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Tag Archives: Mark Gatiss
The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre
A deliciously entertaining account of the famous Burton/Gielgud Hamlet. Read my full London Theatre review here
See Doctor Who actors in the West End
From Arthur Darvill in Oklahoma! to Jenna Coleman in an Edinburgh fringe hit. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged arthur darvill, book tickets, daniel mays, david tennant, doctor who, drama, guys and dolls, Jenna Coleman, john bishop, lemons play, london, london theatre, Mark Gatiss, matt smith, medea, mother goose, musical, Oklahoma, play, sophie okonedo, Steven Moffat, tardis, the doctor, the unfriend, theatre, west end, whovian
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BWW Interview: Ian Hallard
The actor discusses working with husband Mark Gatiss on the revival of The Boys in the Band at Park Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadwayworld, doctor who, gay, ian hallard, interview, lgbt, london, Mark Gatiss, park theatre, poirot, sherlock, switchboard, the boys in the band, theatre, tour
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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
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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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Three Days in the Country, National Theatre
A month in the country is shortened to 72 hours in Patrick Marber’s sardonic, hazily erotic 135-minute distillation of a Russian classic. The influence of Turgenev’s 1850s country-house tragicomedy on fellow countryman Chekhov is clear, with its aristocratic family suffering … Continue reading
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Tagged a month in the country, chekhov, drama, ham and high, john simm, london, love, Mark Gatiss, marriage, national theatre, patrick marber, play, review, romance, russia, russian, sex, theatre, three days in the country, turgenev
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Ten great plays set in summer
To coincide with the opening of Three Days in The Country, Patrick Marber’s new adaption of Turgenev, I’ve rounded up 10 other great plays set in the summer, from bucolic romance and adolescent yearning to fiery conflict and family combustion. Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged 10, A Midsummer Night's Dream, a streetcar named desire, adaptation, adolescent, all my sons, american dream, arthur miller, august osage county, best, chekhov, child, childhood, comedy, court, drama, Eugene O’Neill, family, fourth of july, hay fever, heat, hot, independence day, jury, law, love, lust, magic, Mark Gatiss, may day, meryl streep, national theatre, noel coward, parent, patrick marber, play, romance, romeo and juliet, russia, russian, sex, shakespeare, simon russell beale, summer, summer solstice, sun, teenager, tennessee williams, the cherry orchard, theatre, three days in the country, top 10, tragedy, trial, turgenev, twelve angry men, young, youth
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