Hayes Theatre, April 1 9.5/10 Who’d have thought that laughing at Nazis would suddenly become so pertinent again? Mel Brooks’ original film was made in 1967, when you could have fought in World War II, and still be in your 40s. Fifty-eight years later, the same blister still needs pricking,…
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York Theatre, Seymour Centre, March 29 8.5/10 The great wonder of history is that we continue to be surprised by it unfolding in our own lifetimes, as if it were something that only happened in the past. The corollary is that all that happened in the past is our tutor…
When director Damien Ryan approached actor Liam Gamble to play Richard III, Gamble was unfamiliar with both the historical figure and the Shakespearian character. After investigating him, he was taken by this “badass guy” and duly auditioned. “One of the reasons I cast Liam was the searing honesty of his…