Reviews March 2022

25/02/2022 | Reform 1

Romantic self-doubt

CyranoDirected by Joe WrightCertificate 12a, 124 minutesReleased 25 February

Edmond Rostand’s 1897 romantic play Cyrano de Bergerac concerns a man who, because of his long nose, considers himself too ugly to tell the girl of his dreams and … Read More

The churches that make us: Maesyronnen Chapel

25/02/2022 | Reform

Continuing a series covering the breadth of churches in the URC, Reform visits Maesyronnen

Maesyronnen Chapel has many distinctions. It is the oldest Nonconformist church in Wales still in use, and among the earliest Nonconformist churches to be built there. … Read More

Here & now: Oliver Tomkins

25/02/2022 | Reform

Oliver Tomkins looks for a way out of Groundhog Day

It’s February 2020, and I’m on my annual Groundhog Day movies marathon. If you don’t know it, Groundhog Day is about a man stuck in a time-loop on 2 February, … Read More

I am… a refugee

25/02/2022 | Reform

Syrian refugees look back over ten years in exile

Marking the tenth anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war, in November and December Syrian exiles shared their stories under the tag #أنا_لاجئ (#Iamarefugee). These are some of their … Read More

Chapter & verse: Luke 4:1-13

25/02/2022 | Reform

George Mwaura gets to grips with temptation

During the season of Lent, churches often focus on three things: the temptation, how to resist, it and repentance. In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, the temptations come quickly after Jesus’ baptism … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘I immersed myself in Marconi, Melba and microphones’

25/02/2022 | Reform

As a writer and comedian, sometimes I get to pen columns like this one (thank you, Reform, for giving a stand-up a home, especially when all the gigs went quiet – I’m sure that for a few months in 2020, … Read More