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Jazz roots
Zak Nemorin discusses his enlightening new documentary, which explores the true origins of jazz dance. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged bob fosse, dance, dancing, dancing times, documentary, film, history, interview, jazz, jazz dance, jazz dancing, musical, origin, race, roots, stage, tv, zak nemorin
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Sleepless, Seacole and Nightingale
A socially distanced musical, and a multidisciplinary documentary about carers past and present. Read my The i Paper reviews here
Posted in Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged coronavirus, covid, crimean war, dance, dancing, digital, doctor, documentary, eliot smith, film, florence nightingale, free, jay mcguiness, kimberley walsh, mary seacole, musical, nhs, nurse, nursing, online, review, seacole and nightingale, sleepless, sleepless and seattle, streaming, the i paper, theatre, troubadour wembley park, watch
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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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Watch these fantastic musical theatre documentaries
Why not use the lockdown period to catch up on your musical theatre history? From the making of iconic shows to fascinating backstage tales and industry insight, these documentaries help to fill the stagey void. Read my full BroadwayWorld article … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged A Chorus Line, amazon, avenue q, backstage, behind the scenes, broadway, broadwayworld, come from away, company, documentary, in the heights, interview, les miserables, lockdown, merrily we roll along, miss saigon, musical, musical theatre, netflix, sondheim, stage, streaming, theatre, tony awards, video, watch, west end, wicked
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BWW Interview: Josie Walker
The actress discusses acclaimed new British musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actress, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, deal, discount, documentary, drag queen, everybodys talking about jamie, gay, interview, josie walker, london, mother, mum, musical, parent, sale, save, sheffield, singer, son, theatre, visit london, west end
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Kingmaker, St James Theatre
The news cycle waits for no man. When Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky’s thinly veiled Boris Johnson satire premiered in Edinburgh at the beginning of August, it seemed remarkably timely, coinciding as it did with BoJo announcing his intention to … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bbc, boris johnson, comedy, conservative, documentary, drama, edinburgh festival, election, house of cards, interview, leader, london, machiavelli, mayor of london, mp, parliament, play, politician, politics, prime minister, review, spitting image, st james theatre, theatre, thriller, tory
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Like Banksy himself, offering is ‘frustratingly out of reach’
In 2011, reclusive artist Banksy spotted an old water tank in LA and tagged it ‘THIS LOOKS A BIT LIKE AN ELEPHANT’. When news spread, and the tank’s value skyrocketed, a consortium of art dealers repossessed it, in the process … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged arcola, art, artist, banksy, disney, documentary, film, graffiti, Hal Samples, homeless, islington gazette, la, london, los angeles, money, play, review, tachowa covington, theatre, this looks a bit like an elephant, value, water tank, youtube
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Between the Rock and a hard place
Gauging someone’s level of success depends on a clear understanding of their main objective. For Gibraltar’s eclectic characters, that varies from political influence and professional advancement to the search for that most slippery catch: “the truth”. For the play itself, based … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged alastair brett, arcola theatre, documentary, escher, gibraltar, ira, journalism, play, politics, sas, shooting, sian evans, thatcher, the sunday times, the times, theatre
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