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Tag Archives: kenneth branagh
BWW Interview: Jonah Hauer-King
The actor discusses his role in The Entertainer and the experience of working with Kenneth Branagh. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged broadcast, broadwayworld, cinema, garrick theatre, interview, Jonah Hauer-King, kenneth branagh, the entertainer, west end
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Branagh is assured but lacks true desperation
Brexit-ish rants, generational divide, tax dodging and Middle East chaos: the contemporary resonance of John Osborne’s 1957 state-of-the-nation play The Entertainer is almost eerie. Paired with an effective metaphor – the dying days of music hall – it’s a strong closing … Continue reading
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Tagged archie rice, brexit, comedian, comedy, dancing, garrick theatre, greta scacchi, ham and high, john osborne, kenneth branagh, laurence olivier, middle east, music hall, review, singing, suez canal, tap, the entertainer, vaudeville, west end
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The Entertainer, Garrick Theatre
The latest 2016 state-of-the-nation play has arrived – from 1957. There’s the Brexit-ish granddad mired in corrosive nostalgia, the forward-looking granddaughter joining anti-establishment protests in Trafalgar Square, tax dodging, a crisis of British identity, and chaos in the Middle East. … Continue reading
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Tagged archie rice, brexit, broadwayworld, comedian, comedy, dancing, garrick theatre, greta scacchi, john osborne, kenneth branagh, laurence olivier, middle east, music hall, review, singing, suez canal, tap, the entertainer, vaudeville, west end
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Take Five! Spend Your Tea Break with Kenneth Branagh
Ahead of The Entertainer‘s opening at the Garrick, relive five of Kenneth Branagh’s great performances. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Groundhog Day Leads August’s Top 10 New London Shows
From Tim Minchin’s latest musical adaptation and Shakespeare in a department store to a highly anticipated Branagh performance. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged 946, allegro, almeida theatre, ambassadors theatre, august, best, billie piper, broadwayworld, children, family, found111, garrick theatre, groundhog day, kenneth branagh, kids, kneehigh, lee hall, london, matthew lewis, michael morpurgo, much ado about nothing, musical, national theatre, old vic, our ladies of perpetual succour, rodgers and hammerstein, selfridges, shakespeare, shakespeares globe, southwark playhouse, summer, the entertainer, the secret garden, they drink it in the congo, thom southerland, tim minchin, top 10, unfaithful, west end, yerma, young vic
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Style over substance but Lily shines
For his latest Shakespearean venture, Kenneth Branagh has produced a panting paean to Fellini, with all the cultural nuance of a Simpsons episode. While ravishing, his transposition of the action to Fifties Italy is notable more for the fabulous fashions … Continue reading
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Tagged derek jacobi, drama, garrick theatre, ham and high, italy, kenneth branagh, lily james, london, review, richard madden, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, stage, theatre, west end
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Romeo and Juliet, Garrick Theatre
Trouble remembering in which country Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers cross paths? Branagh’s panting paean to Fellini will sort you out. Stylish as a monochromatic Vogue spread, and as self-consciously Italian as Bruno Tonioli guzzling lasagne in a gondola, it’s not exactly … Continue reading
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Tagged cinderella, derek jacobi, drama, fellini, fifties, garrick theatre, italy, kenneth branagh, la dolce vita, lily james, meera syal, review, richard madden, rob ashford, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, stage, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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Take Five! Spend your tea break with Derek Jacobi
As Derek Jacobi opens in Kenneth Branagh’s Romeo and Juliet, relive five of his great performances. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged alan turing, best, breaking the code, broadcast, comedy, derek jacobi, drama, film, frasier, garrick, hamlet, i claudius, kenneth branagh, london, opening, play, richard ii, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, stage, theatre, tv, video, watch, west end
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Richard Madden and Lily James’s Romeo and Juliet leads May’s Top 10 new London shows
From buzzy Shakespeare productions and satirical opera to Sideways and dance at the Old Vic. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, a view from islington north, arts theatre, best, blue/orange, book tickets, brecht, broadwayworld, caryl churchill, cinderella, David Hare, derek jacobi, drew mconie, emma rice, garrick theatre, george bernard shaw, globe, hampstead theatre, jekyll and hyde, kenneth branagh, lawrence after arabia, lily james, london, mark ravenhill, max stafford-clark, may, michael morpurgo, national theatre, new, old vic, open air theatre, orange tree theatre, paul miller, regents park, rex pickett, richard madden, robert louis stevenson, romeo and juliet, rory kinnear, rufus norris, running wild, satire, shakespeare, sideways, st james theatre, stage, the philanderer, the threepenny opera, theatre, top 10, west end, young vic
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