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A guide to Shakespeare’s Globe
From its history and past productions to its current exciting season. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged audience, book tickets, comedy, drama, globe, groundling, guide, henry VIII, history, joan, julius caesar, king lear, london, london theatre, mark rylance, much ado about nothing, play, shakespeare, shakespeares globe, theatre, tragedy, what to wear
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Best of Enemies, Young Vic
Could any political play top the current seething drama in Westminster? Perhaps not, but James Graham’s latest is another fascinating slice of history that feels all too pertinent. Read my full London Theatre review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abc, america, debate, democrat, drama, gore vidal, headlong, history, james baldwin, james graham, jeremy herrin, london, london theatre, play, political, politics, republican, review, theatre, tv, william f buckley, young vic
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Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon review: Outlander is back – but why sideline the heroine?
After a seven-year wait, the new instalment of the Outlander series finds our heroes caught in the middle of the American Revolutionary War. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged claire, diana gabaldon, fiction, go tell the bees that i am gone, history, jamie fraser, outlander, review, romance, telegraph
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Why on earth write a history of British musicals and sideline Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Ethan Mordden is weirdly dismissive of his topic in his book Pick a Pocket or Two. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, book, drama, ethan mordden, history, london, musical, musical theatre, pick a pocket or two, review, telegraph, theatre, west end
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Jazz roots
Zak Nemorin discusses his enlightening new documentary, which explores the true origins of jazz dance. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged bob fosse, dance, dancing, dancing times, documentary, film, history, interview, jazz, jazz dance, jazz dancing, musical, origin, race, roots, stage, tv, zak nemorin
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A brief history of the Olivier Awards
Due to the pandemic, the Olivier Awards were forced to cancel their usual April results ceremony. However, winners will now be announced on Sunday, 25 October in a special programme broadcast on ITV – also featuring pre-filmed interviews and performances … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged and juliet, andrew lloyd webber, awards, broadcast, dear evan hansen, don black, fleabag, guide, hamilton, harry potter and the cursed child, history, itv, judge, judi dench, laurence olivier, london, london palladium, london theatre, mary poppins, matilda, musical, nominated, nomination, olivier awards, olivier awards 2020, oliviers, patti lupone, phoebe waller-bridge, play, theare, todaytix, tv, waitress, west end, win, winner, winners
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Drawing the Line, Hampstead Theatre online
This week’s gem from the Hampstead’s vaults is Howard Brenton’s political drama from 2013, telling the extraordinary, stranger-than-fiction story of Cyril Radcliffe and his 1947 mission: to arrange the Partition of India in just five weeks. A tale of battling ideologies, gross colonial arrogance and disregard, … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged affair, clement attlee, cyril radcliffe, digital, drama, drawing the line, empire, free, hampstead theatre, hindhu, history, Howard Brenton, india, mountbatten, muslim, nehru, online, pakistan, partition of india, play, review, stream, streaming, theartsdesk, theatre, video, watch
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The Welkin, National Theatre
How can we know more about a comet in outer space than we do a woman’s body? So queries Lucy Kirkwood’s superb new history play – a feminist courtroom drama that’s equal parts Twelve Angry Men, The Crucible and The Vagina Monologues, plus a dash … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, feminist, gender, history, london, lucy kirkwood, maxine peake, national theatre, play, review, the welkin, theatre, trump, women
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Alexander Hamilton
Visiting the great man’s native Nevis is a must for fans of the hit musical. Read my full Visitor magazine article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alexander hamilton, america, birthplace, broadway, caribbean, charlestown, exhibition, founding father, hamilton, hamilton house, hip hop, history, hurricane, lin-manuel miranda, magazine, museum, musical, nevis, puerto rico, slavery, st kitts, tourist, travel, visit, visitor, west end
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Two’s Company
As It Takes Two returns with a new co-host, we examine the history of Strictly‘s companion show. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged bbc, best, celebrity, claudia winkleman, dance, dancing, dancing times, history, interview, it takes two, rylan, rylan neal clark, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv, zoe ball
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