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Category Archives: Film
Guide to The Time Traveller’s Wife musical in the West End
Audrey Niffenegger’s hit novel has already been adapted for screen – now, it comes to the stage. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged adaptation, apollo theatre, audry niffenegger, dave stewart, david hunter, eric bana, film, joanna woodward, joss stone, lauren gunderson, london, musical, rachel mcadams, rose leslie, Steven Moffat, the time travelers wife, the time travellers wife, the time travellers wife musical, theatre, theo james, tv, west end
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A complete guide to The Wizard of Oz in the West End
From the tale’s origins to its stage adaptations, MGM movie, and this latest Palladium revival. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, ashley banjo, book tickets, Dianne Pilkington, dorothy, film, gary wilmot, guide, jason manford, l frank baum, leicester curve, london, london palladium, london theatre, mgm, movie, musical, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, summer theatre, the wizard of oz, theatre, tim rice, west end, wicked movie, wicked musical
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A complete guide to George Gershwin musicals
From Funny Face to posthumous compilation musicals like Crazy For You, coming to the West End this summer. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged an american in paris, book tickets, charlie stemp, chichester, composer, crazy for you, fred astaire, george gershwin, gershwin, gillian lynne theatre, girl crazy, london, london theatre, musical, nice work if you can get it, porgy and bess, theatre, west end
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Before Strictly and Dancing With the Stars, Len Goodman was the British Fred Astaire
The toe-tapper extraordinaire brought his deep knowledge of dance history to primetime TV – and carried on the ballroom tradition to the end. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, TV
Tagged anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, claudia winkleman, dance, dancing, dancing with the stars, dead, died, fred astaire, ginger rogers, it takes two, len goodman, mad hot ballroom, marcus hilton, musical, Pierre Dulaine, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv, vernon castle, Victor Silvester
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Sam Neill’s memoir delves into cancer, Jurassic Park – and some painful celebrity tales
Did I Ever Tell You This? ranges from emotional intensity to pithy insider quips, all told in an endearingly earthy style. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Fiction, Film, Journalism
Tagged autobiography, book, cancer, celebrity, did i ever tell you this, hollywood, hugh grant, jurassic park, memoir, meryl streep, review, sam neill, telegraph
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Oscars 2023: Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor as Everything Everywhere dominates
I live-blogged the 95th Academy Awards. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, TV
Tagged academy awards, all quiet on the western front, best picture, blog, brendan fraser, everything everywhere all at once, film, hollywood, jamie lee curtis, michelle yeoh, movie, oscar winners, oscars, oscars 2023, recap, review, telegraph, the whale, winner
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Everything you need to know about Mrs Doubtfire in the West End
The musical adaptation is coming to the Shaftesbury Theatre. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged book tickets, broadway, drag, family, film, london, london theatre, movie, mrs doubtfire, musical, robin williams, shaftesbury theatre, theatre, west end
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What Vanity Fair’s cover stars tell us about modern Hollywood
The magazine’s annual Oscars cover line-up proves one thing: the biggest stars now come from the small screen. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, TV
Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, academy awards, actor, actress, ana de arnas, austin butler, baftas, celebrity, cover, elvis, emma corrin, florence pugh, hollywood, Hoyeon, Jeremy Allen White, julia garner, magazine, marvel, oscars, Rege-Jean Page, selena gomez, star, streaming, telegraph, tv, vanity fair
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A complete guide to Groundhog Day
Tim Minchin’s musical adaptation is returning to the Old Vic. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andie macdowell, andy karl, bill murray, book tickets, film, groundhog day, london, london theatre, movie, musical, old vic, play, theatre, tim minchin, west end
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