British Comedy Guide

Bruce Robinson

  • Writer and director

Press clippings

Diaries of actor who inspired character of Withnail to be auctioned in London

Vivian MacKerrell - who really did drink lighter fluid - shared a house with Withnail and I director Bruce Robinson.

Sammy Gecsoyler, The Guardian, 25th June 2024

Withnail And I stage review

It is an impressively well-made piece of theatre, but whether there is a mainstream theatre audience for a 37-year-old cult film with some very dated attitudes remains to be seen.

Andrew Cowie, British Theatre Guide, 15th May 2024

Withnail And I stage review

Cult classic becomes an astonishing, rapier-sharp stage comedy.

Diane Parke, What's On Stage, 15th May 2024

Withnail And I stage review

Bruce Robinson's adaptation of his classic film gambols along at the Birmingham Rep, banishing memories of its original cast.

Clive Davis, The Times, 15th May 2024

Withnail And I stage review

A nostalgic reimagining of an 80s film, one for the fans.

Lauryn Brown, A Young(ish) Perspective, 15th May 2024

How Withnail & I went from cult to classic

The inside story of Bruce Robinson's beloved movie - and its darker take on the 60s - as a new book is released that will please fans hungry for more Withnail lore.

Ben Gilbert, i Newspaper, 13th October 2023

Withnail & I to premiere as stage show in 2024

Bruce Robinson's 1987 British comedy film Withnail & I is being adapted as a stage show. It will premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in May 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 12th October 2023

Withnail and I: Cult classic turns 30

Charting the travails of two out-of-work actors in the dying days of the 1960s, British film comedy Withnail and I has staggered to its 30th birthday. Star Richard E Grant looks back at its filming and considers whether anyone else could have tackled the role that put him on the road to Hollywood. Chin chin!

Simon Armstrong, BBC, 16th April 2017

Withnail & I: 10 reasons why it's the best UK comedy

Withnail and I is a melancholic masterpiece and one of the funniest British films ever made.

Ed Power, The Telegraph, 10th April 2017

Jack the Ripper: has Bruce Robinson solved the crime?

After 15 years of research, the director of Withnail & I believes he has cracked the most enduring mystery in British criminal history - and talks about Withnail & I and his own links to both stories.

Mick Brown, The Telegraph, 2nd October 2015

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