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Strictly Come Dancing – with its first same-sex dance tomorrow, is the show keeping in step with the modern dance world?
Bereft fans of popular new professional Johannes Radebe, who departed Strictly Come Dancing with partner Catherine Tyldesley after a controversial dance-off last week, will at least get to see him make history on tomorrow night’s results show. Read my full Telegraph article … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, competition, courtney act, dance, dancing, dancing on ice, dancing with the stars, gay, johannes radebe, latin, lead swapping, lgbt, results show, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, the greatest dancer, tv
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Same-sex ballroom has been challenging conventions long before Dancing on Ice
It had been discussed among fans of the show for some time: when would Strictly Come Dancing feature its first same-sex pairing? One of the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, and a former contestant, the Rev Richard Coles, had both supported … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, blackpool dance festival, britains got talent, cheryl, competition, courtney act, craig revel-horwood, dance, dancing, dancing on ice, dancing with the stars, follower, gay, gay games, h, ian h watkins, inews, itv, leader, lgbt, matt evers, oti mabuse, pink jukebox trophy, rivoli ballroom, same sex ballroom, same sex dance, skating, steps, strictly, strictly come dancing, switch lead, tango, the greatest dancer, the i paper, tv
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Same-sex partnerships on Strictly
I am quoted in Shaun Kitchener’s piece about introducing same-sex pairings to Strictly Come Dancing. Read the full Metro article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, celebrity, dancers, dancing, gay, metro, piers morgan, same sex, same sex dance, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv
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Hansard, National Theatre
Can any fictional political tale top the latest dramatic entry in the Brexit Chronicles? Actor Simon Woods has a good crack at it with his debut play, featuring the powerhouse pairing of Alex Jennings and Lindsay Duncan and sure directorial … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 80s, alex jennings, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, conservative, gay, government, hansard, homosexual, husband, lindsay duncan, london, marriage, mp, national theatre, play, politician, politics, review, section 28, simon woods, son, theatre, tory, wife
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BWW Interview: Andrew Burnap
The actor discusses his role in landmark play The Inheritance. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Company, Gielgud Theatre
The most thrilling revivals reinvigorate a classic work, while revealing its fundamental soul anew. Marianne Elliott’s female-led, 21st-century take on George Furth and Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical company Company makes a bold, inventive statement, but somehow also suggests this is how the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged being alive, company, family, gay, gender swap, gielgud theatre, jonathan bailey, kids, ladies who lunch, love, marianne elliott, marriage, mel giedroyc, musical, new york, patti lupone, review, romance, rosalie craig, sex, single, sondheim, theartsdesk, west end
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Company leads October’s Top 10 new London shows
From gender-flipped Sondheim to David Hare and Martin McDonagh. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
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Pinter One and Pinter Two, Harold Pinter Theatre
Jamie Lloyd is marking the 10th anniversary of Harold Pinter’s death in remarkable style with his Pinter at the Pinter season, staging all the great man’s 20 short plays, plus some sketches and poetry – grouped into seven productions – at the … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, america, antony sher, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, david suchet, donald trump, drama, gay, harold pinter, harold pinter theatre, hayley squires, homosexual, jamie lloyd, jon culshaw, kate o'flynn, lia williams, london, lover, marriage, michael gambon, one for the road, paapa essiedu, pinter, pinter at the pinter, pinter one, pinter two, play, politics, president, queer, review, russell tovey, sex, short play, theatre, ticket deal, violence, visit london, west end
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Fun Home, Young Vic
It seems only too fitting that David Lan’s luminous reign at the Young Vic should draw to a close with this bold, creatively thrilling international import. Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron’s Tony-winning musical, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2013, is an exquisite adaptation … Continue reading
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Tagged alison bechdel, america, dad, family, fun home, gay, graphic novel, homosexual, jeanine tesori, jenna russell, lesbian, lisa kron, london, memoir, musical, parent, review, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award, young vic
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