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‘They’re making up the rules as they go along’: the theatre producer trapped between tiers
The reveal of which areas are in which tier is “bittersweet” news for theatre producer Kenny Wax. He’s had two companies – one touring, one West End – rehearsing the musical SIX in adjacent rooms. Yesterday, the former group learnt their production won’t be opening as … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, book tickets, christmas, covid, december, government, kenny wax, london, lowry, manchester, musical, pantomime, producer, queendom, salford, six, six the musical, stage, telegraph, theatre, tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, tier system, tiers, west end
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What the tier system means for your Christmas trip to the theatre
Theatre is back – or is it? Fuelling existential uncertainty akin to a Beckett play, Boris Johnson has announced a more draconian tier system post-lockdown – but without specific details of how it will apply to entertainment venues, or which tiers they will … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, booking, christmas, coronavirus, covid, december, les mis, les miserables, london, musical, panto, pantomime, play, restrictions, show, theatre, tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, tier system, tiers, west end
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Operation Sleeping Beauty meets reality: what hope is there for theatre this Christmas?
Theatre is due to return – again – in December, after a stop-start year of openings and closures. Now, numerous shows depend on the government ending the second lockdown on December 2, as announced, in order to bring us some Christmas cheer. … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, government, hampstead theatre, interview, lockdown, london, musical, nottingham playhouse, operation sleeping beauty, panto, pantomime, play, telegraph, theatre, west end
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Roundup: Check Out These Socially Distanced Shows
Hurrah for the green shoots in our beleaguered industry. Lots of venues are mounting new shows and bringing back our favourites over the next few weeks and months – albeit with social distancing and safety measures in place. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a christmas carol, ballet, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, chicester festival theatre, christmas, cinderella, comedy, concert, dance, death of england, everybodys talking about jamie, family, les mis, les miserables, live, london, musical, national theatre, nottingham playhouse, nutracker, palladium, panto, pantomime, picks, play, rose theatre kingston, sadlers wells, safety measures, show, six, social distancing, socially distanced, the play that goes wrong, theatre, theatre royal bath, top, watermill theatre, west end
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Where to see outdoor theatre in the UK
My round-up of al fresco goodies, from Regent’s Park to the Minack. Read my full London Theatre article here
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Tagged al fresco, book tickets, brighton open air, Broadlands Estate, cornwall, family, garden theatre, hair, jesus christ superstar, jetty, london, london theatre, minack theatre, musical, outdoor, outdoor theatre, outside, phantom, play, pub, regents park, shakespeares globe, the eagle, the maltings theatre, Theatr Clwyd, theatre, turbine theatre, voices of the west end, wales
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Come From Away, Phoenix Theatre
It’s the mark of a great show that it seems to speak directly to the present moment, even if that moment is years after its original creation. Come From Away passes that test with flying colours; in its depiction of … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, alice fearn, book tickets, cheap tickets, come from away, gander, hamilton, london, musical, new cast, newfoundland, passengers, plane, review, tarinn callender, ticket deal, west end, wicked
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Blithe Spirit, Duke of York’s Theatre
This is perhaps an odd time for Nöel Coward’s comedy about death and supernatural apparitions to land in the West End – Richard Eyre’s revival transferring from Theatre Royal Bath. On the other hand, there’s something comforting about Coward’s wartime … Continue reading
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Tagged blithe spirit, book tickets, broadwayworld, comedy, duke of yorks theatre, ghost, jennifer saunders, london, noel coward, play, review, richard eyre, theatre, west end
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Strictly on stage
In need of a sequin fix? Here’s our guide to the Strictly Come Dancing-related stage shows. Read my full Dancing Times article here
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Tagged aljaz skorjanec, anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, best, book tickets, burn the floor, celebrity, dance, dancing, dancing times, Erin Boag, firedance, giovanni pernice, Gorka Marquez, guide, ian waite, janette manrara, joanne clifton, karen hauer, kevin clifton, neil jones, picks, professional, stage, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly live tour, strictly the professionals tour, theatre, tour, tv, Vincent Simone
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Vanessa Williams: ‘Growing up, I couldn’t even find a black Barbie’
As City of Angels opens in the West End, the actress, singer, and former Miss America explains why it’s more fun to play the bad girl. Read my full The i Paper interview here
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Tagged actress, book tickets, city of angels, desperate housewives, garrick theatre, hollywood, inews, interview, josie rourke, london, miss america, musical, private eye, singer, the i paper, ugly betty, vanessa williams, west end
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City of Angels leads March’s Top 10 new London shows
From a musical with old Hollywood glamour to starry Chekhov and Coward. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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