MAYER WAKEFIELD applauds Rosamund Pike’s punchy and tragic portrayal of a multi-tasking mother and high court judge
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Brothers bereft of context
Wider political and social concerns never intrude on a domestic drama of fraternal discovery, says JOHN GREEN
ONES TO WATCH: Danny Sapani (left) and Anton Lesser
FIONA O CONNOR recommends an unflinching depiction of child sexual abuse and its aftershocks, set in a working-class Liverpool family
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PAUL DONOVAN relishes the spectacle of a 1950s detective in pursuit of a 500-year-old murder mystery
MARIA DUARTE recommends the intricate study of a high-performance and highly dysfuntional German family
GUILLERMO THOMAS is intrigued by a history of the Middle East that demonstrates how promising post colonial beginnings were snuffed out by Western imperialist interests
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Almeida Theatre, London
THIS two-hander serves up riveting performances by two consummate actors who have had to rapidly adapt from performing in a real theatre with a live audience to an onscreen-only production involving many close-ups.
The lighting and camerawork both work wonders in a very confined space and what is perhaps lost from the theatrical experience is made up for with the bonus of intimacy.
Thirty-something Gil (Anton Lesser) is delivering the eulogy at his father’s funeral when, towards the end of the ceremony, he is approached by Benny (Danny Sapani), who reluctantly reveals that he is Gil’s half-brother, the son of the same father who has just been despatched to the afterlife.
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