Neil Norman
@njstreitberger.bsky.social
Writer, film/theatre critic, person of interests.
Start planting, people.
September 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Start planting, people.
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Ed Sheeran is the musical equivalent of an international plastics concern, no shock he should behave like one
September 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Ed Sheeran is the musical equivalent of an international plastics concern, no shock he should behave like one
Heads up! Here's my review of the first show in the REP: RADICAL CLASSICAL season @riversidestudio.bsky.social
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-...
The Cherry Orchard review at Riverside Studios, London: pleasing
Read our review of The Cherry Orchard at Riverside Studios, London: tribute to the venue's first production and a nostalgic reminder of the joys of weekly rep
www.thestage.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Heads up! Here's my review of the first show in the REP: RADICAL CLASSICAL season @riversidestudio.bsky.social
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-...
Unbelievably sad news about Jeremy Thomas. A legend and a friend has left us. Susannah and I will always treasure his kindness and support over the years.
September 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Unbelievably sad news about Jeremy Thomas. A legend and a friend has left us. Susannah and I will always treasure his kindness and support over the years.
Tartuffe (Remixed). It's a good 'un.
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/tart...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/tart...
Tartuffe (Remixed) at Marylebone Theatre: The cast radiate a bold, bright energy
Read our review of Tartuffe (Remixed) at Marylebone Theatre, London. Molière gets a makeover in Darren Raymond's exhilarating remodel
www.thestage.co.uk
September 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Tartuffe (Remixed). It's a good 'un.
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/tart...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/tart...
Here is my review of Annie Wobbler (Revisited). Written by Arnold Wesker for Nicola McAuliffe in 1981. I didn't see it then but I'm glad I caught up with it 45 years later.
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/anni...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/anni...
Annie Wobbler (Revisited) review at the Finborough Theatre, London
Read our review of Annie Wobbler (Revisited) at the Finborough Theatre, London: Nichola McAuliffe’s multi–roled revival is a theatrical tour de force
www.thestage.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Here is my review of Annie Wobbler (Revisited). Written by Arnold Wesker for Nicola McAuliffe in 1981. I didn't see it then but I'm glad I caught up with it 45 years later.
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/anni...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/anni...
Some good news, at last.
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
August 15, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Some good news, at last.
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A boy and his kitten ....
August 2, 2026 at 10:51 AM
A boy and his kitten ....
True love
August 3, 2026 at 3:33 AM
True love
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We made our own entertainment in the old days
August 2, 2026 at 11:53 AM
We made our own entertainment in the old days
Falling Standards: How Evgeny Lebedev saved — then sank — London’s newspaper www.the-londoner.co.uk/falling-stan...
Falling Standards: How Evgeny Lebedev saved — then sank — London’s newspaper
‘Everyone was being run ragged by his absolutely ludicrous requests and tantrums’
www.the-londoner.co.uk
July 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Falling Standards: How Evgeny Lebedev saved — then sank — London’s newspaper www.the-londoner.co.uk/falling-stan...
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The world is a better place because of people like this.
July 14, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The world is a better place because of people like this.
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It's my Birthday and I'll go rogue if I want to
July 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
It's my Birthday and I'll go rogue if I want to
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Happy birthday Neil 🎂
July 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Happy birthday Neil 🎂
It's my Birthday and I'll go rogue if I want to
July 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
It's my Birthday and I'll go rogue if I want to
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NEW: It has been 118 years since the Supreme Court ruled the federal government owes tribes water, but Native American communities in northern Arizona are still fighting for their rights to the Colorado River.
With @kjzz.org
With @kjzz.org
Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.
www.propublica.org
June 29, 2026 at 12:10 PM
NEW: It has been 118 years since the Supreme Court ruled the federal government owes tribes water, but Native American communities in northern Arizona are still fighting for their rights to the Colorado River.
With @kjzz.org
With @kjzz.org
MacMillan at his most reverential
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/kenn...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/kenn...
Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty at Royal Albert Hall: Sprinkled with fairy dust
Read our review of The Sleeping Beauty at Royal Albert Hall, London. Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet is sumptuous and glacially spectacular
www.thestage.co.uk
June 26, 2026 at 11:48 AM
MacMillan at his most reverential
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/kenn...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/kenn...
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And jolly good it is, too. I enjoyed it immensely.
Connery a Novel is a work I’m very proud of. Unfortunately you won’t find it in the shops or on Amazon. You can only order it from @plumeria.co.uk please buy a copy.
You’ll make an old Cumbrian writer happy.
And as well as Melvyn Bragg. I’ll be happy too.
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You’ll make an old Cumbrian writer happy.
And as well as Melvyn Bragg. I’ll be happy too.
plumeriapics.co.uk/shop/ols/pro...
CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale
CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale "The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it. Of course, once I recalled it, I could relive it in intense granular detail....
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June 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
And jolly good it is, too. I enjoyed it immensely.
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Meanwhile, back in 1979...
June 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Meanwhile, back in 1979...
Kurt Vonnegut's celebrated novel Slaughterhouse-Five made quite a good film back in 1972. But how well does it fare as a play? Read on and find out...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/slau...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/slau...
Slaughterhouse-Five (or the Children’s Crusade)
Read our review of Slaughterhouse-Five (or the Children’s Crusade) at Southwark Playhouse Borough: valiant attempt at staging Kurt Vonnegut’s sci-fi satire
www.thestage.co.uk
June 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Kurt Vonnegut's celebrated novel Slaughterhouse-Five made quite a good film back in 1972. But how well does it fare as a play? Read on and find out...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/slau...
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/slau...