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Watch these fantastic musical theatre documentaries
Why not use the lockdown period to catch up on your musical theatre history? From the making of iconic shows to fascinating backstage tales and industry insight, these documentaries help to fill the stagey void. Read my full BroadwayWorld article … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged A Chorus Line, amazon, avenue q, backstage, behind the scenes, broadway, broadwayworld, come from away, company, documentary, in the heights, interview, les miserables, lockdown, merrily we roll along, miss saigon, musical, musical theatre, netflix, sondheim, stage, streaming, theatre, tony awards, video, watch, west end, wicked
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Cats, The Shows Must Go On
Cats is, declares composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, a show that doesn’t really have a story, but was beloved on stage because it’s “the ultimate theatrical experience”. That’s the point which Tom Hooper’s grotesque, nightmarish movie adaptation so profoundly missed, with its computer-generated monstrosities and ham-fisted attempts … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, cat, cats, elaine paige, film, gillian lynne, grizabella, james corden, jellicle, john mills, john napier, john partridge, judi dench, memory, movie, musical, rebel wilson, review, stage, stream, the shows must go on, theartsdesk, theatre, tom hooper, trevor nunn, ts eliot, watch online, west end
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Shobana Jeyasingh Dance: Configurations
Acclaimed contemporary company Shobana Jeyasingh Dance are now sharing work online, kicking off with their seminal 1988 Configurations. Reworked in 2012, it’s a ground-breaking collaboration between Jeyasingh and composer Michael Nyman. Read my full The i Paper top pick here
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Tagged asian, Bharata Natyam, Configurations, contemporary dance, dance, dancing, digital, free, india, indian, michael nyman, online, preview, review, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, stream, the i paper, top pick, watch
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BWW Interview: Dick Bird
The designer shares his process and discusses Scottish Opera’s Nixon in China. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadwayworld, design, designer, dick bird, interview, nixon, nixon in china, opera, props, scottish opera, set
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The Thread, Sadler’s Wells Online
The latest Sadler’s Wells digital offering is 2019’s The Thread, a luminous collaboration between choreographer Russell Maliphant and Oscar-winning composer Vangelis (Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner) for the Athens-based production company Lavris. It’s a striking, contemporary take on Greek folk dance and classical mythology, with a series of … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged contemporary dance, dance, dancing, digital, facebook, folk, free, greece, greek, online, russell maliphant, sadlers wells, stream, the thread, vangelis, youtube
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Rain, Sadler’s Wells Online
The latest Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage offering is a real treat for contemporary dance fans: leading choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s signature work, performed by her company, Rosas, at the venue in 2017. Read my full The i Paper review … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, contemporary dance, dance, dancing, digital, free, online, rain, review, rosas, sadlers wells, stream, the i paper, video
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Treasure Island, National Theatre at Home
Swaggering pirates, X marks the spot, a chattering parrot, “Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum”? All present and correct. But Bryony Lavery’s winning 2014 adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson for the National, directed by Polly Findlay, also features key updates and wonderfully creative ideas, plus … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adaptation, adventure, arthur darvill, children, doctor who, family, jim hawkins, kids, long john silver, national theatre, national theatre at home, nt live, patsy ferran, pirate, play, review, robert louis stevenson, ship, theartsdesk, theatre, treasure island, treasure map, yo ho ho, young audience
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BWW Interview: Anthony Alderson
The Artistic Director of the Pleasance discusses his time at the helm, dealing with the cancellation of this year’s Festival, and what the shutdown means for theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged anthony alderson, broadwayworld, cancelled, director, edinburgh, festival, fringe, interview, islington, london, plays, pleasance, theatre
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Drawing the Line, Hampstead Theatre online
This week’s gem from the Hampstead’s vaults is Howard Brenton’s political drama from 2013, telling the extraordinary, stranger-than-fiction story of Cyril Radcliffe and his 1947 mission: to arrange the Partition of India in just five weeks. A tale of battling ideologies, gross colonial arrogance and disregard, … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, clement attlee, cyril radcliffe, digital, drama, drawing the line, empire, free, hampstead theatre, hindhu, history, Howard Brenton, india, mountbatten, muslim, nehru, online, pakistan, partition of india, play, review, stream, streaming, theartsdesk, theatre, video, watch
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