Stories By Jem Bloomfield
Theatre
Theatre Review: Frankenstein at the National Theatre, London
April 1, 2024There are some terrific “There’s something in the sack!” or “What’s that climbing down the wall?”...
Music
Opera Review: Anna Nicole at the Royal Opera House, London
March 29, 2024Anna Nicole zipped herself up in a bodybag, surrounded by a crowd of camera-headed creatures which...
Fiction Reviews
Book Review: Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery by C.J. Sansom
March 23, 2024Matthew Shardlake the lawyer and his friend Dr. Guy Malton represent the arrival of the professional...
Fiction Reviews
Book Review: Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
March 17, 2024Whatever her faults, you can’t criticise Patricia Cornwell for sticking in a rut. Port Mortuary, her...
Theatre
Theatre Review: Blood and Gifts at the National Theatre, London
March 2, 2024Pop music functions as a metonym for the cultural appropriations and misunderstandings which occur onstage. Is...
Fiction Reviews
Book Review: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman
February 17, 2024The premise of Philip Pullman’s new book is brilliant. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel...