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The Critic

Duration: 1h40m
Dates: Fri 20 - Thu 26 Sep 2024

The Critic is a deliciously dark and sharp-witted thriller set in 1930s London ‘theatreland’ featuring an all-star cast including Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai and Lesley Manville. When the most feared and vicious theatre critic in town Jimmy Erskine (McKellen), finds himself suddenly in the crosshairs of the Daily Chronicle’s new owner David Brooke (Strong), he strikes a sinister Faustian pact with struggling actress Nina Land (Arterton) who is desperate to win his favour.

An older man wearing a suit and bowler hat smiles.
The Critic
An older man in a bowler hat and a young woman wearing a fur coat stand outside.
The Critic
An older man wearing a suit and bowler hat smiles.
The Critic
An older man in a bowler hat and a young woman wearing a fur coat stand outside.
The Critic
An older man wearing a suit and bowler hat smiles.
The Critic
An older man in a bowler hat and a young woman wearing a fur coat stand outside.
The Critic

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