Tag: Arthur Miller

  • Hocus Pocus review – Bette Midler and co still bewitching a devoted fanbase

    Hocus Pocus review – Bette Midler and co still bewitching a devoted fanbase

    With its 30th-anniversary rerelease the family-friendly Witches of Eastwick secures its status as a sweet-natured and sometimes weirdly brutal cult favouriteMaybe it’s beside the point to have a 30th-anniversary rerelease for Disney’s Halloween witch comedy starring Bette Midler – it’s been on a kind of permanent, low-level rerelease for three decades. The persistent, annual revival…

  • ‘The Crucible’ West End Review: Milly Alcock Is Riveting

    ‘The Crucible’ West End Review: Milly Alcock Is Riveting

    On the surface, the story of The Crucible is hardly one that feels connected to our modern day. A story embroiled in fear, paranoia, and mob mentality, Arthur Miller’s play follows the events of the Salem Witch Trials. But as Lyndsey Turner depicts her take on Miller’s beloved play for modern audiences, you can’t help…