2021: 50 reasons I was cheerful

28th December 2021

John Wyver writes: Herewith a selection of books, television, art, Twitter, journalism, films and just a little music that kept me going, kept me sane and kept me cheerful during what was too often an annus miserabilis. I have deliberately more

2020 and all that…

31st December 2020

Even if our initial instinct is to wish fervently to forget the year that's passing, we want to take just a moment to recall below the productions that we've worked on with wonderful collaborators over the past 12 months. Meanwhile, more

The disappearing Hamlet

19th April 2018

Our production with the Almeida of Robert Icke's staging of Hamlet only has a few days left on BBCiPlayer. You can catch it here until Monday 30 April. Hamlet captures the Almeida Theatre’s 2017 acclaimed production of William Shakespeare’s great play, recorded more

5 x 5 No 4: John’s list

30th December 2016

For the end of the annus horribilis of 2016, here is our fourth list of five cultural highlights from the past year. Each of the five of us at Illuminations has chosen five things, whether movies, television series, books, exhibitions or whatever, more

5 x 5 No 2: Todd’s list

29th December 2016

For the end of the annus horribilis of 2016, here is our second list of five cultural highlights from the past year. Each of the five of us at Illuminations has chosen five things, whether movies, television series, books, exhibitions or whatever, more

Reactions to Richard III on screen

3rd August 2016

Just under a fortnight ago we produced for Picturehouse Entertainment and the Almeida Theatre the cinema broadcast of the latter's production of Richard III. Directed on stage by Rupert Goold, this featured Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Redgrave and a truly exceptional more