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The Red Bird Sings: the bizarre true story of how a ghost testified in court
Aoifa Fitzpatrick draws on an extraordinary 1897 trial in a debut novel that’s a blend of courtroom drama, murder mystery and feminist fable. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged america, Aoifa Fitzpatrick, book, courtroom, crime, fiction, ghost, Greenbrier Ghost, murder, novel, review, telegraph, the red bird sings, trial
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Bad Sisters review
Great villain but gone is the Sharon Horgan we know and love. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged apple tv, bad sisters, comedy, drama, family, ireland, irish, murder, review, sharon horgan, telegraph, tv
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Girl on an Altar, Kiln Theatre
Marina Carr’s new twist on Ancient Greek tragedy spells out too much, but it’s superbly acted and pungently topical. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged agamemnon, ancient greece, clytemnestra, girl on an altar, iphigenia, kiln theatre, london, marina carr, marriage, murder, oresteia, play, review, telegraph, theatre, trojan war, ukraine war
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Season 6 was Outlander at its strongest and weakest
The finale left us on a tantalising cliffhanger, but had too many side plots. Read my full Radio Times comment here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged brianna, claire fraser, diana gabaldon, ending, finale, jamie fraser, malva christie, murder, outlander, radio times, recap, review, roger, season 6, series 6, starz, tv
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A Tidy Ending
Joanna Cannon’s serial killer thriller sacrifices human complexity for cheap twists. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged a tidy ending, book, crime, fiction, Joanna Cannon, murder, mystery, novel, review, telegraph, thriller
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What A Carve Up!, Online
Jonathan Coe’s satirical thriller has been inventively adapted in this joint digital project between three theatres: The Barn, Lawrence Batley and New Wolsey. Presented as a Netflix true crime doc-meets-YouTube conspiracy, it’s a gripping watch. Read my full The i Paper review … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adaptation, alfred enoch, digital, fiona button, government, jonathan coe, murder, mystery, novel, online, play, review, satire, streaming, the i paper, theatre, thriller
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A Very Expensive Poison, Old Vic
How theatre should, or should not, be addressing Brexit is a constant topic of conversation. But while Lucy Prebble’s phenomenal new work – a combination of horror, espionage thriller, love story and satire, with dazzlingly theatrical framing – doesn’t centre … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a very expensive poison, alexander litvinenko, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, comedy, fake news, government, london, lucy prebble, murder, old vic, play, poison, police, politics, putin, reece shearsmith, review, salisbury, satire, succession, theatre, trump
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Chicago, Phoenix Theatre
Chicago‘s hit West End revival - which featured a constant revolving door of big names – closed in 2012 after almost 15 years. Now, it returns with the requisite stunt casting (Cuba Gooding Jr), but also with a cast of … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged all that jazz, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chicago, cuba gooding jr, dancing, ebb, jazz, kander, lawyer, london, murder, musical, phoenix theatre, review, ruthie henshall, singing, theatre, ticket deal, visit london, west end
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Picasso, Lady Bird, Mary Stuart and West Cork
On my March MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition Pablo Picasso’s ‘year of wonders’ graces Tate Modern Film The mother-daughter relationship deftly captured by Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird Theatre Robert Icke’s Mary Stuart presents history as a modern political thriller Commuter corner The latest must-binge true … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged art, arts, audible, commute, commuter, duke of yorks theatre, elizabeth i, exhibition, film, greta gerwig, juliet stevenson, lady bird, lia williams, london, magazine, mary queen of scots, mary stuart, moveto, moveto town and country, murder, picasso, picasso 1932, play, podcast, review, robert icke, Saoirse Ronan, tate modern, theatre, true crime, visit london, west cork, west end
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Why Outlander’s latest season 6 twist is so important
Episode 6 pays off a slow-burning story – and sets up a thrilling climax. Read my full Radio Times comment here