-
Recent Posts
- The Play That Goes Wrong lives up to its name: how Tier 3 closed the last big theatre show standing
- Andrew Lloyd Webber: ‘Theatres had to close, but the vaccine will make things dramatically better’
- Dull girl power speeches and wild sex do not make Bridgerton a feminist triumph
- Best dance in 2021
- Manchester theatre head: Easter warnings are ‘frightening’
Tags
Archives
Follow me on Twitter
- What can we expect from #Bridgerton series two? telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/sex-scand… #bridgertonnetflix @netflix 1 day ago
- Oh good. Now my upstairs neighbour is having his floor sanded https://t.co/MbBuFVlVYJ 1 day ago
- twitter.com/emilynussbaum/… https://t.co/jDoQG2kXsd 1 day ago
Links
Tag Archives: choir
‘Justin Bieber has been so supportive of the NHS’: the Covid nurse aiming for a Christmas number one
Five years ago, pop star Justin Bieber faced surprising competition in the race for the Christmas number one: a choir formed of doctors, nurses and staff from the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. Bieber eventually threw his weight behind their … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged caroline duffy, charity, charts, choir, christmas, covid, holy, interview, Justin Bieber, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, music, nhs, number one, nurse, single, song, telegraph
Leave a comment
How are Britain’s cathedral choirs preparing for a Covid Christmas?
For many, the official sound of Christmas is a cathedral choir in full voice, leading us in traditional music and favourite carols. But it’s been a tough year for choristers, with lockdowns and tier restrictions hampering their work. Three leading … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged canterbury, cathedral, choir, chorister, christmas, covid, interview, lockdown, music, organ, public health england, salisbury, singing, telegraph, tier system, york minster
Leave a comment
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, Duke of York’s Theatre
Sacred and profane, trivial and profound blissfully combine in this irresistible, Olivier Award-winning tale of choirgirls gone wild. Lee Hall, of Billy Elliot fame, adapts Alan Warner’s 1998 novel with a similarly shrewd grasp of youthful hope amidst challenging circumstances, … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged catholic, choir, comedy, duke of yorks theatre, edinburgh, elo, girls, lee hall, london, musical, oban, our ladies of perpetual succour, play, review, school, scotland, singing, teenagers, theartsdesk, theatre, vicky featherstone, west end
1 Comment
BWW Interview: Dawn Sievewright
The actress discusses the West End transfer of hit show Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alan warner, broadwayworld, choir, dawn sievewright, edinburgh, girls, interview, lee hall, music, our ladies of perpetual succour, scotland, singing, teenager, vicky featherstone, west end
Leave a comment
BWW Interview: Howard Goodall
The composer discusses mixing classical and popular music, and the New York debut of his Eternal Light: A Requiem. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bend it like beckham, broadwayworld, carnegie hall, choir, choral, classical music, composer, eternal light, hamilton, Howard Goodall, interview, musical, new york, orchestra, requiem
Leave a comment
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, National Theatre
“This is our show,” proclaims one of the musically angelic but devilishly foul-mouthed convent schoolgirls descending on Edinburgh for a choir competition. And by God it is. A cracking ensemble of six plays the vividly drawn gang, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alan warner, broadwayworld, catholic, choir, coming of age, convent, edinburgh, electric light orchestra, girl, lee hall, martin lowe, music, national theatre, our ladies of perpetual succour, play, review, school, scotland, sex, singing, song, teenager, the sopranos, theatre, vicky featherstone
Leave a comment
