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204 stories by "Ryan Gilbey"

Tarantino Live review " a megamix of songs, speeches and severed ears by Ryan Gilbey

Riverside Studios, LondonSpattered with blood and brains, this blend of cabaret and cosplay brings together Quentin Tarantino's career highlights with flashes of divine inspiration Children …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:43am on June 28, 2023[SHARE]

Frank and Percy review " McKellen and Allam's banter meanders into romance by Ryan Gilbey

Theatre Royal, WindsorIan McKellen and Roger Allam star in a rambling but unabashed depiction of desire after middle-age Walking their dogs on Hampstead Heath, the widowed Frank (Roger Allam…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:25am on June 15, 2023[SHARE]

The cuddling cowboys ride again! Saddle up for the Brokeback Mountain musical by Ryan Gilbey

As the two hard-loving herders from the 2005 Oscar-winner get back on their horses, the team behind a new musical version talk about fear, regret " and the tragic power of forbidden desire T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:12pm on May 9, 2023[SHARE]

Animal review " candid comedy drama explores sex and disability by Ryan Gilbey

Park theatre, LondonDavid has cerebral palsy and is determined to lose his virginity using Grindr in Jon Bradfield's entertaining play Any Grindr user faces a barrage of questions. Top or bo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:12am on April 27, 2023[SHARE]

'I'm going for it like crazy': Suzy Eddie Izzard on her one-woman, 19-role Great Expectations by Ryan Gilbey

After 30 years, the standup star is now finally winning acting plaudits, for a 'tour de force' take on Dickens with sharper punchlines " and Hamlet is next First names first. What does the a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48pm on April 26, 2023[SHARE]

Hate Radio review " vivid and urgent retelling of 'Radio Machete' atrocities by Ryan Gilbey

Battersea Arts Centre, LondonDepicting the Rwandan radio station that spurred on genocide, this harrowing show raises a warning to be heeded today In a brightly lit studio, three DJs (Diogè…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:42am on April 21, 2023[SHARE]

The Dry House review " a mother hits rock bottom in gloriously cast alcoholism drama by Ryan Gilbey

Marylebone theatre, LondonThe capacity to arrest our own destruction is central in Eugene O'Hare's stark look at a woman struggling to cope after the death of her teenage daughter As The Dry…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:42am on April 7, 2023[SHARE]

The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow review " keep up with Nick Mohammed's runaway alter ego by Ryan Gilbey

Duke of York's theatre, LondonMaths, magic and Les Mis all feature in the entertaining musings of the Ted Lasso star's northern know-it-all 'Who's here 'cos of Ted Lasso?" grins Nick Mohamme…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:32am on March 27, 2023[SHARE]

'Nightmare! I've got to tap-dance with four legs!' Inside the new SpongeBob Musical by Ryan Gilbey

Is chirruping dangerous? How many legs can you tap-dance with? And what have they all been smoking? As the SpongeBob SquarePants musical hits Britain, we dive down to Bikini Bottom "Who live…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:12am on March 27, 2023[SHARE]

Charlotte and Theodore review " agonised academics knee-deep in culture wars by Ryan Gilbey

Ustinov Studio, BathRyan Craig's play stars Eve Ponsonby and Kris Marshall as a couple tearing themselves apart over cancel culture and other hot-button topics Think male-female two-hander i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:48am on February 23, 2023[SHARE]

Mother Goose review " a feather in Hackney Empire's cap by Ryan Gilbey

Hackney Empire, LondonClive Rowe gives a masterly performance as he shapes the high jinks while wearing fabulous frocks in this infectiously funny panto It's worth flocking to this triumphan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:42am on December 2, 2022[SHARE]

The Wizard of Oz review " carnivalesque trip down the Yellow Brick Road by Ryan Gilbey

Curve, LeicesterCatwalk-ready costumes, expressive puppetry and a knockabout cast make this a fun, if rather cluttered, production Even without the ubiquitous Wicked, there is no shortage of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:32pm on November 25, 2022[SHARE]

'I've got a feeling I won't be on stage again': Derek Jacobi on age, ego, Igglepiggle and unrequited love by Ryan Gilbey

