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Tag Archives: ian mckellen
A complete guide to London pantomimes
The history of pantomime and some of the best pantos to catch this Christmas. Read my full London Theatre article here
Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 2 is more of a who’s-in-it
Jonathan Pryce is the first celebrity guest at the Park Theatre. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged agatha christie, celebrity, emma thompson, ian mckellen, jonathan pryce, london, murder mystery, park theatre, play, star, stephen fry, telegraph, theatre, whodunnit unrehearsed 2
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The Cherry Orchard, Theatre Royal Windsor
This summer, the 82-year-old Ian McKellen became the oldest Hamlet on record in Sean Mathias’s age-, gender- and colour-blind production at Theatre Royal Windsor. Now that same company shifts from Shakespeare to Chekhov. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged chekhov, gandalf, hamlet, ian mckellen, play, review, telegraph, the cherry orchard, theatre, theatre royal windsor
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All the performers returning to iconic roles in the West End and beyond
This is a great time to see the definitive portrayals of some of the best roles in theatre. Not only are there numerous fantastic revivals and returning productions in town, but the lead actors who previously starred in those shows … Continue reading
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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The Lehman Trilogy leads July’s Top 10 new London shows
From a new theatrical epic to Shakespeare and musical spoof. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a monster calls, aiden turner, alan bennett, allelujah, argentina, as you like it, best, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, charing cross theatre, charlie fink, che malambo, cheap tickets, dance, dancing, duke of yorks theatre, hamiton, ian mckellen, it happened in key west, july, king lear, london, martin mcdonagh, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, noel coward theatre, old vic, patrick ness, peacock theatre, pity, play, regents park open air, rory mullarkey, royal court, sale, sally cookson, sam mendes, save, shakespeare, simon russell beale, spamilton, summer, terrorism, the lehman trilogy, the lieutenant of inishmore, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, visit london, west end, what to do, what to see
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No Man’s Land, Wyndham’s Theatre
We are lost in the wood. In the limbo state between dream and reality, memory and present, youth and age, companionship and seclusion, life and death, struggle and success, fame and obscurity. Pinter often visits that place of in between, … Continue reading
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Tagged drama, gandalf, ian mckellen, london, lord of the rings, no man's land, owen teale, patrick stewart, pinter, play, review, sean mathias, star strek, theartsdesk, theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre, x men
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