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Tag Archives: broadwayworld
Lungs, Old Vic
With Extinction Rebellion looming large in the capital, it’s canny programming to revive Duncan Macmillan’s 2011 play about a couple debating the merits of having a child – including fears about how introducing another person might impact the planet. The … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, book tickets, broadwayworld, children, claire foy, climate change, doctor who, duncan macmillan, extinction rebellion, global warming, london, lungs, matt smith, matthew warchus, old vic, parent, play, review, the crown, theatre
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BWW Interview: Dave Malloy
Composer, writer and actor Dave Malloy’s work includes the Tony Award-winning Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Octet, and his upcoming adaptation of Moby-Dick – the latter directed by regular collaborator Rachel Chavkin and starring Malloy. This year, London also sees two of his shows: Preludes, soon … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, boulevard theatre, broadway, broadwayworld, composer, dave malloy, ghost quartet, interview, london, moby dick, musical, preludes, southwark playhouse, the great comet, west end, writer
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The Watsons, Menier Chocolate Factory
Laura Wade isn’t the first to tackle Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, abandoned in 1805, but she is the only one so far to write herself, the struggling adaptor, into the text. This witty, ingenious and surprisingly philosophical play, which premiered … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, austen, book, broadwayworld, chichester festival theatre, Jane Austen, laura wade, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, novel, period drama, regency, review, romance, samuel west, the watsons, unfinished
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Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp., Royal Court
Caryl Churchill returns with a new quartet of shorts – and, at 81, she’s still one of the most daring, formally inventive and linguistically dexterous playwrights working today. There’s never any sense that her work could slide into another medium; … Continue reading
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Tagged bluebeard, book tickets, broadwayworld, caryl churchill, deborah findlay, family, glass, imp, james macdonald, kill, killing, london, myth, play, review, royal court, story, theatre, toby jones, violence
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Book Review: Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock
This new illustrated companion volume to Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away, which tells the remarkable true story of a small Newfoundland town that welcomed stranded air passengers on 9/11, is just as … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, actors, book, book tickets, broadway, broadwayworld, canada, canadian, christopher ashley, come from away, come from away welcome to the rock, companion, director, hachette books, history, images, lin-manuel miranda, musical, newfoundland, photos, pictures, planes, read, review, souvenir, west end
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BWW Interview: Yaman Okur
The b-boy discusses creating a longer work for Breakin’ Convention Presents at Sadler’s Wells. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Mamma Mia! The Party, The O2
ABBA mania shows no signs of abating. Following the Mamma Mia! stage musical and two movies, here we go again with Mamma Mia! The Party – a hybrid musical theatre/dinner/nightclub experience. London is the first place outside of Sweden to host it, with plans … Continue reading
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Tagged abba, book tickets, broadwayworld, circus, dining, dinner, food, greece, greek, london, mamma mia, mamma mia here we go again, mamma mia the party, meal, musical, play, review, show, singing, songs, sweden, thank you for the music, the o2, theatre, waterloo, west end
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The Best Theatre Drinks, Snacks and Souvenirs
BroadwayWorld reviewers share some of their favourites. Read the full article here
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Tagged best, bookshop, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, buy, cocktail, coliseum, drink, eat, food, grange park opera, guide, heathers, kiln theatre, london, madeleine, merch, merchandise, musical, national theatre, old vic, play, rose theatre kingston, royal albert hall, royal court, shop, show, snacks, souvenir, souvenirs, the other palace, theatre, top, union theatre, visit london, waitress, west end, wicked
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A Very Expensive Poison, Old Vic
How theatre should, or should not, be addressing Brexit is a constant topic of conversation. But while Lucy Prebble’s phenomenal new work – a combination of horror, espionage thriller, love story and satire, with dazzlingly theatrical framing – doesn’t centre … Continue reading
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Tagged a very expensive poison, alexander litvinenko, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, comedy, fake news, government, london, lucy prebble, murder, old vic, play, poison, police, politics, putin, reece shearsmith, review, salisbury, satire, succession, theatre, trump
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