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BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks
There are plenty of seasonal treats served up in the capital this year, from pantos and plays to opera and dance. Here are some of the tastiest morsels for the 2018-19 festive period. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a christmas carol, al murray, aladdin, alexandra palace, best, bill bailey, book tickets, broadwayworld, can't wait for christmas, cheap tickets, children, christmas, dani dyer, danny dyer, dawn french, dick whittington, english national ballet, eventim apollo, family, hansel and gretel, horrible christmas, horrible histories, huddle, hugh dennis, in the winter wood, jo brand, kids, kinky boots, les miserables, london, lyric hammersmith, lyric theatre, magic mike live, matilda, matthew bourne, motown, national theatre, nativity the musical, old vic, opera, orange tree theatre, palladium snow white, panto, pantomime, paul merton, peacock theatre, peter pan, philip pullmans grimm tales, polka theatre, richmond theatre, robert lindsay, room on the broom, rose theatre kingston, royal opera, sadlers wells, school of rock, seussical, sleeping beauty, southbank centre, southwark playhouse, swan lake, the lion king, the messiah, the nutcracker, the other palace, the phantom of the opera, the snowman, the tell tale heart, theatre, theatre royal stratford east, ticket deal, tina, top, unicorn theatre, west end, wicked, young audience
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10 shows to see in honour of Black History Month
From musical icons to contemporary London life, 10 meaningful representative shows. Read my full TodayTix article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged african-american, arinze kene, black, black history month, book tickets, dreamgirls, freeman, kinky boots, les miserables, london, michael jackson, misty, motown the musical, musical, musician, play, porgy and bess, show, singer, the lion king, theatre, thriller live, tina the musical, tina turner, todaytix, top 10, west end
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Why we return to long-running shows
BroadwayWorld reviewers reflects on their experiences and share their all-time favourites. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged beautiful, blood brothers, broadwayworld, evita, hamilton, harry potter and the cursed child, jersey boys, jesus christ superstar, kinky boots, les miserables, london, musical, rent, star, the lion king, the phantom of the opera, theare, understudy, west end, wicked
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BWW Interview: David Hunter
The actor and musician discusses his starring role in West End musical Kinky Boots. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadwayworld, charlie, david hunter, interview, kinky boots, london, musical, theatre, west end
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Top 10 Screen To Stage Musical Adaptations
From Once and Spamalot to The Producers and Hairspray, 10 of the best medium-jumpers. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged aladdin, an american in paris, billy elliot, broadwayworld, dancing, disney, film, grey gardens, groundhog day, hairspray, kinky boots, lloyd webber, musical, once, screen, singing, spamalot, stage, sunset boulevard, the bodyguard, the lion king, the producers, theatre, west end
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Olivier Awards 2016: Hits and Misses
As expected, the 40th anniversary Olivier Awards showered trophies on the sensational Gypsy. Imelda Staunton and Lara Pulver’s performances and Mark Henderson’s lighting were recognised, and the production took Best Musical Revival. But there were surprises elsewhere, with starry shows … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged award, benedict cumberbatch, broadwayworld, chorus, denise gough, diversity, eno, gypsy, hangmen, hits and misses, imelda staunton, in the heights, judi dench, kenneth branagh, kenneth cranham, kinky boots, lin-manuel miranda, london, Mark Gatiss, mark rylance, michael ball, musical, nell gwynn, oliver awards, oliviers, people places and things, prize, theatre, west end, win, winner
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Casa Valentina, Southwark Playhouse
The “femmepersonators” of Harvey Fierstein’s 1962-set drama would be flabbergasted by today’s level of trans visibility, from Grayson Perry and Caitlyn Jenner to Transparent and Eddie Redmayne’s new film The Danish Girl. Yet it’s the still pertinent issue of private … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1960s, activitist, america, caitlyn jenner, camp, casa valentina, catskills, cross dressing, eddie redmayne, female, gay, gender, grayson perry, Harvey Fierstein, homosexual, kinky boots, male, margaret thatcher, mccarthy, minority, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Rita Hayworth, sex, sixties, southwark playhouse, the danish girl, trans, transgender, transparent, transvestite, visibility
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Pick of the Week
This week on theartsdesk, a feast of theatrical openings, from Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen to an epic Jane Eyre, plus Ai Weiwei, Courtney Pine, and a TV costume drama battle royale. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here
Posted in Art, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged ai weiwei, art, casa valentina, courtney pine, dinner with saddam, downton abbey, drama, everest, exhibition, film, hampstead theatre, hangmen, Harvey Fierstein, Jake Gyllenhaal, jane eyre, kinky boots, martin mcdonagh, movie, national theatre, newsletter, pick of the week, play, review, ronnie scotts, royal academy, royal court, simon russell beale, the arts desk, the go between, the print room, theartsdesk, theatre, ts eliot, tv
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