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Category Archives: Theatre
Kwame Kwei-Armah interview
I spoke to the Young Vic’s Artistic Director about his theatre journey, ahead of a dedicated BBC imagine documentary. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged actor, alan yentob, artistic director, bbc, bbc imagine, black, black lives matter, casualty, coronavirus, death of a salesman, director, documentary, elminas kitchen, fairview, immigrant, interview, kwame kwei-armah, lockdown, london, play, playwright, race, the arts, the i paper, theatre, tv, writer, young vic
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Jekyll & Hyde, Burberry Inspire and Indoors
Drew McOnie’s stylish dance thriller for the Old Vic, Northern Ballet joins forces with American Ballet Theatre for a transatlantic digital project, and Scottish Ballet’s lockdown work featuring 28 doors and 36 dancers. Read my The i Paper picks here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged american ballet theatre, ballet, burberry, burberry inspire, dance, dancing, digital, drew mconie, film, free, indoors, jekyll and hyde, magic flute, mozert, new york, northern ballet, old vic, online, scottish ballet, sophie laplane, streaming, students, the i paper, watch, yorkshire
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The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Royal Opera House Online
ZooNation put their hip-hop spin on Lewis Carroll in this witty Kate Prince production – now available online. Read my full The i Paper pick here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alice in wonderland, breakdance, breaking, dance, dancing, digital, free, hip hop, kate prince, lewis carroll, lizzie gough, online, royal opera house, streaming, the i paper, the mad hatters tea party, tommy franzen, watch online, zoonation
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The Sleeping Beauty and DanceEast
The Royal Opera House’s sumptuous classic production casts a spell, while DanceEast shares highlights from its End of Year Shows. Check out my dance picks for The i Paper
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged ballet, cat week, contemporary dance, dance, danceeast, dancing, digital, free, fumi kaneko, online, performance, petipa, rose adagio, royal ballet, royal opera house, show, sleeping beauty, stream, streaming, students, the i paper, watch
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Songs for a New World, The Other Palace Digital
We’ve already had The Last Five Years in lockdown; now, we get a digital production of American composer Jason Robert Brown’s earliest work. A series of wistful pop/jazz numbers loosely linked thematically, rather than narratively, this 1995 abstract musical features various characters responding to a moment that upends … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged cedric neal, digital, jason robert brown, musical, online, rachel john, rachel tucker, ramin karimloo, review, singing, songs, songs for a new world, streaming, theartsdesk, theatre
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Hamilton review
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ground-breaking Hamilton – filmed, NT Live style, with the original Broadway cast at three performances in June 2016 – was meant to hit cinemas next autumn. Instead, in response to Covid-19, it’s now streaming on Disney+. Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, daveed diggs, disney plus, film, hamilfilm, hamilton, jonathan groff, leslie odom jr, lin-manuel miranda, movie, musical, renee elise goldsberry, review, streaming, the i paper, theatre, thomas kail
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Hamilton, Disney+
The movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights was meant to hit cinemas this summer, but, in response to Covid-19, has been put back to 2021. Instead, we get the early release on Disney+ of Miranda’s Hamilton – filmed, NT Live style, with the original Broadway cast at three … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, daveed diggs, digital, disney plus, film, founding father, hamilton, hip hop, immigrant, leslie odom jr, lin-manuel miranda, movie, musical, online, politics, rap, review, streaming, theartsdesk, watch
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The Last Five Years, The Other Palace Digital
A musical featuring two people who are physically separated? Jason Robert Brown’s work is a shutdown natural – as this new digital theatre version demonstrates. Lauren Samuels and Danny Becker, who play doomed lovers Cathy and Jamie, recorded their parts entirely in isolation, with Samuels (previously … Continue reading
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Tagged actress, arts, coronavirus, danny becker, digital, jason robert brown, Lauren Samuels, love, marriage, musical, online, relationship, review, social distancing, streaming, the last five years, the other palace, theartsdesk, theatre, writer
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Preview of The Last Five Years
A musical featuring two people physically separated throughout? Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years could be made for lockdown – as a new digital production aims to prove. Actors Lauren Samuels and Danny Becker, who play doomed lovers Cathy … Continue reading
