Category Archives: Journalism

Woolf Works: At 59, Alessandra Ferri shines like a balletic Meryl Streep

The great dancer elevates much of this revival of Wayne McGregor’s elegiac, pensive 2015 triptych (but not the maddening middle section). Read my full Telegraph review here

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From the classroom to the trenches, a gay love story for the ages

Alice Winn’s heartrending debut novel In Memoriam, set during the First World War, brings history wrenchingly to life. Read my full Telegraph review here

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A complete guide to all the songs in The Phantom of the Opera

Learn more about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music of the night. Read my full London Theatre article here

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Shirley Valentine, Duke of York’s Theatre

Sheridan Smith casts a spell in Willy Russell’s endearing, if dated, one-woman play. Read my full London Theatre review here

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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

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Medea, @sohoplace

Sophie Okonedo takes on the patriarchy in this spellbinding staging. Read my full London Theatre review here

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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

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Sylvia, Old Vic

Beverley Knight leads an inspiring but overstuffed hip-hop Suffragette musical. Read my full London Theatre review here

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A complete guide to all the songs in Oklahoma!

Oh what a beautiful score! The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is now in the West End. Read my full London Theatre article here

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Standing at the Sky’s Edge, National Theatre

This soul-stirring Sheffield musical is a homegrown triumph. Read my full London Theatre review here

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