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Tag Archives: argentina
The strange, grisly saga of Eva Perón’s corpse
Argentina’s adored first lady led an incredible life. But the bizarre events that unfolded after her death were the stuff of horror fiction. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism, TV
Tagged argentina, Colonel Carlos Eugenio de Moori Koenig, corpse, death, disney plus, embalmed, eva peron, eva persons body, evita, first lady, juan peron, Maria Maggi, necrophilia, novel, Pedro Ara, president, Salma Hayek, santa evita, telegraph, Tomas Eloy Martinez, tv
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Evita, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Following a triumphant resurrection of Jesus Christ Superstar, now playing at the Barbican, the Park works its magic on another of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Seventies rock operas. Jamie Lloyd’s stripped-down, super-sleek, contemporary take excavates the biting satire of a work sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, argentina, eva peron, evita, jamie lloyd, london, musical, open air theatre, regents park, review, samantha pauly, theartsdesk, theatre, tim rice
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The Lehman Trilogy leads July’s Top 10 new London shows
From a new theatrical epic to Shakespeare and musical spoof. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a monster calls, aiden turner, alan bennett, allelujah, argentina, as you like it, best, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, charing cross theatre, charlie fink, che malambo, cheap tickets, dance, dancing, duke of yorks theatre, hamiton, ian mckellen, it happened in key west, july, king lear, london, martin mcdonagh, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, noel coward theatre, old vic, patrick ness, peacock theatre, pity, play, regents park open air, rory mullarkey, royal court, sale, sally cookson, sam mendes, save, shakespeare, simon russell beale, spamilton, summer, terrorism, the lehman trilogy, the lieutenant of inishmore, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, visit london, west end, what to do, what to see
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BWW Interview: Emma Hatton
The actress discusses her starring roles in Wicked and Evita. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actress, andrew lloyd webber, argentina, broadwayworld, dont cry for me argentina, elphaba, emma hatton, eva peron, evita, interview, musical, singer, tim rice, west end, wicked
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Stepping Out
From historical Argentina to today’s international festivals: the development of queer tango. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism
Tagged argentina, book, class, dance, dancing, dancing times, festival, gay, history, learn, magazine, milonga, queer tango, read, same sex dance, south america, tango
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Evita, Dominion Theatre
Like their divisive protagonist, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice could reasonably be accused of valuing style over substance: indelible extravaganza Evita subscribes to the cult of celebrity without truly interrogating it, nor are we given enough dramatised information to … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actress, andrew lloyd webber, another suitcase in another hall, argentina, bill kenwright, buenos aires, celebrity, che, dominion theatre, dont cry for me argentina, downton abbey, drama, eva peron, evita, london, marti pellow, musical, opera, politics, review, revival, singing, song, the arts desk, tim rice
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