"The play could be expressed as a series of hauntings" Theatre review: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2026/01/thea...
January 6, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"The play could be expressed as a series of hauntings" Theatre review: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2026/01/thea...
(Largely incoherent) first review of 2026 coming in the next couple of days. In the meantime why not catch up with my (comparatively coherent) roundup of 2025?
2025: Nick's Theatre Review of the Year partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/12/2025...
January 4, 2026 at 6:34 PM
(Largely incoherent) first review of 2026 coming in the next couple of days. In the meantime why not catch up with my (comparatively coherent) roundup of 2025?
That's got to be the earliest the UK version has ever found a Traitor, right? #TheTraitorsUK
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
That's got to be the earliest the UK version has ever found a Traitor, right? #TheTraitorsUK
A lot of focus on their dinners this series. That lamb shank got so much screentime last night I thought it might be the Secret Traitor #TheTraitorsUK
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
A lot of focus on their dinners this series. That lamb shank got so much screentime last night I thought it might be the Secret Traitor #TheTraitorsUK
Not sure if I should say Matthew seems incredibly familiar to me in case it turns out he's been in Gentlemen's Films #TheTraitorsUK
January 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Not sure if I should say Matthew seems incredibly familiar to me in case it turns out he's been in Gentlemen's Films #TheTraitorsUK
"I can't spell names" well you're on the right show #TheTraitorsUK
January 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
"I can't spell names" well you're on the right show #TheTraitorsUK
Right, when's she doing a piece to camera saying she doesn't really stammer? #TheTraitorsUK
January 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Right, when's she doing a piece to camera saying she doesn't really stammer? #TheTraitorsUK
Wow, those Stranger Things kids murdered *a lot* of people, huh?
January 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Wow, those Stranger Things kids murdered *a lot* of people, huh?
Stranger Things (2016-2026)
January 1, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Stranger Things (2016-2026)
HNY!
(Starting the year with all the energy I plan to put into the rest of it.)
(Starting the year with all the energy I plan to put into the rest of it.)
January 1, 2026 at 12:18 AM
HNY!
(Starting the year with all the energy I plan to put into the rest of it.)
(Starting the year with all the energy I plan to put into the rest of it.)
Oh good, the fireworks have started before it's even dark yet, that bodes well for the rest of the night.
December 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Oh good, the fireworks have started before it's even dark yet, that bodes well for the rest of the night.
2025: Nick's Theatre Review of the Year partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/12/2025...
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
2025: Nick's Theatre Review of the Year partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/12/2025...
"One of the better attempts to bring some of the fun of horror to the stage" Theatre review: Paranormal Activity partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/12/thea...
December 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"One of the better attempts to bring some of the fun of horror to the stage" Theatre review: Paranormal Activity partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/12/thea...
"A play that takes risks, with the resulting mix of success and failure" Theatre review: Christmas Day partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/12/thea...
December 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"A play that takes risks, with the resulting mix of success and failure" Theatre review: Christmas Day partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/12/thea...
"The right mix of sweet, spooky and sour" Theatre review: Into the Woods partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/12/thea...
December 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"The right mix of sweet, spooky and sour" Theatre review: Into the Woods partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/12/thea...
We're going into the theatre via the dressing rooms? OK but if there isn't a dead mechanical bull bleeding crude oil onto the stage I'm going to be disappointed before it's even started.
December 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
We're going into the theatre via the dressing rooms? OK but if there isn't a dead mechanical bull bleeding crude oil onto the stage I'm going to be disappointed before it's even started.
The War Between The Land And The Sea (2025) #TheWarBetween
December 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The War Between The Land And The Sea (2025) #TheWarBetween
"It's making me tearful, it brings up so many feelings." That's called trauma #GameOfWool
December 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"It's making me tearful, it brings up so many feelings." That's called trauma #GameOfWool
Judge A or Judge B: "Hmmm, Ailsa's hat is great, but oh no, the sewing which I'd already decided in advance was going to be a problem, is a problem." #GameOfWool
December 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Judge A or Judge B: "Hmmm, Ailsa's hat is great, but oh no, the sewing which I'd already decided in advance was going to be a problem, is a problem." #GameOfWool
"You can really see how much this means to the knitters." *cut to Holger looking even more detached from reality than usual* #GameOfWool
December 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"You can really see how much this means to the knitters." *cut to Holger looking even more detached from reality than usual* #GameOfWool
"I'm on the final stage of the crown right now." Oh, that's the bit where Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton team up to defeat Omega, it's good #GameOfWool
December 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"I'm on the final stage of the crown right now." Oh, that's the bit where Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton team up to defeat Omega, it's good #GameOfWool
I see the producers have got a cattle prod out and told Tom to pretend he gives a shit about the knitters' shredded nerves #GameOfWool
December 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I see the producers have got a cattle prod out and told Tom to pretend he gives a shit about the knitters' shredded nerves #GameOfWool
One or both of the judges: "I like that you've dyed your own yarn, but the fact that you did it before the show rather than during the five minutes we gave you to knit the hat disgusts me" *spits in Lydia's face* #GameOfWool
December 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
One or both of the judges: "I like that you've dyed your own yarn, but the fact that you did it before the show rather than during the five minutes we gave you to knit the hat disgusts me" *spits in Lydia's face* #GameOfWool
"Can I ask which one of you did Tom?" ...no? I know the blind judging makes no sense but knowing who did what before the judging makes even more of a nonsense of it than usual #GameOfWool
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Can I ask which one of you did Tom?" ...no? I know the blind judging makes no sense but knowing who did what before the judging makes even more of a nonsense of it than usual #GameOfWool
"It's a celebration of everything they've been through." Oh they've been through some stuff but I can guarantee none of them fancy celebrating it #GameOfWool
December 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"It's a celebration of everything they've been through." Oh they've been through some stuff but I can guarantee none of them fancy celebrating it #GameOfWool