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Chicago, Phoenix Theatre
Chicago‘s hit West End revival - which featured a constant revolving door of big names – closed in 2012 after almost 15 years. Now, it returns with the requisite stunt casting (Cuba Gooding Jr), but also with a cast of … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged all that jazz, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chicago, cuba gooding jr, dancing, ebb, jazz, kander, lawyer, london, murder, musical, phoenix theatre, review, ruthie henshall, singing, theatre, ticket deal, visit london, west end
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Tina leads April’s Top 10 new London shows
From a buzzy new musical to returning favourites. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abba, absolute hell, aldwych theatre, almeida, april, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chess, chicago, cuba gooding jr, David Hare, drama, duke of yorks theatre, easter, eno, instructions for correct assembly, jermyn street theatre, london, london coliseum, musical, national theatre, noel coward, noel coward theatre, phoenix theatre, piccadilly theatre, play, quiz, roger allam, romola garai, royal court, sale, strictly ballroom, the moderate soprano, the writer, ticket deal, tina, tina turner, tonight at 8:30, visit london, west end
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Donmar Warehouse
It’s a bigly Trump-fest over at the Donmar, with adaptor Bruce Norris determined to make Brecht great again – or at least pointedly contemporary. Despite a legal disclaimer in the knowing prologue, the current tangerine regime looms large, replacing (or … Continue reading
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Tagged brecht, bruce norris, chicago, donmar warehouse, gangster, hitler, lenny henry, london, play, review, the resistible rise of arturo ui, theartsdesk, theatre, trump
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BWW Interview: Hayley Tamaddon
The actress discusses taking on the iconic role of Roxie Hart in the UK tour of Chicago. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actress, broadwayworld, celebrity, chicago, dancing, hayley tamaddon, interview, musical, roxie hart, singing, tour
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Strictly Speaking: the final
Never question the commitment of boyband voters. A final that zigzagged between possible winners (well, apart from Katie) ended up feeling somewhat redundant as Jay’s fans carried him over the finishing line regardless of his distinctly underwhelming performance. Aliona’s dubious … Continue reading
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Tagged anita rani, ballroom, bbc, blog, bruno tonioli, celebrity, charleston, chicago, claudia winkleman, craig revel-horwood, dance, dancing, darcey bussell, final, georgia may foote, james bond, jay mcguiness, judges, katie derham, kellie bright, latin, len goodman, paso doble, quickstep, recap, review, rumba, scd, showdance, star wars, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, tess daly, the wanted, tv, win, winner
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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
We need to talk about music. Strictly precariously straddles the worlds of ballroom and entertainment, so it can’t – and shouldn’t – be wall-to-wall Victor Silvester, but we’ve reached a crisis point. Song and theme choices (as I understand it, … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, blackpool, brandon flowers, celebrity, charleston, chicago, claudia winkleman, competition, dance, dance off, dance today, dancing, georgia may foote, jamelia, jeremy vine, latin, quickstep, samba, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, tess daly, tv, x factor
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Orson’s Shadow, Southwark Playhouse
The latest transatlantic transfer is curiously esoteric, concerning as it does an obscure period in the lives of two great men: Laurence Olivier and Orson Welles. The centenary of the latter’s birth makes this an apt moment for the European … Continue reading
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