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Lungs, Old Vic
With Extinction Rebellion looming large in the capital, it’s canny programming to revive Duncan Macmillan’s 2011 play about a couple debating the merits of having a child – including fears about how introducing another person might impact the planet. The … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, book tickets, broadwayworld, children, claire foy, climate change, doctor who, duncan macmillan, extinction rebellion, global warming, london, lungs, matt smith, matthew warchus, old vic, parent, play, review, the crown, theatre
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The war at home
Back in 2007, Polly Stenham caused a furore with her debut play That Face. Not only did it mark a change of direction for the Royal Court by turning an unflinching gaze upon the upper-middle-class world familiar to many of its … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alcoholic, boarding school, doctor who, drama, Edward Albee, Eugene O’Neill, family, freud, landor theatre, london, matt smith, michael grandage, play, polly stenham, royal court, tennessee williams, that face, theatre, west end
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It takes four to tan-go
Following hot on the (Cuban) heels of departing Doctor Who Matt Smith, this week saw the mass exodus from Strictly Come Dancing of long-standing and, in some cases, long-suffering professionals Erin Boag, Vincent Simone, Flavia Cacace and Aliona Vilani. Can the newbies possibly follow in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliona Vilani, anton du beke, artem, austin healey, ballroom, bbc, colin jackson, dance, dancing, doctor who, Erin Boag, Flavia Cacace, iveta lukosiute, janette manrara, julian clary, leaving, louis smith, louisa lytton, madonna, matt baker, Matt Di Angelo, matt smith, nancy dell'olio, pasha, pro, professional, rachel stevens, russell grant, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, the archers, tv, Vincent Simone
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The last (timey-wimey) waltz
Is there something in the water? This weekend has seen a mass exodus from the BBC, with current Doctor Who Matt Smith and Strictly Come Dancing pros Vincent Simone, Flavia Cacace, Aliona Vilani and Erin Boag hanging up their sonic … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliona Vilani, aljaz skorjanec, bafta, ballroom, bbc, burn the floor, camilla dallerup, dance, dancing, dancing with the stars, david tennant, dirty dancing, doctor who, emma slater, Erin Boag, Flavia Cacace, game of thrones, glee, iveta lukosiute, janette manrara, leaving, len goodman, lewis, matt smith, morse, new, olivia colman, pro, professional, ryan gosling, salsa, skins, so you think you can dance, stephan mangan, strictly come dancing, the simpsons, tv, Vincent Simone
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