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Nemo wins Eurovision for Switzerland after controversial grand final
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged bbc, croatia, Eden Golan, eurovision, eurovision 2024, eurovision song contest, gaza, graham norton, greta thunberg, israel, joost klein, live blog, loreen, malmo, nemo, olly alexander, protests, recap, review, sweden, switzerland, telegraph, the code, the netherlands, tv, winner
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Strictly The Professionals, London Palladium
Few surprises, but this tour thrills with the show’s uniting magic.
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dancing, london, london palladium, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly live tour, strictly the professionals, telegraph, theatre, tv, west end
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The tragic fate of the family behind the ‘dress that broke the internet’
In 2015, a debate about a dress’s colour went viral – but the man behind it has now pleaded guilty to endangering his wife’s life.
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Tagged arrested, blue and black, broke the internet, Cecilia Bleasdale, glasgow, grace johnston, high court, keir johnston, telegraph, the dress, viral, white and gold
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Spirited Away, London Coliseum
The sheer scope of this magical Studio Ghibli adaptation is thrilling.
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged animation, drama, film, japanese, john caird, london, london colisem, london theatre, movie, musical, play, review, spirited away, studio ghibli, theatre, west end
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The unlikely relationship between Russell Brand, Bear Grylls and God
The survival expert and Christian played a key part in the recent baptism of the disgraced comedian.
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Tagged adventurer, alpha course, baptised, baptism, bear grylls, bear hunt, boy scouts, christian, comedian, comic, disney plus, faith, friends, god, netflix, running wild, russell brand, survivalist, telegraph, thames, tv, wildlife
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Top West End musicals to see this summer
From Kiss, Me Kate to Hello, Dolly!
Why I created a parody of Woman’s Hour
Comedian Lorna Rose Treen has turned her experiences into a spoof Radio 4 series, Time of the Week.
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Tagged bbc, comedian, comedy, emma barnett, jane garvey, jenni murray, lorna rose treen, parody, radio, radio 4, radio comedy, spoof, telegraph, time of the week, womans hour, women
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Hop it, Shakespeare – 8 adaptations that beat the Bard’s original
As three new adaptations open in the West End, we count down the greatest takes on his work.
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 10 things i hate about you, adaptation, ballet, barbican, bard, drama, falstaff, jamie lloyd, kiss me kate, london, musical, play, romeo and juliet, royal ballet, royal opera house, shakespeare, the winters tale, theatre, tom holland, west end, west side story
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Learn more about James Graham’s career ahead of Boys from the Blackstuff
From plays Dear England and This House to TV hits like Sherwood, Graham is unstoppable.
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Tagged book tickets, boys from the blackstuff, broadway, dear england, drama, film, gareth southgate, garrick theatre, james graham, london, london theatre, musical, national theatre, play, playwright, quiz, sherwood, tammy faye, theatre, this house, tv, west end, writer
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Cycles, Boy Blue, Barbican
A turbo-charged British dance troupe hits new heights.
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