The Borrowers: a children’s fantasy classic or a political allegory?
Since publication in 1952, when it won the Carnegie Medal for outstanding children’s book by a...
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Author: Chris Wallis
Review: Comic-Con 2022, San Diego, USA
Back in 1970, some comic-book dealers in southern California got together to hold a three-day convention in the basement of a hotel in San Diego. Three hundred people came. Like Topsy, it grew. The figures for this year aren’t...
Read MoreTheatre Review: The Jungle Book, Oldham Coliseum
Whatever you’re doing, stop it. Borrow a child and take it immediately to this life-affirming new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s masterpiece. As the end of the world approaches, you will at least get two hours of absolute joy...
Read MoreTheatre Review: Macbeth, Leeds Playhouse
A hit. A palpable hit. The loud cheering at the curtain call and the smiling faces on the crowds of young people as they left told you that. Yes, there is much to like about this unusual production at Leeds Playhouse from...
Read MoreTheatre Review: Beauty and the Beast, New Vic, Stoke-on-Trent
Eat your heart out Walt, director Theresa Heskins has made it real. Clever, funny, hilarious even, but never sentimental, the New Vic’s take on Beauty and the Beast is a joy from start to finish. From the moment Danielle Bird’s...
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