‘Cynical and soulless’ 210 years ago Jane Austen published Emma.180 years later in classic 90s fashion it was America-fied into the film Clueless, and a mere 30 years after it has leaped genre once again on stage in another brat-turned-benevolent-branching. Now I have had my fair share of eighties/nighties remembrance recently. In the last year, I have seen beloved films ...
‘Whittaker gives us a defiant Duchess’ As it my first time at Whitehall’s theatre since its rebrand and absorption by the Trafalgar Entertainment empire, I was wide-eyed. Despite the D and C list celebrities plaguing my memory and the traffic-jammed bar area, the auditorium has been lovingly restored to its 30’s art deco splendour. So, we settle in for a ...