s lively tone but it does […]
Theatre Group | Vinegar Tom – Caryl Churchill's '70's play about 17th century witch hunts is still relevant
photo: Jess Macdonald It is symptomatic of the world we live in that a 1970s radical feminist play, set during the craze of witch trials in 17th century England, can be made to feel so […]
TV | Freewheeling with Ross Noble
Ross Noble’s new spontaneity-based show has arrived on our screens, where he goes next, is anyone’s guess. Award winning stand-up comedian Ross Noble was made famous for his brilliant ability to manipulate the mundane into […]
Theatre | Footloose – Let's Hear it for the Boy
photo: LAOS 4/5 Stars The first thing that strikes you about this show is its sheer relentless energy. The cast are dancing almost constantly from start to finish and the most energetic actor of all […]
Books | Cheat's Guide to The French Lieutenant's Woman
Need something to drunkenly hold forth about next time your pretentious friends are round? Take note with our LSi Cheat’s Guide. This week: John Fowles post-modern, pseudo-Victorian tale of love and shame. Who? Charles Smithson Romantic lead. […]
LIFF | Gravity – stars that don't shine
photo: Warner Bros. 2/5 Stars It’s been sending critics into a frenzy, hailed as the best film set in space since the iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey and featuring two Academy Award winning actors as […]
Theatre | People – Alan Bennett in old age
photo: Catherine Ashmore 4/5 Stars There is a little something of both Miss Havisham and Big Edie in Dorothy Stacpoole, the aged heiress to a decaying Yorkshire country house which she has ‘taken for granted’ […]
TV | Paul Hollywood's Pies & Puds
Hot on the heels of the Great British Bake Off final arrives this new offering from the silver fox himself, Paul Hollywood. Pies and Puds explores Hollywood’s long standing love of baking and features some […]
Mark Kermode at the Hyde Park Picture House
photo: thedoublenegative I was interested to see on your wittertainment Facebook page that you think we should go to see Gravity in 3D. So what I wanted to know is… what’s changed?” Cue tremendous amounts […]
Photography | Yorkshire Photographers – a celebration of landscape and history
photo: Leeds Gallery It’s exciting to see such a diverse collection of work under one roof. YP ONE brings together The Yorkshire Photographers, 15 to be precise, at Leeds Gallery in Munro House from October […]