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Tag Archives: covid
Eureka Day, Old Vic
An incredibly funny satire of a modern conundrum. Read my full London Theatre review here
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Tagged antivaxxer, child, comedy, covid, eureka day, helen hunt, kid, london, london theatre, mumps, old vic, parent, play, review, school, theatre, vaccination, vaccine
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Did the Culture Recovery Fund actually work?
Yes, on the whole – if you’re a large institution… Read my full Telegraph report here
Posted in Art, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged art, arts, covid, culture recovery fund, freelance, freelancer, freelancers make theatre work, funding, government, jazz, jazz club, london, music, pandemic, paule constable, play, royal albert hall, telegraph, theatre, west end
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Strictly is more gruelling than anyone imagines – as Robert Webb just found out
The actor has withdrawn from the competition on health grounds. But he’s far from the first – or last. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged bbc, covid, dance, dancing, health, robert webb, strictly, strictly come dnacing, telegraph, tv, ugo monye, withdrawn
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Like the rest of us, Strictly must learn to live with Covid
Series 19 of Strictly had a fab-u-lous first competitive show on the weekend, but the new battle in the ballroom was swiftly overshadowed by the grim news that pop singer Tom Fletcher and his professional partner Amy Dowden have tested positive for Covid. … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged amy dowden, bbc, celebrity, covid, dancer, dancing, professional dancer, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tom fletcher, tv, vaccination, vaccine
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Finally, tourists can return to the West End – and Theatreland can flex its economic muscle
After a less-than-liberating Freedom Day was pulverised by the pingdemic, the theatre industry sorely needed some good news. So, three cheers for the government’s announcement that England will drop restrictions for the fully vaccinated in August and also reopen its borders, without quarantine, … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged covid, julian bird, london, musical, play, telegraph, theatre, vaccine, west end
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‘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
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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
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Why is Oliver Dowden ‘coming to the theatre one week and watching us close the next’?
London’s abrupt move into Tier 3, meaning that theatres have had to close their shows with very little notice, has decimated a slowly recovering sector. Producer Kenny Wax had just reopened his musical, SIX, at the Lyric Theatre in the … Continue reading
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Tagged closed, closure, covid, government, interview, kenny wax, london, musical, producer, six, six the musical, telegraph, tier 3, west end
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‘There is no evidence at all of theatres spreading Covid’: fury in London at Tier 3
The lights will have to dim in the West End yet again, thanks to the Government’s decision to plunge the capital into Tier 3 – just as London’s theatres were beginning to reopen. Arts leaders are understandably apoplectic. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged closed, closure, covid, government, interview, julian bird, london, solt, telegraph, theatre, tier 3, west end
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The West End is slowly reviving – the Government must not kill it with Tier 3
This past week has seen a miraculous rebirth: West End theatres opening their doors, and delighted audiences returning in (safely distanced) droves. Christmas entertainment is saved! Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged closed, covid, government, lockdown, london, telegraph, theatre, west end
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