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The best theatre to stream this month: all rise for Rosamund Pike’s Inter Alia

The star delivers a breathtaking performance in Suzie Miller’s play about a judge under pressure, while Paddington gets everyone singing and Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy is back

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

Black Comedy: Mixes physical comedy and emotional cringe

3/5 Peter Shaffer’s farce at the Orange Tree Theatre is somewhat dated but crowd-pleasing nonetheless

Evening Standard · May 29

Black Comedy review – Peter Shaffer’s relentless farce provokes helpless laughter

A stealing sculptor struggles to keep his visitors in the dark, while they lope and grope with the lights out, in Shaffer’s escalating slapstick show

The Guardian - UK · May 28

Sky TV's Amadeus has a heartbreaking new ending — and it was 'frightening' for its cast to film

There's a big change to the Amadeus ending from the 1984 movie — and part of it was 'frightening' for the cast to film.

TechRadar · Dec 22, 2025

Amadeus review – this Mozart series is a pale, petty version of the movie it’s based on

Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany’s new TV drama is flat, airless and banal. It’s a crass affair with a thin, half-hearted performance from Sharpe

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2025

The true story behind Amadeus: Did Salieri really try to kill Mozart?

Sky’s Amadeus has hit our screens, but what is the truth about the rivalry between young Mozart and the older composer Salieri

Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2025

How to watch 'Amadeus' — stream mini-series online from anywhere

Reboot of award-winning play and film. A tale of genius and bitter rivalry at the court of Emperor Joseph II. Here's how to watch "Amadeus" online from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide · Dec 21, 2025

How Amadeus turns a wild rumour about Mozart and Salieri into unmissable Christmas TV

INTERVIEW : As Sky’s five-part drama hits our screens, stars Will Sharpe and Gabrielle Creevy plus writer Joe Barton talk to Patrick Smith about fiction straying from fact, risk-taking television, and whether the musical genius was neurodivergent

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2025

Amadeus review: This messy, sexy riot is a Christmas must-watch

4/5 This adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play pits Sharpe’s scamp Mozart against Paul Bettany’s stuffy Salieri to entertaining effect

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Amadeus: Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany bring Mozart and Salieri to life in this smart and sexy TV remake

Revisiting Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play Amadeus is no small feat. Joe Barton, the writer behind Netflix’s Black Doves, has taken on the challenge of reworking Shaffer’s dense account of Mozart’s life and legend into a five-episode series for Sky Atlantic. It’s a bold move: the original play – and the…

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025