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Telegraph articles
I spent a fantastic six months as a cultural commissioning editor and regular writer at the Telegraph. I hope to migrate all those articles across at some point, but for now you can find them at my author page here
All the performers returning to iconic roles in the West End and beyond
This is a great time to see the definitive portrayals of some of the best roles in theatre. Not only are there numerous fantastic revivals and returning productions in town, but the lead actors who previously starred in those shows … Continue reading
Showbiz is back – and in full swing: a jubilant Broadway bonanza at the Proms
Musical theatre hasn’t had much cause for celebration this past year, nor the Proms, which were moved online in 2020. Thankfully, both are now reunited with live audiences, as jubilantly demonstrated at Saturday night’s Broadway bonanza. Read my full Telegraph … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bbc, broadway, jamie parker, london, musical theatre, proms, review, telegraph, theatre, west end
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Bagdad Cafe, Old Vic
Bagdad is a ghost town. Stranded in California’s Mojave desert, it once served mine workers, then travellers on Route 66, but was subsequently abandoned and its buildings razed. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bagdad cafe, emma rice, london, old vic, play, review, telegraph, theatre
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Finally, tourists can return to the West End – and Theatreland can flex its economic muscle
After a less-than-liberating Freedom Day was pulverised by the pingdemic, the theatre industry sorely needed some good news. So, three cheers for the government’s announcement that England will drop restrictions for the fully vaccinated in August and also reopen its borders, without quarantine, … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged covid, julian bird, london, musical, play, telegraph, theatre, vaccine, west end
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Jodie Whittaker deserved better than Chris Chibnall’s Doctor Who boys’ club
Who will be the new stars of Who? It was announced today that Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to ever play the Doctor, and showrunner Chris Chibnall will step down after next year’s special episodes of the BBC juggernaut. Read my full … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged bbc, chris chibnall, doctor who, jodie whittaker, telegraph
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium
Go go go Joseph! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest work, Cinderella, is still yet to open thanks to the pingdemic, but his very first is up and running again. Laurence Connor’s buoyant revival of Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Biblical musical charmed … Continue reading
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Tagged joseph, london, london palladium, london theatre, musical, review, theatre, west end
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Constellations, Vaudeville Theatre
In 2012, playwright Nick Payne dazzled audiences with his fiendishly clever play that merges relationship drama with theories about quantum mechanics, superstrings, and the multiverse. Now it’s back in the West End. Read my full London Theatre review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged constellations, doctor who, drama, london, nick payne, peter capaldi, play, review, sheila atim, theatre, vaudeville theatre, west end, zoe wanamaker
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Hairspray, London Coliseum
On a night of jubilation for English football fans, there was ample cause for celebration in the West End, too. Theatre came roaring back with a bright and big-hearted musical, ecstatically received by the London Coliseum audience. Read my full London Theatre … Continue reading
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Tagged hairspray, london, london theatre, michael ball, musical, review, theatre, west end
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Under Milk Wood, National Theatre
Why do we tell stories? Lyndsey Turner’s emotive staging of Dylan Thomas’s 1953 play for voices proffers some profound ideas: to heal familial bonds, to find lucidity in the murkiness of dementia, and to reach much-needed catharsis after a long … Continue reading
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Tagged dylan thomas, london, michael sheen, national theatre, play, review, theatre, under milk wood
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