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BWW Interview: Ashley Gilmour
The actor talks the new UK tour of Miss Saigon. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 25th anniversary, ashley gilmour, book tickets, broadwayworld, cameron mackintosh, chris, interview, jon jon briones, lea salonga, love, miss saigon, musical, romance, tour, vietnam, war
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Gloria, Hampstead Theatre
American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins asserts that the nightmarish workplace depicted in Gloria bears little resemblance to his time at the New Yorker, but that tension between truth and imagination adds a nicely meta layer to this spiky portrait of the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged brandon jacobs-jenkins, broadwayworld, colin morgan, ellie kendrick, gloria, hampstead theatre, london, magazine, media, office, play, review, theatre, tragedy, work
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Colour, architecture and thrillers
On my June MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: True colours See the world in a new way, thanks to Hella Jongerius’s Design Museum exhibition Don’t miss: Architecture central Highlights of this year’s London Festival of Architecture Commuter corner Amanda … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Journalism
Tagged amanda craig, architecture, art, book, breathing colour, colour, commute, commuter, design museum, drama, exhibition, fiction, gallery, Hella Jongerius, homecoming, london festival of architecture, magazine, moveto, moveto town and country, podcast, read, the lie of the land
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BWW Interview: Sisters Grimm
Composer Ella Spira and choreographer Pietra Mello-Pittman on new dance musical Voices of the Amazon. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged amazon, ballet, book tickets, brazil, broadwayworld, capoeira, choreographer, composer, dance, dancing, ella spira, environmental, green, interview, jeremy irons, london, music, musical, pietra mello-pittman, rainforest, sadlers wells, sisters grimm, theatre, voices of the amazon
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BWW Interview: Jon Brittain
The playwright on the West End return of Rotterdam. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged arts theatre, book tickets, broadwayworld, gay, interview, jon brittain, lesbian, olivier award, play, playwright, rotterdam, sexuality, theatre, transgender, west end
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BWW Interview: Sara Poyzer
The West End’s new Donna talks Mamma Mia! Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abba, actress, book tickets, broadwayworld, donna, interview, mamma mia, musical, novello theatre, richard standing, sara poyzer, songs, the winner takes it all, west end
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Hamlet, Harold Pinter Theatre
Following a sold-out Almeida run, Robert Icke’s thoughtfully contemporary take on Shakespeare hits the West End, with its original cast mainly intact (Derbhle Crotty succeeds Juliet Stevenson as Gertrude on 4 July). The big draw, of course, is the superb … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew scott, broadwayworld, hamlet, harold pinter theatre, jessica brown findlay, juliet stevenson, review, robert icke, shakespeare, theatre, trump, west end
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BWW Interview: Andrew Polec and Christina Bennington
The stars of Jim Steinman’s musical Bat Out of Hell on landing the leads and working with Meat Loaf. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actor, andrew polec, bat out of hell, broadwayworld, christina bennington, interview, london coliseum, meat loaf, music, musical, rock n roll, west end
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BWW Interview: Killian Donnelly
The actor discusses playing Jean Valjean in the West End production of Les Miserables. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Anatomy of a Suicide, Royal Court
“My mother says you’re tragedy personified,” reports a precocious child to Carol, who recently attempted suicide. It’s typical of Alice Birch’s harrowing new play, which wrings blistering humour as well as despair from its accomplished portrait of women in pain … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alice birch, anatomy of a suicide, broadwayworld, depression, hattie morahan, kate o'flynn, katie mitchell, london, mother, review, royal court, suicide, theatre
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