Neil Norman
@njstreitberger.bsky.social
Writer, film/theatre critic, person of interests.
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Fascinated to see Nuremberg – history of the trials told as psychological thriller – which I’m reviewing on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row with the excellent Viv Groskop and @tds153.bsky.social.
Also under our beady eyes, The Hunger Games on stage and new BBC drama Wild Cherry.
Thurs 7.15pm. Tune in!
Also under our beady eyes, The Hunger Games on stage and new BBC drama Wild Cherry.
Thurs 7.15pm. Tune in!
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fascinated to see Nuremberg – history of the trials told as psychological thriller – which I’m reviewing on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row with the excellent Viv Groskop and @tds153.bsky.social.
Also under our beady eyes, The Hunger Games on stage and new BBC drama Wild Cherry.
Thurs 7.15pm. Tune in!
Also under our beady eyes, The Hunger Games on stage and new BBC drama Wild Cherry.
Thurs 7.15pm. Tune in!
Friday night and it’s all aboard for Funtime! 💜😊
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Friday night and it’s all aboard for Funtime! 💜😊
The Maids review - This AI-fuelled nightmare gave me a migraine
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The Maids review - This AI-fuelled nightmare gave me a migraine
The director of the smash-hit Dorian Gray adaptation with Sarah Snook uses the same high-tech trickery, but this time it's all noisy style and no substance.
www.express.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Maids review - This AI-fuelled nightmare gave me a migraine
www.express.co.uk/entertainmen...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Last week’s theatre reviews today! My views on The Unbelievers and Ragdoll. Read now while column lasts…
October 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Last week’s theatre reviews today! My views on The Unbelievers and Ragdoll. Read now while column lasts…
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A photo that sums up 2025: a man in body armor and a helmet wets himself as he shoots an unarmed and unarmored man in the face with a flashbang grenade.
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A photo that sums up 2025: a man in body armor and a helmet wets himself as he shoots an unarmed and unarmored man in the face with a flashbang grenade.
Dusk approaches in Kensington Gardens
October 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Dusk approaches in Kensington Gardens
John Sandoe Books have restocked Susannah's book The Hare With the Blue Sombrero by popular request. The perfect Christmas gift for the young at heart of any age.
johnsandoe.com/.../the-hare...
johnsandoe.com/.../the-hare...
October 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
John Sandoe Books have restocked Susannah's book The Hare With the Blue Sombrero by popular request. The perfect Christmas gift for the young at heart of any age.
johnsandoe.com/.../the-hare...
johnsandoe.com/.../the-hare...
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Solidarity is the only way
October 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Solidarity is the only way
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Heads up, Film Fans! A new series of #ClassicMovies starts tonight at 7.00pm on #SkyArts with the usual gang discussing Hitchcock’s drop dead masterpiece, #TheThirtyNineSteps. Author John Buchan thought it was better than his novel. #DiscoveringDianeKeaton follows at 8.00pm.
October 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Heads up, Film Fans! A new series of #ClassicMovies starts tonight at 7.00pm on #SkyArts with the usual gang discussing Hitchcock’s drop dead masterpiece, #TheThirtyNineSteps. Author John Buchan thought it was better than his novel. #DiscoveringDianeKeaton follows at 8.00pm.
Heads up, Film Fans! A new series of #ClassicMovies starts tonight at 7.00pm on #SkyArts with the usual gang discussing Hitchcock’s drop dead masterpiece, #TheThirtyNineSteps. Author John Buchan thought it was better than his novel. #DiscoveringDianeKeaton follows at 8.00pm.
October 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Heads up, Film Fans! A new series of #ClassicMovies starts tonight at 7.00pm on #SkyArts with the usual gang discussing Hitchcock’s drop dead masterpiece, #TheThirtyNineSteps. Author John Buchan thought it was better than his novel. #DiscoveringDianeKeaton follows at 8.00pm.
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Happy Birthday to my Best Girl. Susannah ❤️🎂🎈🥳
October 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Happy Birthday to my Best Girl. Susannah ❤️🎂🎈🥳
Happy Birthday to my Best Girl. Susannah ❤️🎂🎈🥳
October 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Happy Birthday to my Best Girl. Susannah ❤️🎂🎈🥳
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MT lawmakers are suing to make it easier to kill wolves. Yes- you read that right.
Once again, wolves are being treated as targets instead of the vital, intelligent keystone species they are. Science and ethics must guide management. Wolves deserve better.
www.ktvh.com/news/montana...
Once again, wolves are being treated as targets instead of the vital, intelligent keystone species they are. Science and ethics must guide management. Wolves deserve better.
www.ktvh.com/news/montana...
October 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
MT lawmakers are suing to make it easier to kill wolves. Yes- you read that right.
Once again, wolves are being treated as targets instead of the vital, intelligent keystone species they are. Science and ethics must guide management. Wolves deserve better.
www.ktvh.com/news/montana...
Once again, wolves are being treated as targets instead of the vital, intelligent keystone species they are. Science and ethics must guide management. Wolves deserve better.
www.ktvh.com/news/montana...
The latest Hamlet at The National Theatre with Hiran Abeysekera has much to like but doesn't quite work.
October 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The latest Hamlet at The National Theatre with Hiran Abeysekera has much to like but doesn't quite work.
Latest version of The Importance of Being Earnest with Stephen Fry is both arrogant and direspectful to Oscar Wilde.
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Latest version of The Importance of Being Earnest with Stephen Fry is both arrogant and direspectful to Oscar Wilde.
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Another tragic accident.
October 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Another tragic accident.
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Got to see #DeafRepublic at the Dublin Theatre Festival and it burned a memory into my brain that I’ll fondly remember for the emotion that it evoked. Oh I cried tears. It was sublime ❤️
Putting this out again in case you missed it the first time around. #deafrepublic @royalcourttheatre.bsky.social is a wondrous piece of theatre.
www.express.co.uk/entertainmen...
www.express.co.uk/entertainmen...
Deaf Republic is unmissable – Other shows can only dream of being this good
Deaf Republic at the Royal Court creates the kind of immersive theatre dealing with big issues that few others even attempt and asks us, can we remain silent, any more?
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October 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Got to see #DeafRepublic at the Dublin Theatre Festival and it burned a memory into my brain that I’ll fondly remember for the emotion that it evoked. Oh I cried tears. It was sublime ❤️
So here’s today’s theatre column. Sloane, Dracula, Bacchae. Cor.
October 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
So here’s today’s theatre column. Sloane, Dracula, Bacchae. Cor.
Sharon Small leads an excellent cast in a bold but banal Bacchae for the National Theatre's brand new Artistic Director's debut show.
October 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Sharon Small leads an excellent cast in a bold but banal Bacchae for the National Theatre's brand new Artistic Director's debut show.
Gonna get me a hat that’s says: “WAITING FOR NEO”.
“They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more. Hats and posters are available in the lobby!”
September 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Gonna get me a hat that’s says: “WAITING FOR NEO”.
This is hard news tonight. Addio, Bellissima.
September 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is hard news tonight. Addio, Bellissima.