Rev Stan

I see a lot of plays and only slightly less films, then I write about them

By day I'm a business journalist by night I'm a theatre and cinema fan.

Re-discovered my love of theatre about five years ago and have been going up to four times a week ever since. I'll watch pretty much anything from something performed on a stage the size of a tea tray in a village hall to the West End and beyond (I went to New York to see a play once).

I am also a fairly regular contributor to the weekly As Yet Untitled London Theatre Podcast, if you want to hear me wittering on and others talking intelligently about what we've seen that week. You can find the podcasts at http://ayu-londontheatre.org/ or download on iTunes.

Then there are films. I like most films although I do see more foreign and independent movies these days. That said I still love a popcorn movie every now and again. I'm a Twilight fan, a Harry Potter fan and a LOTR's fan and I actually said something out load to Tom Cruise on screen (only once) during Mission Impossible IV.

What else do you need to know?

Well I love reading reviews and interviews but only after I've seen a film or play. I like to experience things first hand and these scribblings are really about those experiences. I will, of course, flag up if I think I might be giving something away about the plot so as not to spoil others enjoyment.

Ben Whishaw is my favourite actor and is possibly stalking me. Possibly.

Oh and I live in and love London which is quite handy really.