Theatre reviews in Coventry and Warwickshire|elementarywhatson

REVIEWS

Phantom of the Opera unmasked - at great length

Imagine... Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memories (BBC iPlayer). By Barbara Goulden Alan Yentob always chooses the most interesting subjects for...

Roman brickies point up outstanding attributes to show Robson the way

Walking Hadrian's Wall, My 5. By Barbara Goulden. Robson Green - best known in recent years for Extreme Fishing and in the past for...

Throw Down: so warming, calming and charming

The Great Pottery Throw Down, Channel 4, Sundays, 7.45pm. By Wynne Lang I am old enough to remember a time when television was in black...

The engaging Mr O has all the right answers

Richard Osman’s House of Games, BBC2, 6pm Mon-Fri. I know, I know, it's not the most challenging task to sit and watch a TV quiz...

The White Tiger: A hard and edgy rags-to-riches story

The White Tiger (2021), 125 mins. Streaming on Netflix. By John Hudson Having read and enjoyed Aravind Adiga’s Booker Prize-winning novel...

Dark but gripping drama of a venomous predator on the hippy trail

THE SERPENT, (BBC 1, Sunday nights 9pm). My goodness, you have to keep your wits about you when you're watching The Serpent, writes...

Catch up with the best President the US never had

BARBARA GOULDEN revisits The West Wing, all episodes streaming on All4 It seems to go on forever, but I've finally finished watching the...

Craft experts have got me hooked on the Repair Shop

The Repair Shop: BBC1 8pm, Wednesday Why would I care about repair? After all, I’ve never done much repairing myself, being totally...

Spiral - a cop drama that's not for the faint-hearted

JANE BARKER on Spiral, current series on BBC 4, earlier series on BBC iPlayer (French with subtitles). I became totally addicted to...

Trump radio satire with a serious underbelly

Donald Trump: This Isn't Happening, BBC iPlayer, 44mins One of the whackiest series on Radio 4 over the past few weeks has been The...

Uplifting tribute to super-powered Paralympic stars

Rising Phoenix, 2020, Netflix documentary, 1hr 45min I loved this documentary after being lured into watching because of its eye-catching...

Staged: Can you get beyond the cringe ?

Staged, starring warring luvvies David Tennant and Michael Sheen, has divided the nation. Like a well-known sandwich spread it seems you...

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