Tag Archives: British Theater

Mark Rylance, Joanna Lumley Get Tony-Worthy Reviews for ‘La Bete’

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 15th, 2010

La B�te, the new Broadway comedy starring Mark Rylance, David Hyde Pierce, and AbFab‘s Joanna Lumley, gets a mostly positive review from The New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley. He absolutely raves about the performances, ...

Shakespeare Gone Wild!

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on May 21st, 2010

Guest blogger Paul Hechinger has returned with a new post. This week, he takes us inside the world of Shakespeare in the Park. But this isn’t your grandfather’s Shakespeare.

No Olivier for Keira Knightley – But She Looked Fabulous

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on March 22nd, 2010

This year’s Olivier Awards – the UK’s equivalent to the Tonys – were given out last night, and Rachel Weisz, as expected, won Best Actress in a Play for playing Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. Tony ...

Must We Concede That Keira Knightley Has Talent Now?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 8th, 2010

Film stars Jude Law, James McAvoy, Rachel Weisz, and Keira Knightley are all nominees this year for the Oliviers, London theater’s answer to the Tonys. Law competes in the Lead Actor category for his performance in Hamlet.

There’s Still Time To Replace Jude Law with David Tennant

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 7th, 2009

The New York Times‘ Ben Brantley gives Jude Law‘s performance in Hamlet a lukewarm review: “If vigor were all in acting Shakespeare, Jude Law would be a gold medal Hamlet…His Hamlet – which has only ...

Whose Hamlet Would You Rather See, Jude Law’s or David Tennant’s?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on June 30th, 2009

Lock up your nannies, New York: Jude Law‘s West End production of Hamlet is coming to the Great White Way. Sure, Law is the bigger name in America, but I would have preferred David Tennant.

Dame Helen Mirren “Needs To Raise Her Game”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on June 12th, 2009

Dame Helen Mirren – who has an Oscar, four Emmys, and four BAFTAs to her name – is an acting god to many. Her return to Britain’s National Theatre stage in Jean Racine‘s Phèdre, directed by History ...

David Tennant Ineligible For British Equivalent of a Tony

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 3rd, 2009

With reviews that proclaimed him to be one of the greatest Hamlets ever, you’d think David Tennant would have been a shoo-in for the British equivalent of a Tony, right? Wrong – the Doctor Who star didn’t even receive ...