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Jazz roots
Zak Nemorin discusses his enlightening new documentary, which explores the true origins of jazz dance. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged bob fosse, dance, dancing, dancing times, documentary, film, history, interview, jazz, jazz dance, jazz dancing, musical, origin, race, roots, stage, tv, zak nemorin
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‘They’re making up the rules as they go along’: the theatre producer trapped between tiers
The reveal of which areas are in which tier is “bittersweet” news for theatre producer Kenny Wax. He’s had two companies – one touring, one West End – rehearsing the musical SIX in adjacent rooms. Yesterday, the former group learnt their production won’t be opening as … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged audience, book tickets, christmas, covid, december, government, kenny wax, london, lowry, manchester, musical, pantomime, producer, queendom, salford, six, six the musical, stage, telegraph, theatre, tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, tier system, tiers, west end
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Meet the doorstep carol singers determined to get the nation wassailing
As coronavirus restrictions threaten to steal Christmas cheer, carol singing has been at the forefront of people’s minds this week. An open letter sent to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, signed by heavyweights like composer John Rutter, singer Aled Jones, violinist … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged carol, carols, christmas, covid, doorstep carols, free, hamilton, home, kerbside carols, les miserables, maria friedman, mary poppins, music, performance, safe, show, singing, telegraph, west end
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‘Online gigs aren’t the same’: one comedian’s journey from stage to supermarket tills
“My first day working in the supermarket,” the comedian Lauren Pattison remembers, “was a year ago to the day that I’d been doing stand-up at Sydney Opera House.” Read my full Telegraph interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged comedian, comedy, comic, covid, interview, lauren pattison, lockdown, supermarket, telegraph
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‘To call arts freelancers “lazy” is dangerous’: the comedian packing Amazon boxes
It was meant to be a busy 2020 for comedian Will Duggan. “I was the tour support for Sofie Hagen, so I had all those gigs booked in, seven months of work, plus I was getting ready for the Edinburgh Festival. … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged comedian, comedy, comic, coronavirus, covid, government, interview, lockdown, telegraph, Will Duggan
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What the tier system means for your Christmas trip to the theatre
Theatre is back – or is it? Fuelling existential uncertainty akin to a Beckett play, Boris Johnson has announced a more draconian tier system post-lockdown – but without specific details of how it will apply to entertainment venues, or which tiers they will … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged book tickets, booking, christmas, coronavirus, covid, december, les mis, les miserables, london, musical, panto, pantomime, play, restrictions, show, theatre, tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, tier system, tiers, west end
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‘Inappropriate’, ‘grotesque’: why the outrage over Caroline Quentin’s Strictly arm-lick is justified
Strictly is no stranger to peculiar moves. There was John Sergeant dragging his partner across the floor like a wet towel in his paso doble. Russell Grant being fired out of a cannon. And who can forget Ed Balls’ infamous … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, caroline quentin, dance, dancing, johannes radebe, lick, lick gate, strictly, strictly come dancing, student, teacher, teaching, telegraph, tv
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‘Diana was a cat – a pampered, domesticated cat’: how Emma Corrin learnt to move like a princess
Who links Freddie Mercury, Elvis, Princess Diana and Bond’s latest nemesis? The in-demand movement director Polly Bennett, who helped Rami Malek to an Oscar for Bohemian Rhapsody, and is a key member of The Crown’s creative team. Read my full Telegraph interview here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged bohemian rhapsody, elvis, emma corrin, film, gillian anderson, interview, james bond, josh o'connor, margaret thatcher, movement director, movie, netflix, no time to die, polly bennett, prince charles, princess diana, queen, rami malek, telegraph, the crown, the queen, the royal family, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 5
Well. This was not one of Strictly’s better outings. Our Staycation Blackpool Week sadly took all the worst elements of that usual jaunt – judging hysteria, inconsistent scores – without actually giving us the pleasure of performances at the Tower Ballroom. … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blackpool, caroline quentin, clara amfo, dance, dancing, dancing times, jamie laing, latin, maisie smith, ranvir singh, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv, week 5
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Lucky escape for Clara Amfo after viewers’ votes correct injustice on Strictly’s Blackpool special
Normally, we can chalk up the judges’ erratic Blackpool Week scoring to over excitement at being at the Tower Ballroom. What, then, to make of their bizarre decision-making while still in the studio? Can you get staycation sunstroke? Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blackpool, caroline quentin, clara amfo, dance, dancing, jamie laing, latin, maisie smith, ranvir singh, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv, week 5
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