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Category Archives: Theatre
Edinburgh Fringe faces the future: why a 2021 cancellation would be a ‘national tragedy’
Looming on the horizon is a huge decision for the arts industry: whether or not to proceed with an in-person Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2021. The world’s largest arts festival, which in 2018 featured more than 55,000 performances of 3,548 shows in … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged anthony alderson, cancelled, edinburgh, festival, fringe, interview, london, pleasance, telegraph, tier 3, tier 4, vaccine
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Park Theatre chief Jez Bond brands the Government’s strategy and Tier 4 ‘disastrous’
“It’s pretty disastrous.” That’s the view of Jez Bond, artistic director of London’s Park Theatre, of these last few weeks of Government decision-making, which have seen several regions plunged into first Tier 3 and then Tier 4 – meaning their theatres are … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged boris johnson, interview, jez bond, london, park theatre, play, telegraph, theatre, tier 4, tier system
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The theatre where Christmas is saved – thanks to ‘the Morecambe and Wise of Weston-super-Mare’
Christmas has been cancelled for most of Britain’s theatres, thanks to the Government’s tightening of tier restrictions, with venues all having to close if placed into tiers 3 and 4. But amidst the slew of bad news for the West … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged beauty and the beast, bristol, bristol old vic, christmas, comedy, interview, living spit, panto, pantomime, play, telegraph, theatre, tier 2, tom morris
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Why is Oliver Dowden ‘coming to the theatre one week and watching us close the next’?
London’s abrupt move into Tier 3, meaning that theatres have had to close their shows with very little notice, has decimated a slowly recovering sector. Producer Kenny Wax had just reopened his musical, SIX, at the Lyric Theatre in the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged closed, closure, covid, government, interview, kenny wax, london, musical, producer, six, six the musical, telegraph, tier 3, west end
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‘There is no evidence at all of theatres spreading Covid’: fury in London at Tier 3
The lights will have to dim in the West End yet again, thanks to the Government’s decision to plunge the capital into Tier 3 – just as London’s theatres were beginning to reopen. Arts leaders are understandably apoplectic. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged closed, closure, covid, government, interview, julian bird, london, solt, telegraph, theatre, tier 3, west end
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Breakin’ Convention: Social DisDancing, Sadler’s Wells, review: meet our future Olympic champions
Following the recent announcement that breakdancing is joining the Olympics in 2024, all eyes are on productions like Social DisDancing. Is this a world-class discipline? And will it, as hoped, attract a youthful demographic? Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged boy blue, breakdancing, breakin convention, breaking, dancing, jonzi d, olympic, olympics, review, sadlers wells, Social DisDancing, telegraph, theatre
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Oliver Dowden should be saving the arts, not nit-picking The Crown
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden recently asked Netflix to add a disclaimer informing viewers that The Crown is not wholly factual – a request that the streaming giant firmly denied. Now Josh O’Connor, who plays Prince Charles in the hit series, has labelled Dowden’s … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged Culture Secretary, government, josh o'connor, netflix, oliver dowden, prince charles, princess diana, royal family, telegraph, the arts, the crown, the queen, theatre, tv
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The West End is slowly reviving – the Government must not kill it with Tier 3
This past week has seen a miraculous rebirth: West End theatres opening their doors, and delighted audiences returning in (safely distanced) droves. Christmas entertainment is saved! Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged closed, covid, government, lockdown, london, telegraph, theatre, west end
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‘A phenomenon for decades’: should the Arts Council fund breakdancing?
It has been announced this week that breakdancing will joining the Olympics, making its competitive debut at the 2024 Paris Games – and bringing this popular dance form global attention. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Theatre
Tagged b-boy, breakdancing, breakin convention, breaking, dance, dancing, interview, jonzi d, olympics, telegraph
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