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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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Crossrail treasures, David Hockney and Ali Smith
On my February MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Digging deep Archaeological treasures unearthed during Crossrail work displayed at the Museum of London Don’t miss: In living colour Tate Britain hosts a major David Hockney retrospective Commuter corner Ali Smith’s Brexit novel Autumn and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fiction, Journalism
Tagged ali smith, archaeology, art, autumn, book, brexit, commute, commuter, crossrail, david hockney, exhibition, finds, gallery, heritage, history, london, magazine, make money, moveto, moveto town and country, museum, museum of london, painting, podcast, read, side hustle school, tate britain, tunnel
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Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
George Major, Pearly King of Peckham, talks charity, civil war and Del Boy. Read my full Discover Britain article here
Posted in Journalism
Tagged del boy, discover britain, history, london, magazine, only fools and horses, pearly king, peckham
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Hallowed Halls
Dreaming spires, unspoiled countryside and rich history: we explore Cambridgeshire. Read my full Discover Britain article here
Posted in Art, Journalism
Tagged britain, cambridge, cambridgeshire, discover britain, do, england, grantchester, heritage, history, magazine, stay, visit
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Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
Yeoman Serjeant Jim Duncan reveals the life of a Beefeater. Read my full Discover Britain article here
Posted in Journalism
Tagged beefeater, discover britain, heritage, history, interview, london, magazine, tower of london, visit, yeoman guard
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Father Comes Home From The Wars, Royal Court
The current racial crisis in America might seem too urgent, too horrific, for us to be constantly seeking historical stories, but Suzan-Lori Parks’s play cycle makes a vividly articulate case for the long thread running from 19th-century slavery to 2016 debate … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged african-american, america, army, broadwayworld, civil war, confederate, father comes home from the wars, greece, hero, history, homer, odyssey black, race, review, royal court, slave, slavery, soldier, Suzan-Lori Parks, texas
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Henry V, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
As we finally go to the polls, casting votes based on our view of national identity and Britain’s place in the world, here comes Shakespeare’s ever-topical play. Robert Hastie’s thoughtful take is contemporary dress but stripped back, not so much … Continue reading
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Tagged agincourt, battle, cross casting, drama, england, eu referendum, france, henry v, history, king, michelle terry, nation, open air theatre, play, regents park, review, robert hastie, shakespeare, st crispins day, stage, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, vote, war
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Constable Country
The artistic soul of Suffolk revealed, from Constable and Gainsborough’s home turf to historic treasures and contemporary inspirations. Read my full Discover Britain article here
Posted in Art, Journalism
Tagged aldeburgh, architecture, art, artist, best, constable, county, discover britain, do, eat, festival, framlingham castle, gainsborough, garden, guide, heritage, history, ipswich, lavenham, magazine, national trust, painter, painting, stately home, stay, suffolk, sutton hoo, tourist, visit, willy lotts house
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The Patriotic Traitor, Park Theatre
Theatregoers suffering from First World War fatigue may want to pass on Jonathan Lynn’s merely competent historical drama about two mythic figures: Charles de Gaulle and Philippe Pétain. It’s a fascinating subject – de Gaulle had his former mentor tried … Continue reading
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Tagged army, Charles de Gaulle, collaborator, drama, first world war, general, history, jonathan lynn, laurence fox, leader, london, nazi, park theatre, Philippe Petain, play, review, second world war, the patriotic traitor, theatre, tom conti, verdun, vichy, war, world war one, world war two
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