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THEATRE REVIEW: Derek Jacobi in ‘King Lear’

Posted on December 3, 2010 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – It’s always an event when a great actor decides finally to take on “King Lear” and, at 72, stage veteran Derek Jacobi, also known for film roles and TV series such as “I, Claudius” and … Continue reading →

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THEATRE REVIEW: Pinter’s ‘The Lover’ and ‘The Collection’

Posted on February 27, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter has long been fascinated by the tension that exists between two men who love the same woman. It got out of hand in the recent film version of Kenneth Branagh’s … Continue reading →

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TV REVIEW: Dickens’s ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’

Posted on December 26, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON — Far from chestnuts roasting and choristers singing, Charles Dickens’ “The Old Curiosity Shop” is a curiously bleak tale for Christmas. Famous for the death scene of a most sympathetic character, it’s a sorrowful story of … Continue reading →

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