Month: October 2016

THEATRE REVIEW: Oil starring Anne-Marie Duff

Posted on by mrmonstagigz

WORTH A LOOK?: ***

WHERE: Almeida

WHEN: 7/10, press night 14/10, runs to 26/11

We last saw Anne-Marie Duff in Husbands and Sons at the National earlier this year where she gave a gritty northern performance that will be tough to be bettered this year and which brings us here to one of our favourite theatres and a first preview of a new play we’ve been excited about for months.

  • Read on for all the gossip about Carrie Cracknell’s exploration of the mother/daughter relationship

Read More

THEATRE REVIEW: The Dresser starring Reece Shearsmith and Ken Stott

Posted on by mrmonstagigz

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHERE: Duke Of York’s Theatre

WHEN?: 8/10, runs to 14/1

Ronald Harwood’s 1980 play is based on his experiences as dresser to English Shakespearean actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit, who is the model for the character Sir.

  • Read on for details of how the TV version of this play won a best actor monsta

Read More

Q&A: Daniel Radcliffe and film review Swiss Army Man

Posted on by mrmonstagigz

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHERE: Picturehouse Central

WHEN: 26/9

FILM OUT: 28/9

‘It’s been described as an olive branch from the weirdos to the closet weirdos,’ says Daniel Radcliffe, talking about his new film Swiss Army Man which we’ve just seen.

  • Read on for all the gossip and pictures from the Q&A with the Harry Potter star

Read More

THEATRE REVIEW: Labyrinth starring Tom Weston-Jones

Posted on by mrmonstagigz

WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2

WHERE: Hampstead Theatre

WHEN: 3/10, runs to 8/10

The Latin American debt crisis of the 80s might not sound like the most riveting subject for a play but its parallels with Grexit resonate.

  • Read on for which West End star was in the theatre bar on our Monday night visit

Read More

Q&A: Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek including Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Dr Kevin Fong

Posted on by mrmonstagigz

WHERE: BFI

WHEN: 1/10

Martin Luther King persuaded Nichelle Nichols to continue her role as Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek and departing US president Barack Obama imagines seeking the character’s advice.

  • Read on for pictures from the BFI’s Black Star Q&A with actress Nichelle Nichols and a panel including Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Read More