The Critic
Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.
101 mins
Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.
Rebecca Gethings
Joan
Debra Gillett
Mrs. Keefe
Jake Neads
Flamineo
Griffin Stevens
Lodovico
Oliver Shaw
Rowan
Tom Padley
Police Officer
Ed Madden
Ivan Franklin
Nick Moss
Blackshirt
Tom Rouvray
Giovanni
Louis Pieris
Doctor Julio
Aisling Longshaw
Cornelia
Magnus Gordon
Gasparo
Shanika Ocean
Zanche
Ross Armstrong
Oswald Mosley (uncredited)
Cara Ballingall
Daphne (uncredited)
Libbi Fox
Diana Guinness (uncredited)
Natalie Law
Nurse (uncredited)
Colleen Neary McClure
Wanda (uncredited)
Jonathan Sparrow
Stage Hand (uncredited)
David Thrower
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Paul Warwick
Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
David Gilbery
Producer
Tom Butterfield
Executive Producer
Naomi George
Executive Producer
David Gilbery
Executive Producer
Bill Kenwright
Producer
Beth Pattinson
Executive Producer
Luke Scrase
Executive Producer
Harry White
Executive Producer
David Higgs
Director of Photography
Lucienne Suren
Production Design
Eléonore Cremonese
Art Direction
Aline Leonello
Art Direction
Rosalind Grégoire
Art Direction
Amanda George
Set Decoration
Claire Finlay-Thompson
Costume Design
Samuel James
Wigmaker
Holly Jenkins
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Laura Schiavo
Makeup Designer
Heather Andrews
Foley Editor
Simon Gershon
Sound Designer
Judah Getz
ADR Mixer
Colin Gregory
Sound Mixer
Nigel Heath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Shaula Walker
Sound Effects Editor
Ruth Sullivan
Foley Artist