MATT BOOTHMAN

Reviewing the upholstery

11th September 2009 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

I spent a pleasant hour on Wednesday experiencing Theatretank's ÁTMAN, which involved wandering the residential streets and footpaths of south Wimbledon while listening to an abridged audio version of Peter Handke's Self-Accusation.
Theatretank's mp3 player setup was one of the better ones I've come across when investigating audio-assisted productions. The player was small and simple to use and, even better, came with a lanyard, so I could hang it around my...

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Rap Guide star Baba Brinkman rekindles an old debate

13th August 2009 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

"Congratulations on writing the first four star review in history without a single positive adjective! Utterly unquotable, but I do appreciate the stars : )"
Baba Brinkman, commenting on MattBoothman.com
So Baba Brinkman isn't satisfied with four stars, or with the accompanying review - which was, by the way, 50 per cent longer than my editor at the British Theatre Guide recommends for a Festival Fringe review, because I didn't feel I...

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The bearded man-witch doth protest too much

15th June 2009 | 21 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

Followers of my Twitter stream may already know my views on responding to criticism.  It's a debate most recently revived by Dame Judi Dench and Maureen Lipman, and this week I found myself on the receiving end.

A few weeks ago, I reviewed a production of Macbeth by Love&Madness at Riverside Studios for the British Theatre Guide.  One member of the ensemble, actor/composer Arran Glass, took exception to my criticism and...

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