Sixty-five years after his first rave reviews, the star of I, Claudius and Last Tango in Halifax is still drowning in work " and self-doubt. Can a man who won Ian McKellen's heart really see…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:43am on October 17, 2022[SHARE]

'When is it OK to start blowing things up?' Mark Rylance on families, Hilary Mantel and climate disaster by Ryan Gilbey

The actor discusses his new drama at the London film festival, being starstruck by Meryl Streep " and the best way to take environmental action On the day that Mark Rylance video-calls from …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03am on September 30, 2022[SHARE]

Cages review " hologram rock musical is a dreary dystopia by Ryan Gilbey

Riverside Studios, LondonAn overreliance on technology and a doomy score can't replace old-fashioned chemistry in this emotionless offering Anhedonia is a condition that renders the sufferer…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:25am on September 23, 2022[SHARE]

'We're going for belly laughs': Jacques Tati's Hulot masterpiece gets an all-singing climate twist by Ryan Gilbey

With little plot and almost no dialogue, Playtime does not seem an obvious fit for theatre. Will the addition of songs by Martha Wainwright and Chilly Gonzales help? Comedy doesn't get any m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:33am on September 5, 2022[SHARE]

Sex dungeon cosplay comedy is just a bit too harmless " Horse-Play review by Ryan Gilbey

Riverside studios, LondonTwo men trying to spice up their marriage get stuck with their dom in a cosy comedy that's neither naughty nor revealing Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a pigeon?…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:55am on September 2, 2022[SHARE]

'The first time I did cocaine, I thought: That's expensive' " Keith Allen on his wild years by Ryan Gilbey

He blazed through the 90s, an explosive mix of hellraising laddishness and sheer comic talent. As the 68-year-old resurfaces in Rehab, a musical about a drug-addicted pop star, he hits the G…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:37am on August 3, 2022[SHARE]

Sister Act review " Beverley Knight and Jennifer Saunders bring the laughs as rebel nuns by Ryan Gilbey

Eventim Apollo, LondonKnight and Saunders are full-throated and bristling in the hit musical-from-a-film, with a sprawling cast and hip flasks aplenty The plot of the 1992 comedy Sister Act …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07am on July 28, 2022[SHARE]

'Standup was a weapon to him': Ian Cognito, the comedian who died on stage " literally by Ryan Gilbey

Three years ago, the caustic comic had a fatal aortic dissection mid-show. Now a new documentary about the self-proclaimed 'most banned act in Britain' reveals a saga of booze and outrage Wh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:33am on July 28, 2022[SHARE]

David Warner obituary by Ryan Gilbey

Stage and screen actor hailed for his 1965 Hamlet at the RSC who went on to have a distinguished film and TV careerIt would be misleading to suggest that the actor David Warner, who has died…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:07pm on July 25, 2022[SHARE]

'I walked into the comedy desert and a part of me died' " the standup who became a therapist by Ryan Gilbey

Oscar Jenkyn-Jones was one of the wildest new talents in comedy. But he suddenly disappeared " and reinvented himself as a therapist instead. He explains the joys of swapping the fringe for …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:18am on July 21, 2022[SHARE]

The Southbury Child review " a vicar picks an odd hill to die on by Ryan Gilbey

Festival theatre, ChichesterEven-handed to a fault, Stephen Beresford's new comedy coasts by on sub-Alan Bennett humour and the odd eye-roll at wokeness. But its hero's stance on balloons be…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06am on June 19, 2022[SHARE]

Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera) review " Harry Hill puts the party into politics by Ryan Gilbey

Park theatre, LondonCo-written by Hill and Steve Brown, this is a messy jamboree-bag of songs and silliness that pokes enjoyable fun at the messianic ex-PM Harry Hill and Steve Brown's X Fac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:24am on June 9, 2022[SHARE]

The Unfriend review " manners can be the death of you in Steven Moffat's comedy by Ryan Gilbey

Minerva theatre, ChichesterMark Gatiss directs Reece Shearsmith in Moffat's cringe-tastic play that more than stands up next to the trio's celebrated TV work Inside number nine on a west Lon…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:33am on May 27, 2022[SHARE]
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