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My Year in Books 2019: February
I've decided to carry this little blog series on for another month, keeping track of all the books I've read for pleasure in short 250-word reviews. I didn't get chance to read a huge amount this month...
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Game Review: Phantasmat Collector’s Edition (first play)
Developer: CodeminionPublisher: Big Fish GamesOriginal Release Date: 6th January 2011Platform: PCI had a couple of game credits and a bit of spare time, so I thought I’d try out a game series I’ve not...
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Game Review: Phantasmat: Crucible Peak Collector’s Edition (first play)
Developer: ERS G-StudioPublisher: Big Fish GamesOriginal Release Date: 6th December 2012Platform: PCHot on the heels of playing the first Phantasmat game, I jumped straight into the next one in the...
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Poirot Project: The Further Adventures of Mr Satterthwaite
This post is part of my 2016-19 Poirot Project. You can read the full story of why I’m doing this in my Introduction post. The previous post was a review of ‘The Chocolate Box’.Beware: Here be...
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Game Review: Phantasmat: The Endless Night Collector’s Edition (first play)
Developer: Eipix GamesPublisher: Big Fish GamesOriginal Release Date: 11th January 2015Platform: PCAnother game review for me – and another instalment in the Phantasmat series. I’ve been really...
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My Year in Books 2019: March
Another post in my ongoing book review series. I read quite a few novels this month, though I must admit I was a bit disappointed by some of them. I apologize in advance for the overuse of the word...
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Review: Kingdom (Agrupación Señor Serrano)
Wednesday 10 April 2019HOME, Manchester (¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Festival)This week, I was at HOME Manchester for the press night of Kingdom for North Manchester FM. A (slightly) shorter...
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Review: Visitors (Oldham Coliseum Theatre)
Thursday 18 April 2019Oldham ColiseumOn Thursday, I was at the press night of Visitors at Oldham Coliseum, for North Manchester FM. You can hear my (slightly shorter) review of the play on Tuesday’s...
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Poirot Project: Dead Man’s Mirror (review)
This post is part of my 2016-19 Poirot Project. You can read the full story of why I’m doing this in my Introduction post. The previous post was an introduction to one of the minor recurring characters...
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My Year in Books 2019: April
I'm carrying on my blog review project for another month... though I've pretty much gone back to crime fiction and some favourite authors for this month. No domestic noir for me in April!In case you're...
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Review: Richard III (Headlong Theatre)
Tuesday 30 April 2019HOME, ManchesterOn Tuesday, I was at the press night of Headlong Theatre’s production of Richard III at HOME Manchester, on behalf of North Manchester FM. I’ll be playing a...
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Game Review: Phantasmat: The Dread of Oakville (first play)
Developer: Eipix GamesPublisher: Big Fish GamesOriginal Release Date: 10th July 2015Platform: PCI’m continuing my journey through the Phantasmat series with the fourth title: The Dread of Oakville. The...
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Game Review: Phantasmat: Behind the Mask Collector’s Edition (first play)
Developer: Eipix GamesPublisher: Big Fish GamesOriginal Release Date: 18th December 2015Platform: PCI did intend my next post to be a Poirot Project one (I’m up to ‘Jewel Robbery at the Grand...
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My Year in Books 2019: May
Another month of book reviews from me. I found a bit of time to read a selection of genres, though I seem to be quite fixed on female authors. Maybe I need to challenge myself to read more male...
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Review: dressed. (This Egg)
On Tuesday, I was at the press night of dressed. at HOME Manchester, on behalf of North Manchester FM. I’ll be playing a version of this review on Saturday’s Hannah’s Bookshelf, but here’s the blog...
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Review: Yvette (China Plate)
Friday 7th June 2019The Studio, Royal Exchange, ManchesterOn Friday, I attended a performance of Yvette at The Studio, Royal Exchange, on behalf of North Manchester FM. I’ll be playing a version of...
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Review: The Hired Man (Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch/Hull Truck Theatre/Oldham...
On Thursday, I was at Oldham Coliseum for the press night of The Hired Man, on behalf of North Manchester FM. I played the shorter version of my review on this week’s Hannah’s Bookshelf, but here’s the...
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Review: The Basement Tapes (Zanetti Productions)
Tuesday 25th June 2019HOME, Manchester (Incoming Festival)I was at HOME Manchester again this week to see The Basement Tapes, one of the productions on this year’s Incoming Festival programme. I’ll be...
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My Year in Books 2019: June
I only got chance to read three novels this month, sadly, as other stuff kept getting in the way. I'm halfway through a fourth one at the moment, but since there's only six hours of the month left, I...
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Review: Electrolyte (Wildcard)
Sunday 30th June 2019HOME, Manchester (Incoming Festival)I was at HOME, Manchester on Sunday to see Electrolyte, one of the productions in this year’s Incoming Festival programme. I’ll be reviewing the...
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