Veronica Lee
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Veronica is an award-winning writer and critic who contributes on theatre and comedy to the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Observer and London Evening Standard.
Articles By Veronica Lee
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Music Reissues Weekly: John Barry - The More Things Change
By 1970, John Barry had composed music for Born Free, The Lion in Winter, Midnight Cowboy, You Only Live Twice...
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts review - she is a human being
Roger Michell’s films described a range of Englishness, from Notting Hill’s foppish comedy to acerbically humane Hanif Kureishi scripts...
Girl on an Altar, Kiln Theatre review - machismo, murder and...
Playwrights return to classical myths for two main reasons – to shine a light on how we live today and because they're bloody good yarns.
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First Person: Christina McMaster - seeking musical cures for...
In 2020, during a gentle easing of lockdown restrictions, I was asked to play for the Culture Clinic sessions at Kings Place, a creative...
Album: Yama Warashi - Crispy Moon
Crispy Moon is a musical kaleidoscope encompassing free-jazz skronk,...
Between Two Worlds review - Juliette Binoche, maid in Franc...
For die-hard Juliette Binoche fans – don’t cross us, we get angry – Between Two Worlds is heaven. The...
Samson et Dalila, Royal Opera review - from austerity to exc...
Words and situations are one-dimensional, but the music is chameleonic, if not profound, and crafted with a master’s hand. What to do about ...
Henry VIII, Shakespeare's Globe review - unashamedly vu...
Boris Johnson was of course not the first British leader to engineer a split with Europe for...
Luzzu review - a Maltese fisherman struggles with modernity
In Maltese-American Alex Camilleri’s debut feature, it’s a case of follow the swordfish. This terrifically atmospheric, almost documentary-like...