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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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Book Review: Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock
This new illustrated companion volume to Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away, which tells the remarkable true story of a small Newfoundland town that welcomed stranded air passengers on 9/11, is just as … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 9/11, actors, book, book tickets, broadway, broadwayworld, canada, canadian, christopher ashley, come from away, come from away welcome to the rock, companion, director, hachette books, history, images, lin-manuel miranda, musical, newfoundland, photos, pictures, planes, read, review, souvenir, west end
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Book review: Dramatic Exchanges, ed. Daniel Rosenthal
This fascinating tome offers an insider’s history of the National Theatre, via some 800 letters exchanged between Artistic Directors, actors, directors, playwrights, politicians, agents, critics and more. From arcane trivia through to vigorous words on the very nature and purpose … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actor, amadeus, arthur miller, artistic director, book, broadwayworld, daniel rosenthal, director, dramatic exchanges, eileen atkins, harold pinter, harry potter, history, ian mckellen, john osborne, judi dench, laurence olivier, letter, maggie smith, national theatre, paul mccartney, peter hall, play, review, the crucible, the curious incident, the history boys, theatre, tom stoppard
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Ask the experts
Three smart travellers share their wisdom: for the stylish, tech-savvy and intellectually curious. Read my full Oryx magazine article here
Posted in Journalism
Tagged advice, america, app, article, asia, best, Bonnie Rakhit, buy, cheap, clothes, context, destination, gadget, gear, help, history, hong kong, london, magazine, Mary Jo Binker, one tech traveller, oryx, politics, qatar airways, Russell-Harvey Fernandez, save money, style, stylish, tips, tour, tourist, travel, traveller, washington dc, what to pack
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Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre
Does Hamilton live up the hype – and will it appeal to British audiences? Yes, and yes again. It’s not like America has a monopoly on national identity crisis, leadership, immigration, parenthood, grief, sex scandals and political rivalries. But beyond … Continue reading
Hamilton: The Ultimate Guide
Hamilton finally makes its UK debut at the Victoria Palace Theatre tomorrow night. Need a quick primer on the musical phenomenon? Here’s the lowdown… Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alexander hamilton, american revolution, backstage, broadway, broadwayworld, buy tickets, founding father, george washington, guide, hamilton, history, image, lin-manuel miranda, london, musical, photo, picture, politics, president, romance, ron chernow, tickets, victoria palace theatre, video, war, watch, west end, white house
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Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
Covent Garden flower seller Peter Green on traditional trading and his Royal Warrant. Read my full Discover Britain interview here
Posted in Journalism
Tagged bouquet, buckingham palace, buy, covent garden, discover britain, florist, flower, history, king, london, magazine, market, my fair lady, peter green, queen, royal, royal warrant, seller, smith and green, things to do, tourism, tourist, trader, travel, windsor castle
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Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
Doorman Michael O’Dowdall talks history, weddings and afternoon tea at The Ritz. Read my full Discover Britain interview here
Posted in Journalism
Tagged afternoon tea, dinner, discover britain, doorman, history, hotel, interview, london, magazine, rolls royce, the ritz, things to do, tourist, visit, wedding
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Queen Anne, Theatre Royal Haymarket
Game of Thrones returns this weekend, but those hungry for political machinations and manipulations can also find a feast of them in Helen Edmundson’s 2015 stealth thriller about a little-known 18th-century English monarch and her courtly advisors’ jockeying for position. With plenty … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, game of thrones, helen edmundson, history, london, monarch, play, queen, queen anne, review, romola garai, royal, rsc, theatre, west end
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Over the sea to Skye
We follow the trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites through the Highlands. Read my full Discover Britain magazine article here Buy a copy here
Posted in Journalism
Tagged battle of killiecrankie, bonnie prince charlie, carlisle castle, catholic, culloden, diana gabaldon, edinburgh, eriskay, exhibition, fort william, glenfinnan, history, holyrood palace, jacobite rising, jacobites, king, national museum of scotland, outer hebrides, outlander, rebellion, royal, scotland, scottish, skye, soldier's leap, stuart, the forty-five, the highlands, tourist, visit, war, west highland museum
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