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#AlanBennett written and #NicolasHytner directed historical comedy drama #TheChoral - starring #RalphFiennes, #RogerAllam, #MarkAddy, #AlunArmstrong, #RobertEmms and #SimonRussellBeale - is first of three today and at @cineworld.bsky.social

‘The Choral’ Review: Ralph Fiennes Conducts a Sweet-Sounding but Gently Rebellious Anti-War Oratorio

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‘The Choral’ Review: Ralph Fiennes Conducts a Sweet-Sounding but Gently Rebellious Anti-War Oratorio
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'The Choral' Review: Ralph Fiennes Conducts an Anti-War Oratorio

Starring Ralph Fiennes, Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner's 'The Choral' is a pleasant, low-key wartime tale that pushes against cozy expectations.

Variety
When some of your stock of tech. cables makes it on stage to be used as a prop., one can't help but feel a tad smug.
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The Choral review – Ralph Fiennes makes pleasant music in low-volume drama

The actor is a reliably committed presence in this gentle Alan Bennett-scripted first world war tale which might have worked better on stage

The Guardian