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‘Theatres need timelines based on evidence – you can’t turn it on and off like a tap’
Becoming the new president of the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) during a global pandemic might feel a bit like taking the wheel of the Titanic. But producer Eleanor Lloyd, who was elected by her fellow SOLT members a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged agatha christie, closure, coronavirus, covid, eleanor lloyd, emilia, emilia bassano, freelance, freelancer, government, interview, london, morgan lloyd malcolm, pandemic, play, producer, shakespeares globe, telegraph, theatre, west end, witness for the prosecution
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Strictly Speaking: Week 3
You know what I didn’t need during a week where I’ve barely slept, my body now programmed to wake up at 3am, lunge for my phone and frantically check the Philadelphia count? The absolute, unadulterated nightmare fuel that was Strictly … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blog, celebrity, competition, dance, dancing, dancing times, foxtrot, frozen, grease, jason bell, jive, latin, nicola adams, paso doble, ranvir singh, recap, review, star wars, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, the good the bad and the ugly, tv
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Strictly’s Movie Week: don’t bet against sharpshooter Bill Bailey being the last celebrity standing
Strictly’s messy Movie Week saw dances engulfed by themes – none more so than Jason Bell’s Death Star of a paso doble. In space, no one can hear you “Olé!”. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, celebrity, competition, dance, dancing, dreamgirls, film, grease, jason bell, judges, latin, movie, movie week, nicola adams, ranvir singh, recap, review, scd, scoring, star wars, strictly, strictly come dancing, technique, telegraph, the good the bad and the ugly, tv
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What A Carve Up!, Online
Jonathan Coe’s satirical thriller has been inventively adapted in this joint digital project between three theatres: The Barn, Lawrence Batley and New Wolsey. Presented as a Netflix true crime doc-meets-YouTube conspiracy, it’s a gripping watch. Read my full The i Paper review … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adaptation, alfred enoch, digital, fiona button, government, jonathan coe, murder, mystery, novel, online, play, review, satire, streaming, the i paper, theatre, thriller
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Lazuli Sky, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sadler’s Wells
“Finally, we’re back where we belong!” exclaims Carlos Acosta, introducing his belated premiere commission as director of Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB), and the first socially distanced production at Sadler’s Wells. What a way to mark World Ballet Day. Read my full The … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged ballet, birmingham royal ballet, carlos acosta, coronavirus, covid, dance, dancing, lazuli sky, lockdown, london, review, sadlers wells, social distancing, socially distanced, the i paper, theatre, will tuckett
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Six’s ruined reopening: ‘The cast moved and got tested – then I had to break the news on Zoom’
It’s been three times unlucky for Six in 2020. The British musical had to close its US production on what would have been opening night, as Broadway shuttered; local outbreaks scuppered its summer drive-in tour; and, now, the second lockdown has put back … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, christmas, coronavirus, covid, drive in, henry VIII, interview, kenny wax, lockdown, lockdown 2, london, musical, nimax, pandemic, producer, queendom, reopening, second lockdown, six, six musical, telegraph, theatre, tour, west end, wives
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‘No notice, no proper details’: the little bookshop fearing a second lockdown
“We feared a second lockdown might happen, but we wanted it earlier,” says Jonathan Main, owner of independent Bookseller Crow on the Hill in London’s Crystal Palace. “Locking down again during our second-busiest sales month of the year? Bad news.” … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged arts, book, books, bookshop, boris johnson, christmas, closed, cookbooks, crow on the hill, crystal palace, emily st john mandel, government, high street, interview, jonathan main, lockdown, lockdown 2, london, novel, pandemic, publisher, publishing, reading, sales, second lockdown, shop, station eleven, telegraph
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Strictly Speaking: Week 2
Is Strictly the last remaining thread holding this nation together? Arguably yes, given that the BBC had to cut away from Boris Johnson’s press conference on Saturday lest riots break out in the streets. Perhaps also because there are only so many … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blog, celebrity, competition, dance, dancing, dancing times, elimination, halloween, hrvy, jacqui smith, jamie laing, latin, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv, week 2
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Strictly Come Dancing 2020: week 2 recap – Jacqui Smith trotted round the ballroom like a drunk pony
As England is plunged back into lockdown, Jacqui Smith is locked out of the ballroom – and rightly so. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged american smooth, anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blog, caroline quentin, celebrity, dance, dance off, dancing, eliminated, hrvy, jacqui smith, jamie laing, latin, lockdown, maisie smith, paso doble, quickstep, recap, review, samba, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, technique, telegraph, tv, viennese waltz, week 2
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Socially Distanced Strictly
This year’s show looks very different with Covid regulations, but the spirit remains the same. Read the full Dancing Times article here
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Tagged audience, bbc, bill bailey, celebrity, coronavirus, covid, dance, dancing, dancing times, judges, masks, nicola adams, regulations, safety measures, same sex dance, scd, social distancing, socially distanced, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv
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