Documentary Review: Martha

Martha is the documentary about how Martha Stewart became the first female billionaire, the witch hunt that saw her jailed for 5 months and then the comeback. What I saw was a strong woman who…

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London Film Festival Review 2024 – Hard Truths

Hard Truths from writer and director Mike Leigh doesn’t deliver the magic that was Secrets and Lies despite the stunning and powerful performance by Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Hard Truths feels more of a character study than…

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Theatre Review: The Other Place at the National Theatre

The Other Place is a great example of bold and confronting storytelling. It reminds us of the very reason why theatre exists to not only elicit a reaction from the audience but for a collective…

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Theatre Review – A Tupperware of Ashes, National Theatre

A Tupperware of Ashes is a sensitive, yet moving and often funny, without being glib, portrayal of a powerful matriarch succumbing to dementia. The unique power of this play is that the audience get to…

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Theatre Review – Coriolanus, National Theatre

This production of Coriolanus really does highlight the play’s central question – who holds the power: the people or the leaders? I have never read nor seen previous productions of Coriolanus although, I did expect…

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