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Where to watch celebrities onstage
From Andrew Scott in the Old Vic’s Three Kings to Sleepless‘s pop star leads and a host of luminaries in Talking Heads. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actor, actress, alan bennett, albion, almeida, andrew scott, beat the devil, bridge theatre, celebrities, celebrity, coronavirus, daisy edgar-jones, David Hare, death of england, everybodys talking about jamie, famous, film, fleabag, giles terera, hair, hamilton, harry potter, hollywood, imelda staunton, jay mcguiness, kimberley walsh, kristin scott thomas, layton williams, leslie manville, london, movie, musical, national theatre, nhs, no masks, normal people, old vic, on stage, play, ralph fiennes, russell tovey, sherlock, sleepless, star, stars, strictly come dancing, talking heads, tamsin greig, the crown, theatre, theatre royal stratford east, three kings, troubadour wembley park, turbine theatre, tv
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Vanessa Williams: ‘Growing up, I couldn’t even find a black Barbie’
As City of Angels opens in the West End, the actress, singer, and former Miss America explains why it’s more fun to play the bad girl. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged actress, book tickets, city of angels, desperate housewives, garrick theatre, hollywood, inews, interview, josie rourke, london, miss america, musical, private eye, singer, the i paper, ugly betty, vanessa williams, west end
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City of Angels leads March’s Top 10 new London shows
From a musical with old Hollywood glamour to starry Chekhov and Coward. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged all of us, blithe spirit, book tickets, boulevard theatre, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chekhov, city of angels, clybourne park, daenerys, disability, duke of york's, emilia clarke, francesca martinez, game of thrones, garrick theatre, hampstead theatre, harold pinter, hollywood, imogen stubbs, indecent, jamie lloyd, jay mcguiness, jennifer saunders, kate o'flynn, kimberley walsh, london, love love love, lucy prebble, lyric hammersmith, march, meg ryan, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, new, nicola roberts, noel coward, park theatre, paula vogel, play, playhouse theatre, rachael stirling, show, sleepless, sleepless in seattle, the dumb waiter, the effect, the seagull, theatre, theo james, ticket deal, todaytix, tom hanks, top 10, troubadour wembley park, vanessa williams, west end
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BWW Interview: Doon Mackichan
The actress discusses David Mamet’s new play Bitter Wheat. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bitter wheat, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, comedy, david mamet, Doon Mackichan, drama, garrick theatre, harvey weinstein, hollywood, john malkovich, justice, london, mamet, metoo, play, power, sex addiction, sexual abuse, smack the pony, ticket deal, trial, victim, visit london, west end
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When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, National Theatre
Step away from the returns queue. The rare presence of Hollywood star Cate Blanchett on a London stage has caused a box office frenzy, but sadly this would-be provocative vehicle – Martin Crimp’s loose variations on Samuel Richardson’s 1740 proto-novel Pamela, … Continue reading
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Tagged broadwayworld, cate blanchett, celebrity, game of thrones, gender, hollywood, jessica gunning, katie mitchell, london, martin crimp, national theatre, pamela, power, review, s&m, samuel richardson, sex, stephen dillane, when we have sufficiently tortured each other
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Movers and Shakers
Three leading practitioners discuss the thriving field of movement direction. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alexandra reynolds, brad pitt, dance, dancing, drama, eddie redmayne, fantastic beasts and where to find them, fatherland, film, frantic assembly, headlong, hollywood, movement, movement direction, movement director, movie, national theatre, people places and things, play, polly bennett, rsc, salome, scott graham, stage, stephen hoggett, the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, the danish girl, the mummy, the theory of everything, theatre, tom cruise, world war z
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The Kid Stays in the Picture, Royal Court
While An American in Paris captures the dreamy glamour of old Hollywood, Simon McBurney rivetingly evokes its seedy, cynical underbelly, from backroom deals to drug busts and mobsters. Yet it is, in its own way, just as dazzling – a … Continue reading
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Tagged ali macgraw, broadwayworld, chinatown, danny huston, film, hollywood, london, love story, movie, review, robert evans, royal court, simon mcburney, the godfather, the kid stays in the picture, theatre
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Pick of the Week
A new Coen caper, Hermione’s directing debut, ENO’s strike battle, and revolution in the music industry. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here
Posted in Art, Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
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