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The Nutcracker, Birmingham Royal Ballet online
It’s a tough year for our festive favourite, with the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet’s (BRB) Nutcrackers all obstructed by the Government’s tier restrictions. But, 2020 style, it’s a pivot to digital for BRB, who live-streamed their production from Birmingham Rep … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged ballet, birmingham, birmingham rep, birmingham royal ballet, brb, carlos acosta, children, christmas, dance, digital, family, festive, kids, live stream, online, peter wright, review, streaming, the i paper, the nutcracker
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Rudy’s Rare Records
Following a deluge of film-to-stage transfers, Rudy’s Rare Records takes a more unusual route from Radio 4 sitcom to semi-musical theatre. The cosy formula remains intact – creaking plot mechanics more apparent in a meandering two and a half hours … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bbc, birmingham, comedy, dad, drama, family, father, hackney, hackney empire, immigrant, immigration, jamaica, lenny henry, london, multicultural, music, musical, play, race, racist, radio 4, record, reggae, review, rudys rare records, sing, sitcom, son, song, soul, steptoe and son, theatre, ukip
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Pick of the Week
All the world’s a stage this week, with Sofie Gråbøl, Kristin Scott Thomas and Roger Allam treading the boards. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here
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Tagged alan rickman, birmingham, broadway, drama, edinburgh festival, electra, evita, gate theatre, hackney empire, hampstead theatre, kristin scott thomas, lenny henry, london, national theatre, newsletter, old vic, pick of the week, play, reggae, review, roger allam, rudys rare records, scotland, sofie grabol, the arts desk, the james plays, the killing, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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Urban inter-generation relationships explored
Rachel De-lahay returns to her native Birmingham for sharply observed urban drama Circles, which, judging by its enthusiastic reception by a varied Tricycle audience, has equally strong resonance further south. In a pair of related stories, two teenagers bond during … Continue reading
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Tagged birmingham, circles, domestic abuse, drama, gang, ham and high, london, play, review, romance, theatre, tricycle theatre, victim, violence
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