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Keith Allen

September 2024

  • Keith Allen in 1984.

    1984 review – Keith Allen’s sadistic superior emanates controlled rage

    Allen gives a capable performance in an arresting production that gives a chilling sense of state control – but the central romance fails to fizz

May 2024

  • Deserving everything they get … eccleston, Fox and McGregor in Shallow Grave.

    Shallow Grave review – Danny Boyle’s Edinburgh noir debut is a triple-crossing treat

    Obnoxious flatmates Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox get way more than they bargained for with the arrival of enigmatic Keith Allen and a suitcase full of cash

April 2024

  • Keith Allen in a white T-shirt and black jacket, holding a pair of yellow-tinted glasses.

    Film & Music reader interview
    Keith Allen: ‘Your implication is my life’s a failure and I’d be happier had I lost my manhood’

    The actor, musician and all-round subversive talks about getting his own back on critic AA Gill, his favourite football song and why he’d really like a part that involves lying down

March 2024

  • Actor Keith Allen

    Film & Music reader interview
    Post your questions for Keith Allen

    The actor, musician and troublemaker known for everything from Trainspotting to Fat Les opens himself up to your interrogations

September 2022

  • Cheekily entertaining … Keith Allen as Malcolm Stone in Rehab: The Musical.

    Rehab: The Musical review – 90s pop star hits the road to recovery

    Featuring Keith Allen as a scheming PR man, this heartfelt comedy drawn from songwriter Grant Black’s own experiences is often great fun

August 2022

  • ‘This wig wasn’t from a joke shop – it cost 200 quid’ … Allen in character.

    ‘The first time I did cocaine, I thought: That’s expensive’ – Keith Allen on his wild years

    He blazed through the 90s, an explosive mix of hellraising laddishness and sheer comic talent. As the 68-year-old resurfaces in Rehab, a musical about a drug-addicted pop star, he hits the Groucho to relive his triumphs and ponder his regrets

April 2022

  • Shanaya Rafaat, Mathew Horne and Keith Allen in The Homecoming.

    The Homecoming review – Pinter’s wickedly funny drama with a warped fairytale twist

    On a spectacular set creating Nosferatu-like shadows, Keith Allen expertly negotiates patriarch Max’s rapid turns in a bleakly humorous production exploring relationships

September 2021

  • La Cha Cha.

    La Cha Cha review – caravan park comedy is fun, for the cast

    Antics of ageing misfits living off-grid have a decidedly sitcom feel, but don’t expect to laugh

January 2021

  • Luke Evans as Steve Wilkins in The Pembrokeshire Murders.

    TV review
    The Pembrokeshire Murders review – no glory for violent, rotten crimes

    ITV’s gripping drama tells the story of the hunt for serial killer John Cooper, with justice for the victims central to the narrative

September 2018

  • Mark Umbers (David Garrick) and Keith Allen (William Hogarth) in The Taste Of The Town from Hogarth's Progress by Nick Dear @ Rose Theatre, Kingston. Directed by Anthony Banks. (Opening 29-09-18) ©Tristram Kenton 09-18 (3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com

    Hogarth's Progress review – dazzling double bill charts artist's path to woe

  • Head shot of Lily Allen with pink hair, against pink background

    Lily Allen: ‘I was pretty brazen with all my behaviour. I just didn’t care'

December 2015

  • Peter Mullan and Ewan Stewart in Hector

    Hector review – social realism unrelated to the real world

    First-time writer-director Jake Gavin’s sweet portrait of homelessness is far removed from Ken Loach’s gritty, desperate dramas

October 2015

  • John Sessions as Arthur Lowe in We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story on BBC2.

    TV and radio blog
    We’re Doomed! A first look at John Sessions in BBC2's Dad’s Army Story

  • Freema Agyeman in North v South.

    North v South review – Romeo and Juliet caught up in gang war

March 2014

  • Keith Allen

    Charlie Lyne's home entertainment
    Unlawful Killing, now on YouTube

    'Given the clunkiness, you suspect the bulk of Al Fayed's reported £2.5m investment was spent finding anyone willing to lend their names to the project'

April 2013

  • smack family robinson

    Smack Family Robinson; Before the Party; A Doll's House – review

    The Robinson clan are a riot, Maugham's Skinners fail to gel and Ibsen's unhappy Helmers are captivating, writes Kate Kellaway

March 2013

  • Keith Allen

    Portrait of the artist
    Keith Allen, actor – portrait of the artist

    Actor Keith Allen talks about his kids Lily and Alfie, his love of Shelley and why he is no coward
  • Noises Off

    This week's new theatre
    This week's new theatre

    Noises Off | Smack Family Robinson | Quiz Show | Before The Party | The Bloody Ballad | Rogue Herries

  • Keith Allen

    My family values
    Keith Allen: My family values

    The actor talks about how his father's strictness inspired him to be a different kind of dad. By Rosanna Greenstreet

September 2012

  • The Establishment Club – review

    Phil Nichol's firecracker performance is one of the few highlights in a revival weighed down by George Galloway, writes Brian Logan

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