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Romeo and Juliet, Garrick Theatre
Trouble remembering in which country Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers cross paths? Branagh’s panting paean to Fellini will sort you out. Stylish as a monochromatic Vogue spread, and as self-consciously Italian as Bruno Tonioli guzzling lasagne in a gondola, it’s not exactly … Continue reading
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Tagged cinderella, derek jacobi, drama, fellini, fifties, garrick theatre, italy, kenneth branagh, la dolce vita, lily james, meera syal, review, richard madden, rob ashford, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, stage, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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Richard Madden and Lily James’s Romeo and Juliet leads May’s Top 10 new London shows
From buzzy Shakespeare productions and satirical opera to Sideways and dance at the Old Vic. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, a view from islington north, arts theatre, best, blue/orange, book tickets, brecht, broadwayworld, caryl churchill, cinderella, David Hare, derek jacobi, drew mconie, emma rice, garrick theatre, george bernard shaw, globe, hampstead theatre, jekyll and hyde, kenneth branagh, lawrence after arabia, lily james, london, mark ravenhill, max stafford-clark, may, michael morpurgo, national theatre, new, old vic, open air theatre, orange tree theatre, paul miller, regents park, rex pickett, richard madden, robert louis stevenson, romeo and juliet, rory kinnear, rufus norris, running wild, satire, shakespeare, sideways, st james theatre, stage, the philanderer, the threepenny opera, theatre, top 10, west end, young vic
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Nell Gwynn, Shakespeare’s Globe
“Comedy, love and a bit with a dog,” counselled Henslowe in Stoppard’s Shakespeare in Love, and his populist advice is taken to heart in this broad, bawdy, big-hearted farce untroubled by nuanced characterisation or context. Jessica Swale’s modern-language Restoration romp ensures a … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th century, actress, attitudes, backstage, brothel, burbage, charles II, cinderella, comedy, director, drama, dryden, Edward Kynaston, fan, farce, female, feminist, globe, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, history, horrible histories, jessica swale, king, mistress, monarchy, nell gwynn, oranges, play, playwright, prostitute, restoration, review, royal, sex, shakespeare in love, shakespeares globe, sing, song, theatre, women, writer
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Best dance moments in literature
From Lizzy and Darcy’s charged conversations on the dancefloor to Nora’s tarantella and Natasha’s first ball, Dance Today magazine readers choose their favourite literary dance moments in celebration of World Book Day. What’s your pick? Do share it below!
Posted in Dance, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged a doll's house, ballet shoes, ballroom, bible, book, cinderella, colin firth, dance, dance today, dancing, drama, favourite, film, Jane Austen, literature, magazine, noel streatfeild, pride and prejudice, pygmalion, read, red shoes, shakespeare, Silver Linings Playbook, thomas hardy, tv, war and peace, world book day
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