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Tag Archives: margaret thatcher
The timely play paying tribute to the late Queen’s unwavering dedication
This revival of Moira Buffini’s comedy Handbagged is sharply poignant. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged comedy, death, elizabeth ii, handbagged, kiln theatre, late queen, london, margaret thatcher, play, prime minister, queen, telegraph, the queen, theatre
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Experience a new take on history at these West End shows
From Handbagged to Tom, Dick and Harry. Read my full London Theatre article here
‘Diana was a cat – a pampered, domesticated cat’: how Emma Corrin learnt to move like a princess
Who links Freddie Mercury, Elvis, Princess Diana and Bond’s latest nemesis? The in-demand movement director Polly Bennett, who helped Rami Malek to an Oscar for Bohemian Rhapsody, and is a key member of The Crown’s creative team. Read my full Telegraph interview here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged bohemian rhapsody, elvis, emma corrin, film, gillian anderson, interview, james bond, josh o'connor, margaret thatcher, movement director, movie, netflix, no time to die, polly bennett, prince charles, princess diana, queen, rami malek, telegraph, the crown, the queen, the royal family, tv
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BWW Interview: Fenella Woolgar
The actress discusses The Slaves of Solitude, the stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s novel, at Hampstead Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged 1940s, actress, adaptation, agatha christie, boarding house, bombing, book, broadwayworld, clive francis, doctor who, drama, fenella woolgar, film, forties, hampstead theatre, handbagged, harlots, henley, home fires, interview, introverted, jonathan kent, london, love, margaret thatcher, miss roach, mr thwaites, Nicholas Wright, novel, patrick hamilton, period drama, play, radio, romance, second world war, soldier, the blitz, the slaves of solitude, theatre, tv, vera drake, visit london, war, ww2
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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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The Audience, Apollo Theatre
As The Queen gains an audience with the latest royal addition, her theatrical alter ego returns to the West End, with Kristin Scott Thomas inheriting Tony-nominated Helen Mirren’s role in Peter Morgan’s updated revival. Callaghan is out; au courant gags … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged apollo theatre, baby, buckingham palace, comedy, conservative, david cameron, drama, ed miliband, election, elizabeth ii, europe, family, government, helen mirren, her majesty, iraq, king charles iii, kristin scott thomas, labour, london, margaret thatcher, monarch, peter morgan, play, politician, politics, prime minister, prince charles, princess, review, royal, sovereign, stephen daldry, suez, the arts desk, the audience, the queen, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award, tony blair, war, west end, winston churchill
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Dead Sheep, Park Theatre
While seven-way debate rages, broadcaster and debuting playwright Jonathan Maitland takes us back 25 years to a radically different political landscape: a time of regents, and of regicide. It’s 1990 – Thatcher the leader claiming divine right to rule, Geoffrey … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1980s, alan clark, bertie carvel, budget, cabinet, comedy, conservative, debate, denis healey, drama, economy, eighties, election, elspeth howe, europe, eurosceptic, feminism, foreign secretary, geoffrey howe, house of commons, iron lady, john major, jonathan maitland, lady macbeth, leader, london, loyalty, macbeth, margaret thatcher, marriage, matilda, minister, north london, park theatre, parliament, paxman, play, politician, politics, prime minister, puppet, resignation, review, satire, sketch, spitting image, steve nallon, thatcher, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tory, trunchbull
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