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‘It’s official, old buddy. I’m a has-been.’ – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) Review
From the mind of director Quentin Tarantino comes Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, a film which both highlights and tears apart the final few years of the golden age of Hollywood, focusing on the story of actor Rick Dalton as he tries to find success in movies in the...
‘We are living through GCSE History textbook stuff’ – Life in Lockdown with Charlotte Anne Steen
Actress Charlotte Anne Steen has appeared in a number of productions including Bat out of Hell, 42nd Street, Kiss Me Kate, Rock of Ages and Legally Blonde. I was fortunate enough to get to talk to Charlotte about how she is handling life in lockdown, adapting to...
Each day is one day nearer to this all being over’ – Life in Lockdown with Vicki Manser
Most recently seen in the UK Tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (sadly cut short due to the pandemic), actress Vicki Manser has also starred in Six the musical at the Arts Theatre, Bat out of Hell and Sunny Afternoon. I was lucky enough to talk to Vicki all...
Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest’ – Treasure Island National Theatre at Home Review
As we remain in lockdown and the weeks wear on, The National Theatre have been digging through their treasure trove of an archive to bring theatre into our own homes and recently we were treated to a real gem in the form of their critically acclaimed production of...
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‘It’s official, old buddy. I’m a has-been.’ – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) Review
From the mind of director Quentin Tarantino comes Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, a film which both highlights and tears apart the final few years of the golden age of Hollywood, focusing on the story of actor Rick Dalton as he tries to find success in movies in the...
‘It’s official, old buddy. I’m a has-been.’ – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) Review
From the mind of director Quentin Tarantino comes Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, a film which both highlights and tears apart the final few years of the golden age of Hollywood, focusing on the story of actor Rick Dalton as he tries to find success in movies in the...
‘We are living through GCSE History textbook stuff’ – Life in Lockdown with Charlotte Anne Steen
Actress Charlotte Anne Steen has appeared in a number of productions including Bat out of Hell, 42nd Street, Kiss Me Kate, Rock of Ages and Legally Blonde. I was fortunate enough to get to talk to Charlotte about how she is handling life in lockdown, adapting to...
Each day is one day nearer to this all being over’ – Life in Lockdown with Vicki Manser
Most recently seen in the UK Tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (sadly cut short due to the pandemic), actress Vicki Manser has also starred in Six the musical at the Arts Theatre, Bat out of Hell and Sunny Afternoon. I was lucky enough to talk to Vicki all...
Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest’ – Treasure Island National Theatre at Home Review
As we remain in lockdown and the weeks wear on, The National Theatre have been digging through their treasure trove of an archive to bring theatre into our own homes and recently we were treated to a real gem in the form of their critically acclaimed production of...
‘In this climate, a structure is healthy and good to have’ – Life in Lockdown with Adrian Hansel
Actor Adrian Hansel has starred in a number of productions including Guys and Dolls, Fame, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Cases. I was fortunate enough to speak to Adrian about how he is adapting to a life in lockdown and his hopes for the future of the industry First of all,...
‘We’re saving lives, not just of those around us but our own lives too’ Life in Lockdown with Greg Castiglioni
With numerous stage roles to his name, actor Greg Castiglioni has performed as Emcee in Caberet, Gus the theatre cat and Bustopher Jones in Cats, Thomas Andrews in Titanic and Paul in Company to name but a few of his roles. Before the shutdown, he was playing the role...
‘Life all comes down to chance’ – Love, Wedding, Repeat (2020) Review
Let’s be honest here, we are all stuck at home with little else to do but sit in front of the television and scroll endlessly through streaming services and Netflix certainly knows what they are doing by pumping out new content on a seemingly weekly basis. One of...
‘The theatre industry has really shown a real sense of community’ – Life in Lockdown with Bradley Judge
Actor Bradley Judge has starred in a number of productions including the UK Tours of Hair and Salad Days, Pippin and YANK! I was fortunate enough to talk to Bradley all about how he is adjusting to life in lockdown, how he is keeping himself occupied and his hopes for...
‘Hopefully we can all do our bit to help the industry thrive again!’- Life in Lockdown with Jennifer Tierney
Before the theatre shutdown, actress Jennifer Tierney was a standby on hit musical Come From Away, having also performed in shows such as Shrek the musical and Wicked. I was fortunate enough to talk to Jennifer about how she is adapting to a life in lockdown and her...
‘You have small faces’ – All or Nothing Archive Recording review
As lockdown wears on, and the weeks all blur into one, more and more theatre is becoming available to stream online, allowing us to get our fix from the comfort of our own homes. Whilst I will admit to not having heard much about this one when it was running in the...
‘ My main advice would be connect with friends and family’ – Life in Lockdown with Rebecca Lafferty
Having performed as Wendy Darling in Peter Pan and covered the role of Eponine in Les Miserables, actress Rebecca Lafferty was a part of the tour of Bat out of Hell, playing the role of Scherrzo, when the theatre shutdown was announced and the country went into...
‘So you see, the story is not quite as you were told’ – Maleficent (2014) review
You can always rely on Disney to twist something around and change the tale just when you think that you know the whole story. Before they started concentrating on live action remakes of their animated classics, Disney took one of those classics and turned it on it’s...
‘I am trying to keep creative and inspired’ – Life in Lockdown with Abigail Pidgeon
After training at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, actress Abigail Pidgeon has gone on to star in a number of productions including Old King Cole, Scar Tissue and Just Joshing. I talked with Abigail about how she is adapting to a life in lockdown, how she is...
‘My favourite saying is “Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” ‘ – Life in Lockdown with Oliver Brooks
Before lockdown, actor Oliver Brooks was playing the role of Edna Turnblad for Royal Caribbean having previously appeared in shows such as Matilda the musical, The Canterbury Tales and Beauty and the Beast. I talked to Oliver about how he is handling life in lockdown...
‘The perception of reality is more real than reality’ – Billionaire Boys Club (2018) review
Released in 2018, part biography, part crime thriller Billionaire Boys club stars Ansel Elgort and Taran Egerton as spoilt rich boys Joe Hunt and Dean Karny. Wanting to make their own fortunes instead of sponging off of other people’s, they establish a get rich quick...
‘I think that the main thing is to stay supportive’ – Life in Lockdown with Matthew McDonald
Matthew McDonald is an actor with a number of stage credits to his stage including Titanic the Musical, Death Takes a Holiday, The Braille Legacy and Little Miss Sunshine. Since going into Lockdown, Matthew has set up PanelProof with fellow performer Jaye Elster,...
‘All we can do at this time is support each other!’ – Life in Lockdown with Daniel Hope
Actor Daniel Hope has starred in many productions including Matilda the Musical, Wicked, Bare and most recently Jersey Boys. I was lucky enough to get to talk to Daniel about how he is handling life in lockdown and his hopes for when the theatres and performance...
‘Believe it or not – I actually miss the tube!’ – Life in Lockdown with Ross Virgo
Actor Ross Virgo has starred in many productions including A Comic Book Ending, The Community and most recently The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. I was fortunate enough to talk to Ross about how he is adjusting to this strange new way of life in lockdown and his hopes...
