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Conversations with Friends review
Sally Rooney’s ménage à quatre is more than a match for Normal People. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged adaptation, bbc, bbc three, conversations with friends, drama, jemima kirke, joe alwyn, marriage, normal people, review, sally rooney, sex, telegraph, tv
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Middle, National Theatre
David Eldridge’s marital drama is sincere but too conservative. Read my full London Theatre review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged david eldridge, drama, london, london theatre, marriage, middle, national theatre, play, review, theatre
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Katherine Ryan, Missus, London Palladium
A new husband is fresh fodder for the wickedly funny comedian. Read my full The i Paper review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged comedy, husband, inews, katherine ryan, london, london palladium, marriage, missus, review, stand up, the i paper, theatre
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Outlander’s Roger and Brianna’s marriage threatened in season 6
Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin tease their upcoming storyline. Read my full Radio Times article here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism, TV
Tagged brianna, interview, marriage, outlander, radio times, richard rankin, roger, season 6, series 6, sophie skelton, starz, tv
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Dull girl power speeches and wild sex do not make Bridgerton a feminist triumph
“We’re seeing this Regency romance through a feminist lens,” proclaimed actor Regé-Jean Page, who plays the hunky-but-tortured Duke of Hastings in Netflix’s bodice-ripper Bridgerton, in a recent interview. Co-star Phoebe Dynevor has also thrown around the F word, saying that … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged black, bridgerton, daphne, female, feminism, feminist, lady whistledown, love, marriage, netflix, penelope, period drama, queen charlotte, review, sex, telegraph, the duke, tv, women
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The Last Five Years, The Other Palace Digital
A musical featuring two people who are physically separated? Jason Robert Brown’s work is a shutdown natural – as this new digital theatre version demonstrates. Lauren Samuels and Danny Becker, who play doomed lovers Cathy and Jamie, recorded their parts entirely in isolation, with Samuels (previously … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actress, arts, coronavirus, danny becker, digital, jason robert brown, Lauren Samuels, love, marriage, musical, online, relationship, review, social distancing, streaming, the last five years, the other palace, theartsdesk, theatre, writer
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Preview of The Last Five Years
A musical featuring two people physically separated throughout? Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years could be made for lockdown – as a new digital production aims to prove. Actors Lauren Samuels and Danny Becker, who play doomed lovers Cathy … Continue reading
The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse
There’s concept on top of concept in this revival of Jason Robert Brown’s beloved 2001 musical, which charts the ebb and flow of a relationship by juggling timelines: aspiring actress Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order, while aspiring writer Jamie’s moves … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, actor musician, actress, broadway, jason robert brown, jewish, jonathan o'boyle, london, love, marriage, musical, new york, novel, review, romance, southwark playhouse, the last five years, theartsdesk, theatre, writer
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The Watsons, Menier Chocolate Factory
Laura Wade isn’t the first to tackle Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, abandoned in 1805, but she is the only one so far to write herself, the struggling adaptor, into the text. This witty, ingenious and surprisingly philosophical play, which premiered … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, austen, book, broadwayworld, chichester festival theatre, Jane Austen, laura wade, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, novel, period drama, regency, review, romance, samuel west, the watsons, unfinished
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