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Tag Archives: edinburgh festival
Interview: Dael Orlandersmith
The actress and playwright discusses Until The Flood, which addresses the 2014 shooting of African-American teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Read my full Ham & High/Islington Gazette interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged arcola theatre, black lives matter, book tickets, dael orlandersmith, darren wilson, edinburgh festival, ferguson, ham and high, interview, islington gazette, michael brown, play, police shooting, race relations, theatre, until the flood, verbatim
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No laughing matter: The challenges of reviewing comedy
BroadwayWorld reviewers share their thoughts. Read the full article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged article, broadwayworld, comedy, comic, edinburgh festival, farce, funny, gender, humour, improv, joke, laugh, play, review, reviewer, reviewing, simon amstell, sketch, stand-up, theatre
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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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Pick of the Week
All the world’s a stage this week, with Sofie Gråbøl, Kristin Scott Thomas and Roger Allam treading the boards. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alan rickman, birmingham, broadway, drama, edinburgh festival, electra, evita, gate theatre, hackney empire, hampstead theatre, kristin scott thomas, lenny henry, london, national theatre, newsletter, old vic, pick of the week, play, reggae, review, roger allam, rudys rare records, scotland, sofie grabol, the arts desk, the james plays, the killing, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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Ballroom’s new special relationship and same-sex dance at Blackpool
My articles in the August issue of Dance Today, out now: Shall we dance? American franchise Fred Astaire Studios has found its first British affiliate – will others follow suit? Stepping Out Top same-sex dancers hit Blackpool for the European Championships Bustin’ out all over The Arcola’s … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged arlene phillips, ballroom, blackpool, breakin, burn the floor, championships, circus, competition, dance, dancing, edinburgh, edinburgh festival, edinburgh fringe, empress ballroom, flamenco, fred astaire, fred astaire studios, gay pride, hip hop, in the heights, latin, london 2012, musical, norwich, olympics, review, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, southwark playhouse, teacher, theatre
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Fringe benefits
From sexy samba and surreal circus to fiery flamenco and comic tapping, don’t miss our dance highlights at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe and International Festival. Read my full Dance Today article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged acrobatics, arlene phillips, ballet, ballroom, Beyoncé, brazil, burn the floor, centenary, circus, contemporary, dance, dancing, edinburgh, edinburgh festival, edinburgh fringe, first world war, flamenco, latin, samba, tap
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Life lessons
There are plays which leave their meaning open to interpretation, there are plays which stealthily declare their intent in a series of well-placed clues, and then there is The Speed Twins. No sooner has a question arisen in your mind (“Might … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged bad girls, blue stockings, bridget christie, dusa fish stas and vi, edinburgh festival, feminism, feminist, finborough, footballers wives, gay, globe, lesbian, london, maureen chadwick, play, queer, review, riverside studios, the gateways club, the killing of sister george, the speed twins, theatre
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