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The Red Bird Sings: the bizarre true story of how a ghost testified in court
Aoifa Fitzpatrick draws on an extraordinary 1897 trial in a debut novel that’s a blend of courtroom drama, murder mystery and feminist fable. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged america, Aoifa Fitzpatrick, book, courtroom, crime, fiction, ghost, Greenbrier Ghost, murder, novel, review, telegraph, the red bird sings, trial
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Best of Enemies, Noel Coward Theatre
James Graham’s play hits the West End, with Zachary Quinto joining the cast. Read my full London Theatre review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1968, america, best of enemies, david harewood, debate, drama, election, gore vidal, james graham, jeremy herrin, london, london theatre, noel coward theatre, play, president, review, theatre, tv, west end, william f buckley, young vic, zachary quinto
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The Revolutionary War brings a new moral dilemma in season 6
Outlander star Sophie Skelton reveals all. Read my full Radio Times article here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged america, brianna fraser, interview, outlander, radio times, revolution, season 6, sophie skelton, starz, tv, war
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Best of Enemies, Young Vic
Could any political play top the current seething drama in Westminster? Perhaps not, but James Graham’s latest is another fascinating slice of history that feels all too pertinent. Read my full London Theatre review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abc, america, debate, democrat, drama, gore vidal, headlong, history, james baldwin, james graham, jeremy herrin, london, london theatre, play, political, politics, republican, review, theatre, tv, william f buckley, young vic
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Rags: The Musical, Park Theatre
“Take our country back!” is the rallying cry of the self-identified “real” Americans gathered to protest the arrival of immigrants. It could be a contemporary Trump rally – or, indeed, the nastier side of current British political discourse – but in fact this scene … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged america, brexit, fiddler on the roof, immigrant, jewish, london, musical, new york, park theatre, rags, review, stephen schwartz, theartsdesk, theatre, trump
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Alexander Hamilton
Visiting the great man’s native Nevis is a must for fans of the hit musical. Read my full Visitor magazine article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alexander hamilton, america, birthplace, broadway, caribbean, charlestown, exhibition, founding father, hamilton, hamilton house, hip hop, history, hurricane, lin-manuel miranda, magazine, museum, musical, nevis, puerto rico, slavery, st kitts, tourist, travel, visit, visitor, west end
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Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer, Hampstead Theatre
We’ve had Chess the musical; now, here’s Chess the play. Tom Morton-Smith, who has experience wrestling recent history into dramatic form with the acclaimed Oppenheimer, turns his attention to the 1972 World Chess Championship in Reykjavík, in which American challenger Bobby Fischer battled the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky. … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 70s, america, bobby fischer, boris spassky, chess, cold war, hampstead theatre, iceland, london, play, ravens, review, soviet union, theartsdesk, theatre, tom morton-smith, world chess championship
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The American Clock, Old Vic
This year’s unofficial Arthur Miller season – following The Price and ahead of All My Sons at the Old Vic and Death of a Salesman at the Young Vic – now turns to his 1980 work, The American Clock, inspired in part by Miller’s own memories of … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged america, arthur miller, capitalism, clarke peters, communism, golda rosheuvel, great depression, london, music, old vic, play, rachel chavkin, review, the american clock, theartsdesk, theatre, wall street crash
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Violet, Charing Cross Theatre
Following Caroline, or Change and Fun Home, the UK is blessed with another work from American composer Jeanine Tesori – this the British premiere of her 1997 musical Violet, which had a Sutton Foster-starring Broadway production in 2014. If not as refined as that exquisite duo, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged america, charing cross theatre, jeanine tesori, kaisa hammarlund, london, musical, review, sixties, theartsdesk, theatre, violet, west end
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