A reboot of Peter Shaffer’s play hopes to repeat the 1984 film’s magic and lure a fresh audience to classical music Forty years ago, Amadeus won eight Oscars, four Baftas and four Golden Globes – and ...

Amadeus lands on Sky Atlantic today, a new adaptation by Giri/Haji's Joe Barton of the 1979 play by Peter Schaffer. As you'll know if you've seen the play, or more likely the Oscar-hoovering movie ...

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“The formula for Amadeus, airing nightly till Christmas, is simple: take the multiple Oscar-winning 1984 movie of the same name as a template and turn every dial up to 11. This version is louder, ...

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If any series has had an uphill battle to convince viewers of its worth, it's surely Sky's new drama Amadeus. Remakes are always put to greater scrutiny in this regard, and while Amadeus isn't ...

Amadeus, featuring Will Sharpe in the role of the renowned composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, premieres today on Sky Atlantic and NOW. This five-episode period drama charts the ascent and descent of ...

Will Sharpe plays Mozart with a blend of reckless self-indulgence, sexual promiscuity and child-like enthusiasm, even if he doesn’t stretch to the manic extremes of Tom Hulce’s performance in Milos ...

Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany’s new TV drama is flat, airless and banal. It’s a crass affair with a thin, half-hearted performance from Sharpe Here’s my position. If you are going to create a ...

The first time Paul Bettany’s stuffy court composer Salieri sees Mozart is when he’s having sex. Bored and hungry at a Vienna society party, Salieri nips into an ante room where trays of delicacies ...