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The Haystack, Hampstead Theatre
With counter-terrorism an urgent concern – and specifically how best to find, track and use the data of suspected threats, without sacrificing our privacy and civil liberties – it’s excellent timing for a meaty drama about the surveillance state. And the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged al blyth, counter terrorism, data, edward snowden, free press, gchq, government, guardian, hacking, hampstead theatre, james graham, journalist, london, mass data collection, media, nsa, play, press, privacy, review, roxana silbert, security, security services, source, spy, state, surveillance, terrorism, terrorist, the haystack, theartsdesk, theatre, thriller, whistleblower
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The West End Frame Show
Had the great pleasure of joining theatre podcast The West End Frame Show as a guest co-host, discussing recent openings and news. Listen to it here!
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadwayworld, caissie levy, casting, cora bissett, dancing times, dave malloy, dear evan hansen, journalist, les miserables, london, musical, play, podcast, preludes, regents park open air, review, soho theatre, southwark playhouse, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, theatre, west end, west end frame, west end frame show, what girls are made of
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Alys, Always, Bridge Theatre
Harriet Lane’s memorably unsettling 2012 novel, about an overlooked sub-editor who infiltrates the literary elite, has been adapted for stage by Lucinda Coxon. Its combination of psychological thriller and industry satire is decently translated, but a conservative production from Bridge … Continue reading
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Tagged alys always, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, downton abbey, harriet lane, joanna david, joanne froggatt, journalist, newspaper, nicholas hytner, novelist, play, review, robert glenister, theatre, writer
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Ink, Almeida Theatre
James Graham’s portrait of Seventies politics, This House, recently enjoyed a West End outing, and his latest epic venture into Britain’s past may well follow suit. If slightly weighed down by detailed research, it’s still a riveting depiction of the birth … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged almeida theatre, bertie carvel, broadwayworld, ink, james graham, journalist, larry lamb, newspaper, page 3, review, rupert goold, rupert murdoch, sex, tabloid, The Sun
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Dark Tourism, Park Theatre
Stop press: our rampant celebrity culture might not be wholly positive! If you’ve already been apprised of that fact some time in the past century, go ahead and skip actor Daniel Dingsdale’s debut play, which – along with Steve Thompson’s … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actress, celeb, celebrity, dark tourism, drama, fame, famous, jonathan ross, journalist, london, lucy kirkwood, media, network, nsfw, paparazzi, park theatre, play, pr, princess diana, radio, reality tv, review, russell brand, sex, sex tape, singer, social media, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, x factor, xfm
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Dear Lupin, Apollo Theatre
A sterling case is made for the lost art of letter-writing in Michael Simkins’ dramatisation of Roger Mortimer’s missives to his wayward son. Mortimer’s inimitable turn of phrase, preserved in epistolary form, is the highlight of a genial show notable … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adaptation, addiction, apollo theatre, army, book, charlie mortimer, coldstream guards, comedy, dear lupin, diary of a nobody, drama, eton, father, humour, humourist, jack fox, james fox, journalist, letter, london, lupin, parent, play, racing, review, roger mortimer, son, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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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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The Glass Protégé, Park Theatre
Hollywood has never met a cliché it didn’t love; unfortunately, neither has Dylan Costello. His peek behind the curtain of Tinseltown’s Golden Age employs every stock type imaginable, from the boorish, chain-smoking manager to a pill-popping Marilyn-lite. It’s a play … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, actor, actress, all about eve, city of angels, contract, drama, east germany, edward r murrow, film, forties, gay, golden age, hollywood, hollywoodland, homophobia, homosexual, journalist, la, london, los angeles, love, mamet, marilyn monroe, marriage, matinee idol, movie, movie star, noel coward, north london, park theatre, play, review, rita skeeter, romance, silver screen, studio, the glass protege, theatre
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Boa, Trafalgar Studios
Casting existing partners is no guarantee of artistic success – for every Burton/Taylor, there is a Bennifer. Hannah Price has taken a risk, too, by pairing the revered Dame Harriet Walter with her comparatively unfamiliar American husband, Guy Paul, in … Continue reading
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Tagged american, ballet, boa, british, cambodia, chile, clara brennan, correspondent, dance, dancer, drama, east asia, english, guy paul, hannah price, harriet walter, husband, journalist, london, love, marriage, married, memory, play, Pulitzer Prize, review, romance, sex, the arts desk, theartsdesk, therapy, trafalgar studios, transatlantic, vietnam, war, wife
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In praise of Nora Ephron
I’ve just finished a sensational double collection of the late Nora Ephron’s writing, Crazy Salad & Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women & Notes on the Media. I loved her screenplays (I’ll have what she’s having!), but I didn’t realise she … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, TV
Tagged book, caitlin moran, celebrity, column, essay, feminism, hollywood, journalist, media, nora ephron, screenplay, the times, women
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