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‘There’s not much funny about delivering for a supermarket’: the comic taken off stage by lockdown
“The whole year was timed out,” recalls comedian Steve Shanyaski of March 2020. “I was supporting John Bishop on tour, I had gigs lined up. Then lockdown happened and my whole diary turned white. I’ve never experienced anything like it … Continue reading
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Tagged comedian, comedy, comic, interview, job, lockdown, sainsburys, Steve Shanyaski, telegraph
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British comedians in lockdown: ‘They’re in Amazon warehouses and Sainsbury’s vans’
Few stand-up comedians are laughing these days, with Covid-19 decimating their industry. So raise a glass to Kiri Pritchard-McLean, who has been providing much-needed gigs for her fellow comics, and raising thousands for charity, via her online “pub”, The Covid … Continue reading
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Tagged comedian, comedy, comic, digital, interview, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, lockdown, online, streaming, telegraph, the covid arms
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Bubble, Nottingham Playhouse Online
James Graham, our go-to chronicler of modern history, follows up his dramatisations of Brexit, coalition government and the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? cheating scandal with this swift appraisal of Covid-19 lockdown. Set in his home county, it’s performed for … Continue reading
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Tagged bubble, comedy, coronavirus, covid, james graham, jessica raine, live stream, live streaming, lockdown, nottingham playhouse, pearl mackie, play, review, streaming, the i paper, theatre
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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
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Public cash for billionaires? The questions hanging over Oliver Dowden’s Cultural Recovery Fund
This week saw some succour for the arts. The award of £257 million in grants to British organisations has finally been announced. This money will come from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, and it’s designed to tide businesses over … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, arts council, boris johnson, comedy, coronavirus, culture, David Ross, dcms, freelancer, freelancers, Frog and Bucket, funding, funds, government, grant, grants, img artists, london palladium, mission mars, money, music, nevill holt opera, oliver dowden, pandemic, Paradigm Agency, reopening, rescue fund, rescue package, secret cinema, select committee, social distancing, telegraph, theatre, west end, wigmore hall
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Private Lives, Zoom
Back in June, Lockdown Theatre raised £35,000 for the Royal Theatrical Fund with A Bit of Waiting for Godot, starring RTF president Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin and Joanna Lumley. Their second outing, on Sunday, was Act I of Noël Coward’s … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, emilia clarke, emma thompson, game of thrones, jonathan church, lockdown theatre, noel coward, play, private lives, review, robert lindsay, sanjeev bhaskar, the i paper, theatre, zoom
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Katherine Ryan interview
I spoke to the comedian about her stand-up, podcast and new Netflix series The Duchess. Read my full The i Paper interview here
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Favourite Olivier Awards Memories and Our 2020 Winners
Sadly, the 2020 Olivier Awards won’t be going ahead as planned due to the coronavirus shutdown, although ITV will broadcast a highlights show. So, BroadwayWorld reviewers have been thinking back to some of our favourite Oliviers winners, nominees and performances … Continue reading
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