For Bili, introducing her American boyfriend Brian to her elder sisters Rafi and Ami over a traditional Nigerian family dinner, was always going to be a big step. The unexpected arrival of the girls’ (uninvited) mother Wura however, proves an effective catalyst for mayhem over the cheesecake.
Theatre News and Reviews
24 May
Reviews 
Review: HOARD at the Arcola Theatre
By Stuart King Friday, May 24 2019, 09:16
24 May
Reviews 
Review: 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL at the Savoy Theatre
By Kit Benjamin Friday, May 24 2019, 08:49
After being abandoned by her philandering husband, Dick, (cue name-related hilarity), Judy Bernly (Amber Davies) is forced to take a job in the offices of Consolidated Industries, managed by the sexist, ego-maniacal Franklin Hart Jr (Brian Conley). Over the course of her first few days at Consolidated, she finds herself teaming up with two colleagues; Hart’s seemingly flirtatious and manipulative but actually misunderstood secretary, Doralee Rhodes (Natalie McQueen – played in the film by Dolly Parton herself) and the capable but underrated and under-promoted office supervisor, Violet Newstead (Louise Redknapp).
22 May
Reviews 
Review: HENRY IV PART 1 or 'HOTSPUR' / HENRY IV PART 2 or 'FALSTAFF' / HENRY V at Shakespeare’s Globe
By Nicky Allpress Wednesday, May 22 2019, 09:46
The History plays are rarely on the school syllabus which is a great shame because they are wonderful. Far from inaccessible and dry, they not only embody all of the the wit of Shakespeare’s comedies and the darkness of the tragedies, they also have action, romance and politics. What’s not to love?
Henry IV Part 1, or Hotspur Photographer: Tristram Kenton
22 May
Reviews
Review : ANDREA CHÉNIER at The Royal Opera House
By Stuart King Wednesday, May 22 2019, 09:34
Set during France’s turbulent revolution years, Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier, was first performed in 1896. David McVicar’s vibrant 2015 production for The Royal Opera House is revived this season and demonstrates why the original piece deserves its place in the modern repertoire.
16 May
Reviews
Review: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at County Hall
By Stuart King Thursday, May 16 2019, 11:48
As a youngster, I once experienced the sheer delight of catching a rare television screening of Charles Laughton‘s turn as Sir Wilfred Robarts - the wily, over-confident defence barrister - in Billy Wilder’s definitive 1958 film version.
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