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Tag Archives: arcola
Shock factor gone…but haunting tale is worth revisiting
Twenty years ago, Michael Billington decried the “pornographic” violence of Philip Ridley’s Ghost from a Perfect Place, archetypal in-yer-face theatre: brash, shocking, confrontational. This revival swaps Hampstead for, more appropriately, the Arcola, where its East End setting has particular resonance, … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged arcola, charles dickens, drama, east end, east london, gang, gangster, ghost from a perfect place, gothic, horror, in yer face theatre, islington gazette, london, murder, past, philip ridley, play, prison, review, theatre
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Sign language and competition controversy
My articles in the September issue of Dance Today, out now: Sign language A new project and an emerging company prove deafness needn’t be a barrier to dance Stepping Out The British Dance Council proposes separating mainstream and same-sex competitors New in the Dance Today section: Shall … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged arcola, ballroom, blackpool, british dance council, carousel, competition, contemporary, dance, dance today, dancing, deaf, deaf men dancing, deafness, european championships, fred astaire studios, hearing, magazine, mark smith, musical, review, ruling, sadlers wells, same sex ballroom, sign language, tango
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Classic sings out with renewed vigour
How do you solve a problem like a musical? Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ambitious Carousel seems tailor-made for expansive venues like the National Theatre, where Nicholas Hytner memorably revived this show in 1992: diminutive studios need not apply. But conventional wisdom gets … Continue reading
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Tagged arcola, carousel, east london, lee proud, morphic graffiti, musical, national theatre, nicholas hytner, review, rodgers and hammerstein, the arts desk, theatre
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Like Banksy himself, offering is ‘frustratingly out of reach’
In 2011, reclusive artist Banksy spotted an old water tank in LA and tagged it ‘THIS LOOKS A BIT LIKE AN ELEPHANT’. When news spread, and the tank’s value skyrocketed, a consortium of art dealers repossessed it, in the process … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged arcola, art, artist, banksy, disney, documentary, film, graffiti, Hal Samples, homeless, islington gazette, la, london, los angeles, money, play, review, tachowa covington, theatre, this looks a bit like an elephant, value, water tank, youtube
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