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I’m Not Running, National Theatre
Britain’s foremost political playwright David Hare returns with a new play examining the current state of the Labour Party. Or not exactly – this is a world with no Brexit, no Corbyn, nothing, in fact, to anchor it to the … Continue reading
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Tagged alex hassell, book tickets, broadwayworld, campaign, David Hare, doctor, female leader, hospital, i'm not running, joshua mcguire, labour party, mp, national theatre, nhs, politician, politics, review, sian brooke, women
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A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer, National Theatre
How do you make a musical about cancer? This latest work from Bryony Kimmings isn’t just theatre, but metatheatre. Her voiceovers and the emails published in the programme detail the at times highly personal development process, and a gut punch … Continue reading
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Tagged A Pacifists Guide to the War on Cancer, brian lobel, broadwayworld, bryony kimmings, cancer, child, hospital, ill, musical, national theatre, parent, review, sick, song, tom parkinson
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BWW Interview: Brian Lobel
Performance artist Brian Lobel has spent 12 years creating innovative work out of difficult personal experiences and tough topics. He’s now joined forces with Bryony Kimmings and Complicite to create the highly anticipated new musical A Pacifist’s Guide to the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Pacifists Guide to the War on Cancer, audre lorde, brian lobel, broadwayworld, cancer, complicite, exeter northcott, home manchester, hospital, illness, interview, music, musical, national theatre, nhs, patient, performance art, sick, singing, susan sontag, theatre
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Listed: The 100 Funniest Things about Downton Abbey
As the series draws to a close, we list its mostly unintentional hilarity, from the entail and the Turkish corpse to the death-by-political-correctness of Isis the dog. Read the full theartsdesk article here
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Downton Abbey, ITV: Alien vs. Dowager
It’s been the most heavily signposted illness in drama history. A twinge here. An “Oof” there. Chekhov’s roiling guts. And tonight, His Lordship’s mystery complaint finally took centre stage, in a scene that led one to wonder exactly how to … Continue reading
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Tagged alien, blood, downton, downton abbey, film, gothic, horror, hospital, hugh bonneville, illness, itv, john hurt, movie, neville chamberlain, review, shocking, sick, the arts desk, theartsdesk, tv
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Savile victims honoured in chilling story
How did he get away with it? That’s the question Jonathan Maitland’s controversial new play addresses, juxtaposing national treasure Sir Jimmy Savile, feted by monarchs, prime ministers and cardinals, with the thuggish serial abuser. Savile’s cheeky asides – the knighthood … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, alistair mcgowan, an audience with jimmy savile, bbc, catholic, charity, child, child protection, children, crime, doctor, drama, hospital, islington gazette, jimmy savile, jonathan maitland, journalist, knighthood, law, lawyer, legal, london, media, nurse, operation yewtree, paedophile, park theatre, play, police, politician, rape, rapist, review, savile, theatre, trial, victims
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An Audience With Jimmy Savile, Park Theatre
Seldom has there been such impassioned debate about whether a play has a right to exist. Writer Jonathan Maitland faced a barrage of criticism, with many accusing him of exploitation; others felt it was too soon for freshly unveiled horror … Continue reading
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