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Kwame Kwei-Armah interview
I spoke to the Young Vic’s Artistic Director about his theatre journey, ahead of a dedicated BBC imagine documentary. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged actor, alan yentob, artistic director, bbc, bbc imagine, black, black lives matter, casualty, coronavirus, death of a salesman, director, documentary, elminas kitchen, fairview, immigrant, interview, kwame kwei-armah, lockdown, london, play, playwright, race, the arts, the i paper, theatre, tv, writer, young vic
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BWW Interview: Anthony Alderson
The Artistic Director of the Pleasance discusses his time at the helm, dealing with the cancellation of this year’s Festival, and what the shutdown means for theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged anthony alderson, broadwayworld, cancelled, director, edinburgh, festival, fringe, interview, islington, london, plays, pleasance, theatre
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BWW Interview: Kumiko Mendl
The Artistic Director talks 25 years of Yellow Earth Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged actor, arts, asian, british east asian, broadwayworld, company, coronavirus, director, east asian, interview, Kumiko Mendl, play, shutdown, theatre, yellow earth theatre
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Noises Off, Garrick Theatre
“Doors and sardines. Getting on, getting off. Getting the sardines on, getting the sardines off. That’s farce. That’s the theatre. That’s life.” Michael Frayn’s laugh-til-you-weep backstage comedy transfers from the Lyric Hammersmith (where it first appeared in 1982), and Jeremy Herrin’s superb revival has … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actor, backstage, bedroom farce, book tickets, comedy, daniel rigby, director, farce, funny, garrick theatre, humour, jeremy herrin, lisa mcgrillis, lloyd owen, lyric hammersmith, meera syal, michael frayn, noises off, play, play within a play, review, sarah hadland, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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Book Review: Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock
This new illustrated companion volume to Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away, which tells the remarkable true story of a small Newfoundland town that welcomed stranded air passengers on 9/11, is just as … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 9/11, actors, book, book tickets, broadway, broadwayworld, canada, canadian, christopher ashley, come from away, come from away welcome to the rock, companion, director, hachette books, history, images, lin-manuel miranda, musical, newfoundland, photos, pictures, planes, read, review, souvenir, west end
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Noises Off, Lyric Hammersmith
Do not anger the theatre gods, for their vengeance is swift and mighty. On press night of Michael Frayn’s peerless portrait of backstage disasters, the Lyric suffered its own “technical difficulties”, adding a distinctly meta frisson to this already gloriously … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actors, backstage, bedroom farce, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, comedy, director, farce, jeremy herrin, london, lyric hammersmith, meera syal, michael frayn, noises off, review, sex, slapstick, summer, theatre, ticket deal
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Book review: Dramatic Exchanges, ed. Daniel Rosenthal
This fascinating tome offers an insider’s history of the National Theatre, via some 800 letters exchanged between Artistic Directors, actors, directors, playwrights, politicians, agents, critics and more. From arcane trivia through to vigorous words on the very nature and purpose … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actor, amadeus, arthur miller, artistic director, book, broadwayworld, daniel rosenthal, director, dramatic exchanges, eileen atkins, harold pinter, harry potter, history, ian mckellen, john osborne, judi dench, laurence olivier, letter, maggie smith, national theatre, paul mccartney, peter hall, play, review, the crucible, the curious incident, the history boys, theatre, tom stoppard
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BWW Interview: Robert North
The choreographer discusses the creation and enduring popularity of The Snowman. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged ballet, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, children, choreographer, christmas, dance, dancing, director, family, interview, kids, london, peacock theatre, raymond briggs, robert north, sadlers wells, the snowman, ticket deal, visit london, we're walking in the air, young audience
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BWW Interview: Emily Lim talks Pericles
The director discusses the inaugural National Theatre’s Public Acts project: a 200-strong community production of Shakespeare’s Pericles. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged august, community, community theatre, company three, director, emily lim, interview, national theatre, pericles, public acts, public works, shakespeare, summer, the public theater
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BWW Interview: Bunny Christie and Tony Grech-Smith
The designer and NT Live broadcast director on, respectively, creating Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre and translating it to screen. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged ben whishaw, bridge theatre, broadcast, broadwayworld, bunny christie, cinema, designer, director, interview, julius caesar, london, nicholas hytner, nt live, politics, revolution, screen, shakesepare, theatre, tony grech-smith, trump, tv
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