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Same-sex ballroom has been challenging conventions long before Dancing on Ice
It had been discussed among fans of the show for some time: when would Strictly Come Dancing feature its first same-sex pairing? One of the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, and a former contestant, the Rev Richard Coles, had both supported … Continue reading
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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
Tagged adaptation, akram khan, anomalisa, anthony trollope, art, botticelli, Carla Marie Williams, Charlie Kaufman, chorus, cinema, coen brothers, coming up, dance, doctor thorne, donmar, drama, eno, exhibition, film, gallery, george clooney, hail caesar, harry potter and the cursed child, hermione, hollywood, i see you, itv, julian fellowes, movie, music industry, newsletter, Noma Dumezweni, opera, oscars, painter, Philip Glass, pick of the week, play, review, royal court, sadlers wells, strike, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tv, v&a, welcome home captain fox
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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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War stories and Scottish shake-up
My articles in the March issue of Dance Today, out now: Fighting words A deferential revival of Joan Littlewood’s iconic Oh What A Lovely War at Richmond Theatre acts more as effective primer than call to arms Stepping Out The Gay Gordons blend tradition with revolution … Continue reading
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Fire and ice
It started so well. Blessed with the presence of Britain’s most famous (read: only) Olympic ice dancing champions and unbeatable concept of “celebrities” (read: retired athletes, some bloke off Hollyoaks and Chico) emoting to Eighties power ballads while wobbling round … Continue reading
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Tagged bolero, dance, dance today, dancing, dancing on ice, eurovision, gold medal, ice dancing, ice skating, itv, london, olympics, ray quinn, review, torvill and dean, tour, wembley arena
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Sweet as strychnine
“What kind of people read detective stories and why?” asks Agatha Christie in her seminal essay Detective Writers in England. The Queen of Crime concludes that our love of whodunits stems from the fact that “the reader can have all the … Continue reading
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