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Tag Archives: agatha christie
Learn how London shows explore what it means to be British
From The Southbury Child to Henry V and Handbagged. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged agatha christie, all of us, brexit, british, family show, handbagged, henry v, horrible histories, london, london theatre, national identity, nhs, play, religion, shakespeares globe, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, the southbury child, theatre, west end, witness for the prosecution
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Agatha Christie’s secret life as a romance novelist
Hiding under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, Christie wrote stories that reflected the pain of her private life. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged agatha christie, author, book, giants bread, Mary Westmacott, murder mystery, radio, radio 4, radio play, romance, secret, telegraph
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Seek justice at the theatre
The best courtroom dramas and crime thrillers in London. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged agatha christie, courtroom drama, crime, drama, les miserables, london, murder mystery, musical, play, shakespeare, theatre, to kill a mockingbird, west end
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Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 2 is more of a who’s-in-it
Jonathan Pryce is the first celebrity guest at the Park Theatre. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged agatha christie, celebrity, emma thompson, ian mckellen, jonathan pryce, london, murder mystery, park theatre, play, star, stephen fry, telegraph, theatre, whodunnit unrehearsed 2
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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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BWW Interview: Fenella Woolgar
The actress discusses The Slaves of Solitude, the stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s novel, at Hampstead Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged 1940s, actress, adaptation, agatha christie, boarding house, bombing, book, broadwayworld, clive francis, doctor who, drama, fenella woolgar, film, forties, hampstead theatre, handbagged, harlots, henley, home fires, interview, introverted, jonathan kent, london, love, margaret thatcher, miss roach, mr thwaites, Nicholas Wright, novel, patrick hamilton, period drama, play, radio, romance, second world war, soldier, the blitz, the slaves of solitude, theatre, tv, vera drake, visit london, war, ww2
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Take Five! Spend your tea break with Zoe Wanamaker
As Elegy opens at Donmar Warehouse, here are five of Zoe Wanamaker’s indelible performances. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged agatha christie, all my sons, ariadne oliver, arthur miller, beatrice, benedick, broadwayworld, chekhov, doctor who, donmar warehouse, drama, elegy, film, harry potter, josie rourke, much ado about nothing, national theatre, nick payne, poirot, prime suspect, rsc, simon russell beale, stage, the cherry orchard, theatre, tv, zoe wanamaker
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Dark night of the soul
With David Suchet hanging up his waxed moustache, the best place to get your whodunit kicks is now the West End, either in form of genuine thriller The Woman in Black or glorious movie pastiche The 39 Steps. Adding to their number is … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged agatha christie, crime, david suchet, film, hitchcock, imogen stubbs, jack huston, laurence fox, lewis, london, miranda raison, movie, murder, patricia highsmith, poirot, review, spooks, strangers on a train, the 39 steps, theatre, thriller, train, west end, woman in black
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The People Show 121
People Show is Britain’s longest surviving alternative theatre company, debuting in 1966, and the joy of their 121st outing is its unabashed, old-fashioned entertainment. This zany lampooning of the whodunit takes pot shots at everything from Agatha Christie and Taggart to Prime Suspect and … Continue reading
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Tagged a touch of cloth, agatha christie, bob dylan, charlie brooker, cluedo, comedy, crime, detective, drama, hercule poirot, monty python, one man two guvnors, people show, prime suspect, taggart, the 39 steps, west end, whodunnit
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