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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
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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
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Woyzeck leads May’s Top 10 new London shows
From new takes on Brecht and Büchner to Jez Butterworth’s latest and a classic musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged best, book tickets, brecht, comedy, danny mac, donmar warehouse, duke of yorks theatre, felicity kendal, hampstead theatre, hitler, jack thorne, jez butterworth, joe wright, john boyega, lee hall, lenny henry, lettice and lovage, life of galileo, london, maureen lipman, may, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, occupational hazards, old vic, on the town, our ladies of perpetual succour, play, regents park, royal court, salome, sam mendes, star wars, the ferryman, the resistible rise of arturo ui, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, trevor nunn, trump, west end, woyzeck, young vic
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Stepping Out, Vaudeville Theatre
Never mind Stepping Out – the real wonder of this production is Anna-Jane Casey stepping in for the injured Tamzin Outhwaite at such short notice. It’s a plot twist worthy of the backstage shenanigans in Richard Harris’s genial 1984 play … Continue reading
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Tagged amanda holden, anna-jane casey, broadwayworld, class, comedy, dance, dancing, eighties, london, maria friedman, play, review, richard harris, stepping out, strictly, strictly come dancing, tap, theatre, tracy-ann oberman, vaudeville theatre, west end
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BWW Interview: Steffan Lloyd-Evans
The actor discusses joining West End hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
BWW Interview: Nina Conti
The ventriloquist discusses her new audience-participation show, In Your Face. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged broadwayworld, comedy, in your face, interview, london, masks, new wimbledon theatre, nina conti, tour, ventriloquism, ventriloquist
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Branagh is assured but lacks true desperation
Brexit-ish rants, generational divide, tax dodging and Middle East chaos: the contemporary resonance of John Osborne’s 1957 state-of-the-nation play The Entertainer is almost eerie. Paired with an effective metaphor – the dying days of music hall – it’s a strong closing … Continue reading
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Tagged archie rice, brexit, comedian, comedy, dancing, garrick theatre, greta scacchi, ham and high, john osborne, kenneth branagh, laurence olivier, middle east, music hall, review, singing, suez canal, tap, the entertainer, vaudeville, west end
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The Entertainer, Garrick Theatre
The latest 2016 state-of-the-nation play has arrived – from 1957. There’s the Brexit-ish granddad mired in corrosive nostalgia, the forward-looking granddaughter joining anti-establishment protests in Trafalgar Square, tax dodging, a crisis of British identity, and chaos in the Middle East. … Continue reading
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Tagged archie rice, brexit, broadwayworld, comedian, comedy, dancing, garrick theatre, greta scacchi, john osborne, kenneth branagh, laurence olivier, middle east, music hall, review, singing, suez canal, tap, the entertainer, vaudeville, west end
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Smart dialogue, but too much millennial self-analysis
Not content with playing narcissistic misfits in Hollywood movies like The Social Network, actor-turned-writer Jesse Eisenberg is creating them for himself. In his third play, he’s a weed-smoking failed filmmaker, loafing around the swanky Manhattan apartment his father bought him … Continue reading
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Tagged alfie allen, comedy, drama, islington gazette, jesse eisenberg, london, new york, review, stage, the spoils, theatre, trafalgar studios, west end
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