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What to See in London This Christmas
Theatre inspiration for the festive season – from panto and musicals to comedy, circus and family shows. Read my full TodayTix article here
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Tagged accommodation, best, book tickets, cheap tickets, children, childrens theatre, christmas, comedy, december, family, family theatre, festive, holiday, london, musical, panto, pantomime, play, theatre, ticket deal, todaytix, top, transport, west end, winter, young audience
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BWW Interview: Daniel Boys and Simon Lipkin
The actors discuss the new musical version of family film Nativity!, now touring the UK. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actor, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, children, christmas, comedy, daniel boys, debbie isitt, drama, family, festive, interview, kids, music, musical, nativity, nativity the musical, nicky ager, pantomime, pop music, school, show, simon lipkin, singing, song, teacher, theatre, tour, young audience
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Elf, Dominion Theatre
This new family musical, based on the popular 2003 Will Ferrell film, has rightly been censured for its extortionate seating prices, hosting the West End’s most expensive top-end tickets at £267.50 a pop – and that’s without the drinks, ice … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged ben forster, book, buddy, buy, children, christmas, dancing, dominion theatre, elf, elves, expensive, family, father christmas, festive, gift, kimberley walsh, musical, new york, north pole, play, present, price, publishing, review, santa, seasonal, singing, the apprentice, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, ticket, west end, will ferrell, yuletide
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Xanadu, Southwark Playhouse
It trashed Olivia Newton-John’s film career, halted the movie-musical revival, and was so critically reviled it led to the creation of the Razzies. How, then, could the stage version of hubristic 1980 flop Xanadu become a 2007 Broadway hit? The answer, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1980s, 80s, america, ancient greece, andrew lloyd webber, andrews sisters, art, artist, australian, broadway, california, calliope, camp, christmas, clio, comedy, dancing, disco, drama, eighties, elo, evil woman, festive, film, gene kelly, greek, jazz, jeff lynne, leg warmers, london, mount olympus, movie, muse, musical, Nathan M Wright, olivia newton-john, pastiche, physical, play, pop, review, rock, roller skate, rolling skating, satire, singing, skating, southwark playhouse, swing, tap, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, thriller, venice beach, vogue, xanadu, zeus
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Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Dominion Theatre
’Tis the season to be nostalgic, but even the most misty-eyed yuletide reveller will struggle with the sheer volume of syrup in White Christmas – the theatrical equivalent of marinating in cheap eggnog. Based on the 1954 film, a wholesome … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged aled jones, Bing Crosby, broadway, christmas, dance, dance today, dancing, Danny Kaye, dominion theatre, festive, fred astaire, ginger rogers, irving berlin, london, magazine, musical, review, Rosemary Clooney, scd, seasonal, singing, snow, soldier, song, strictly, strictly come dancing, tap, tom chambers, vermont, war, west end, white christmas
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The rationalists have all the fun
‘Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People’ at the Bloomsbury Theatre provides an alternative take on seasonal entertainment with a jam-packed, humorous and hugely inspirational feast of ideas Robin Ince will see your carol service and raise you chaos theory, ironing … Continue reading
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Tagged alain de botton, atheism, bloomsbury theatre, carols, chortle, christmas, comedy, darwin, economics, evolution, festive, folk, god, higgs, jazz, john lloyd, josie long, london, maths, music, nine lessons, nine lessons and carols for godless people, philosophy, physics, rationalist association, religion, robin ince, science, seasonal, stand-up, tom waits
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