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What's on The Height of the Storm Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins star in this compassionate, deeply moving play that teases the mind, while touching the heart. Laurence Green reviews The Height of the Storm. Read more	0	17th Oct 2018 Laurence Green
What's on BFI London Film Festival 2018 Laurence Green picks out his top choices ahead of the BFI London Film Festival 2018 including Jon Baird's Stan & Ollie. Read more	0	9th Oct 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Antony & Cleopatra Antony & Cleopatra is both epic and intimate with shining performances from Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo as the titular leads showing that passion and politics are best kept apart. Laurence Green reviews. Read more	0	3rd Oct 2018 Laurence Green
What's on Foxfinder In spite of its early promise Foxfinder is a play that loses its momentum and becomes a laboured parable about the need to seek out scapegoats for society’s ills, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	25th Sep 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Dance Nation Clare Barron's award-winning Dance Nation is a frank and honest portrayal of adolescence, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	24th Sep 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Six An exuberant, vivacious, highly original musical that is simply a joy to watch from start to finish! Laurence Green enjoys Six. a punkish romp with the wives of Henry VIII. Read more	0	5th Sep 2018 Laurence Green
What's on BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee does more than control his anger, he refines it with riotous wit, without losing the power to shock or surprise us in his new film BlacKkKlansman writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	30th Aug 2018 Laurence Green
What's on Edinburgh International & Fringe Festival 2018 Laurence Green picks through another packed programme of delights to reveal the highlights of this year's EIF and Fringe festivals. Read more	0	16th Aug 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre The Importance of Being Earnest Laurence Green enjoys one of the most immaculately crafted stage comedies of all time as The Importance of Being Earnest concludes a year-long celebration of the work of Oscar Wilde. Read more	0	9th Aug 2018 Laurence Green
What's on A Monster Calls Packing an enormous emotional punch, A Monster Calls is a tale that confronts the worst of griefs,but leaves its audience with an uplifting and positive message about loss, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	3rd Aug 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Spamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda's Spamilton is a clever and entertaining send up of last year's Broadway and West End smash, Hamilton. Laurence Green reviews. Read more	0	1st Aug 2018 Laurence Green
What's on The Lehman Trilogy An absorbing saga of riches and ruin provides an unforgettable cross-section of the roots of capitalism. A five-star triumph from the National, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	23rd Jul 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre The King and I The King and I, the 60-year-old Rogers and Hammerstein classic redressed with gorgeous sets and needle sharp choreography, is a sensory treat writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	11th Jul 2018 Laurence Green
What's on Daisy Pulls It Off An entertaining show which celebrates with a sly wit and a big heart, an arguably sweeter, more innocent era, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	28th Jun 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Pressure David Haig's debut play expertly combines elements of excitement, drama and self doubt as crucial decisions are made in the hours leading up to the pivotal D-Day landings. Read more	0	25th Jun 2018 Laurence Green
What's on Translations Brian Friel's Translations is a cracking production of a great play which couldn’t be better timed, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	15th Jun 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Film A Cambodian Spring Chris Kelly's award-winning documentary A Cambodian Spring examines the chaotic and often violent land development that is shaping modern-day Cambodia. Laurence Green reviews. Read more	0	5th Jun 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Red Alfred Molina is 'stunning' as American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko in Michael Grandage's Red. Laurence Green reviews. Read more	0	30th May 2018 Laurence Green
What's on An Ideal Husband Laurence Green finds real pleasure watching Oscar Wilde's Rolls-Royce of English comedies, An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre. Read more	1	21st May 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Nightfall A rural farm is the backdrop for Barney Norris's slow burn study in grief, heartbreak and betrayal. Laurence Green reviews. Read more	0	18th May 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Nine Night "Nine Night is a moving and very funny play with a rich emotional depth that gives firm voice to the Windrush generation" writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	15th May 2018 Olderiswiser Editorial
What's on > Theatre Chess A musical spectacle but one which is dramatically malnourished, Laurence Green reviews Laurence Conner's production of the 80s musical, Chess. Read more	0	15th May 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Mood Music "Joe Penhall's play, Mood Music, asks questions of the music industry - specifically how can two people claim credit for one song - but falls short in terms of both tension and depth" writes Laurence Green Read more	0	15th May 2018 Laurence Green
What's on Absolute Hell "A bold and ambitious work that manages to be both funny and provocative." Rodney Ackland's Absolute Hell is revived at the National Theatre, Laurence Green reviews. Read more	0	11th May 2018 Laurence Green
What's on Chicago If you are looking for one of the sexiest, sassiest and sophisticated Broadway musicals in history, look no further than Chicago, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	2nd May 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Tina A performance of power and finesse brings this biopic of rock icon Tina Turner to life and is a celebration of the singer's triumph over adversity, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	25th Apr 2018 Laurence Green
What's on Instructions for Correct Assembly Laurence Green reviews Thomas Eccleshare's flawed but interesting new play, Instructions for Correct Assembly, which dotes upon the darker side of human nature and morality of, essentially, "designer babies" - something which is all too relevant in the contemporary societies we live in. Read more	0	23rd Apr 2018 Laurence Green
What's on Quiz Based on the notorious 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' cheat case, Quiz is a sharp funny and stimulating evening in the theatre, that highlights the dangerous blending of entertainment, politics and justice today. Laurence Green reviews. Read more	0	17th Apr 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre Ruthless! The Musical Ruthless! The Musical treads familiar ground, but while not necessarily one for the family is certainly an entertaining show for a fun night out, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	13th Apr 2018 Laurence Green
What's on > Theatre The Plough and the Stars A cast of fine actors do their best to convey the depths of characterisation in this updated production of Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars but the poignancy of the piece is missing, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	6th Apr 2018 Laurence Green