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Is Strictly’s judging going to pot?
In these divisive times, we can count on the BBC’s sequin-fest to get all the generations round the telly on a Saturday night, becoming armchair experts on fleckerls and voltas. In this 16th series, however, the good ship Strictly has hit more icebergs … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandra burke, ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, bruno tonioli, celebrity, charles venn, column, competition, contemporary, couples choice, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dancing, danny john-jules, darcey bussell, ed balls, hip hop, joe sugg, judges, judging, katya jones, kevin clifton, latin, les miserables, musical theatre, opinion, same sex dancing, score, seann walsh, shirley ballas, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv, unfair
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Labour of Love, Noel Coward Theatre
With This House enjoying an acclaimed revival last year, and Almeida hit Ink now situated just metres away from new offering Labour of Love on St Martin’s Lane, the West End currently belongs to the fantastically prolific playwright James Graham. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here
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Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, dancing, deal, discount, ed balls, election, james graham, jeremy corbyn, jeremy herrin, labour of love, labour party, martin freeman, mp, noel coward theatre, play, politics, review, sale, save, strictly come dancing, tamsin greig, theatre, tony blair, west end
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Strictly Speaking: Week 10
This year’s couples largely managed to avoid the crippling malaise that is Blackpool Hangover Week, although I could have done without the continuation of bizarre scoring, plus dubious Cha Cha Challenge choices. It’s no secret that the judges have firm … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, cha cha challenge, dance, dancing, danny mac, ed balls, final, judge rinder, katya jones, louise redknapp, recap, review, rumba, samba, scd, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tango, tv, week 10
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Strictly Speaking: Week 9
Ah, Blackpool Week: forced VTs, drama, sky-high scoring and the odd great performance amidst the hysteria. The best part for dancers is the chance to use that giant sprung floor – or at least it would be, but once again … Continue reading
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Tagged A Chorus Line, blackpool, blog, charleston, claudia fragapane, dance off, dancing times, danny mac, ed balls, greg rutherford, hairspray, jive, quickstep, recap, review, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, week 9
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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
In the year of our Lord WTF, it may seem relatively minor, yet it’s still worth acknowledging: #BallsToBlackpool is actually a reality, as 2016’s unlikely saviour prances on. At this rate, he could be Prime Minister by Christmas. Or maybe … Continue reading
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Tagged andre rieu, argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, blog, daisy lowe, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, donald trump, ed balls, gangnam style, greg rutherford, hallelujah, leonard cohen, paso doble, recap, remembrance day, review, salsa, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 6
It gives me no pleasure to report that Strictly’s annual Fright Night was even more frightful than usual. Well, some pleasure. An Ed Balls cha cha amount of pleasure. Yes, against all odds, 2016’s fifth-strangest political happening lives on. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
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Tagged anastacia, ballroom, bbc, blog, brendan cole, cha cha, daisy lowe, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, ed balls, eliminated, halloween, jive, laura mvula, paso doble, recap, review, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv
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BWW Interview: Russell Grant
The actor and astrologer talks Strictly and new show The Golden Age of Dance. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged alan burkitt, ann miller, ballroom, bob fosse, charlotte gooch, craig revel-horwood, cyd charisse, dancing, danny mac, ed balls, eleanor powell, film, Flavia Cacace, fred astaire, gary edwards, gene kelly, ginger rogers, greg rutherford, interview, it takes two, ivor novello, joanne clifton, judge, judge rinder, len goodman, mgm, movie, ore oduba, russell grant, strictly, strictly come dancing, tess daly, the golden age of dance, the novello orchestra, theatre royal drury lane, top hat, west end, will young
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Strictly Speaking: Week 5
Has anyone checked if the Strictly studio is built on an ancient Indian burial ground? Or has a disgruntled crewmember started compiling voodoo dolls? For there is a curse afoot, and not the usual home-wrecking one, with this drama-laden series … Continue reading
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Tagged american smooth, anastacia, ballroom, bbc, blog, charleston, competition, daisy lowe, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, ed balls, eliminated, laura whitmore, leann rimes, lesley joseph, lift, ore oduba, recap, review, rumba, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, thoroughly modern millie, tv, waltz
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Strictly Speaking: Week 2
It wasn’t just The Fall that suddenly resembled a particularly well-styled episode of Casualty this week. We had (in retrospect fairly insensitive) muscle-pulling jokes from Will Young, and – more significantly – the series’ first elimination notching a solid five … Continue reading
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Tagged anastacia, ballroom, banjo, bbc, blog, brendan cole, cha cha, charleston, daisy lowe, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, ed balls, elimination, injury, janette manrara, judges, latin, laura whitmore, leaderboard, louise redknapp, melvin odoom, recap, review, salsa, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, tv, viennese waltz, waltz
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Strictly Speaking: Week 1
And we’re off! Another series of ringer debates, capricious scoring and Great British Triers, the latter group represented this year by, well, pretty much just Ed Balls. Is the 2016 crop a bit too good too soon? I did some highly … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, cha cha, claudia fragapane, daisy lowe, dance, dancing, dancing times, danny mac, ed balls, greg rutherford, jive, judge rinder, louise redknapp, olympics, recap, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tango, tv, waltz, week 1, will young
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