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The best immersive shows to see in London right now
From a socially distanced outdoor play and a Covid-influenced 1984 to Sherlock, The Great Gatsby and Doctor Who adventures. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1984, benedict cumberbatch, best, contact, crooks 1926, doctor who, escape room, immersive, immersive shows, immersive theatre, london, london theatre, musical, play, sherlock, sherlock the official live game, social distancing, the great gatsby, theatre, time fracture
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Treasure Island, National Theatre at Home
Swaggering pirates, X marks the spot, a chattering parrot, “Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum”? All present and correct. But Bryony Lavery’s winning 2014 adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson for the National, directed by Polly Findlay, also features key updates and wonderfully creative ideas, plus … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adaptation, adventure, arthur darvill, children, doctor who, family, jim hawkins, kids, long john silver, national theatre, national theatre at home, nt live, patsy ferran, pirate, play, review, robert louis stevenson, ship, theartsdesk, theatre, treasure island, treasure map, yo ho ho, young audience
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Lungs, Old Vic
With Extinction Rebellion looming large in the capital, it’s canny programming to revive Duncan Macmillan’s 2011 play about a couple debating the merits of having a child – including fears about how introducing another person might impact the planet. The … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, book tickets, broadwayworld, children, claire foy, climate change, doctor who, duncan macmillan, extinction rebellion, global warming, london, lungs, matt smith, matthew warchus, old vic, parent, play, review, the crown, theatre
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BWW Interview: Fenella Woolgar
The actress discusses The Slaves of Solitude, the stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s novel, at Hampstead Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged 1940s, actress, adaptation, agatha christie, boarding house, bombing, book, broadwayworld, clive francis, doctor who, drama, fenella woolgar, film, forties, hampstead theatre, handbagged, harlots, henley, home fires, interview, introverted, jonathan kent, london, love, margaret thatcher, miss roach, mr thwaites, Nicholas Wright, novel, patrick hamilton, period drama, play, radio, romance, second world war, soldier, the blitz, the slaves of solitude, theatre, tv, vera drake, visit london, war, ww2
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BWW Interview: Freema Agyeman
The actress talks Doctor Who, Sense8 and making her West End debut in Apologia. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged activist, actress, alexi kaye campbell, apologia, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, child, discount, diversity, doctor who, female, feminism, feminist, freema agyeman, gay, interview, jamie lloyd, jodie whittaker, laura carmichael, lesbian, lgbtq, liberal, london, mother, netflix, parent, politics, radical, sci fi, sense8, sexuality, son, stage, stockard channing, the doctor, theatre, ticket deal, torchwood, transgender, tv, wachowski, west end
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BWW Interview: Vicky McClure
The actress talks This Is England, Line of Duty and making her professional stage debut in Touched at Nottingham Playhouse. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged actress, broadwayworld, doctor who, interview, james bond, line of duty, nottingham playhouse, shane meadows, stage, the doctor, theatre, this is england, touched, tv, vicky mcclure, world war two
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BWW Interview: Ian Hallard
The actor discusses working with husband Mark Gatiss on the revival of The Boys in the Band at Park Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged broadwayworld, doctor who, gay, ian hallard, interview, lgbt, london, Mark Gatiss, park theatre, poirot, sherlock, switchboard, the boys in the band, theatre, tour
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Take Five! Spend your tea break with Zoe Wanamaker
As Elegy opens at Donmar Warehouse, here are five of Zoe Wanamaker’s indelible performances. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged agatha christie, all my sons, ariadne oliver, arthur miller, beatrice, benedick, broadwayworld, chekhov, doctor who, donmar warehouse, drama, elegy, film, harry potter, josie rourke, much ado about nothing, national theatre, nick payne, poirot, prime suspect, rsc, simon russell beale, stage, the cherry orchard, theatre, tv, zoe wanamaker
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