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Committee, Donmar Warehouse
A memorable 2015 parliamentary select committee hearing asked Kids Company CEO Camila Batmanghelidjh and chair of trustees Alan Yentob whether the organisation was ever fit for purpose. Tom Deering, Hadley Fraser and Josie Rourke’s new verbatim musical – think This House meets London Road – asks … Continue reading
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Tagged alan yentob, Camila Batmanghelidjh, charity, children, committee, donmar warehouse, government, hadley fraser, josie rourke, kids, kids company, london, musical, parliament, politicians, review, select committee, social care, theartsdesk, theatre, tom deering
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Love in Idleness, Menier Chocolate Factory
In 1944, Terence Rattigan substantially revised Less Than Kind at the behest of star theatrical couple the Lunts; the result was the less political, more overtly comic play Love in Idleness. Now, Trevor Nunn, inspired by Dan Rebellato’s introduction in … Continue reading
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Tagged anthony head, broadwayworld, eve best, government, helen george, london, love, love in idleness, marriage, menier chocolate factory, parent, politics, rattigan, review, romance, second world war, socialism, tanks, theatre, trevor nunn, war
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BWW Interview: Madani Younis
The Bush Theatre’s Artistic Director discusses its redevelopment and future plans. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged art, artist, arts council, black lives black words, black lives matter, broadwayworld, building, bush theatre, children, community, culture, diversity, education, government, interview, kids, local council, london, madani younis, new, play, project, reopening, schools, shepherd's bush, subsidy, theatre, tickets, work, writer, young, youth
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The Audience, Apollo Theatre
As The Queen gains an audience with the latest royal addition, her theatrical alter ego returns to the West End, with Kristin Scott Thomas inheriting Tony-nominated Helen Mirren’s role in Peter Morgan’s updated revival. Callaghan is out; au courant gags … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo theatre, baby, buckingham palace, comedy, conservative, david cameron, drama, ed miliband, election, elizabeth ii, europe, family, government, helen mirren, her majesty, iraq, king charles iii, kristin scott thomas, labour, london, margaret thatcher, monarch, peter morgan, play, politician, politics, prime minister, prince charles, princess, review, royal, sovereign, stephen daldry, suez, the arts desk, the audience, the queen, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award, tony blair, war, west end, winston churchill
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The art of living
Highlights of my February MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: The special relationship Gain a new perspective on some of our most iconic buildings with Sir John Soane’s Museum’s behind-the-scenes look at architect/client relations Don’t miss: Play detective Can you spot … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fiction, Journalism
Tagged app, architect, architecture, art, arts, book, british, building, candy crush, classical, client, commute, commuter, competition, doug fishbone, downing street, dulwich picture gallery, duolingo, elizabethan, exhibition, fake, gallery, gone girl, gothic, government, john soane, language, learn, london, made in china, moveto, museum, napoleon, old master, old royal navy college, painting, read, robert adam, sir john soanes museum, the girl on the train, town and country, travel, treasury, victorian, westminster hall, win, wren
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