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Tag Archives: mother
West End shows to see for Mother’s Day
From Bake Off and Dirty Dancing to – yes – Mamma Mia!. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abba, bake off, comedy, dirty dancing, jersey boys, london, london theatre, mamma mia, matilda, mother, mothers day, mum, musical, Oklahoma, play, the great british bake off musical, the play that goes wrong, theatre, west end
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West End shows to see for Mother’s Day
From Mamma Mia! to Matilda and Pretty Woman. Read my full London Theatre article here
Katherine Ryan interview
I spoke to the comedian about her stand-up, podcast and new Netflix series The Duchess. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged 8 out of 10 cats, bbc, canadian, cardi b, comedian, comedy, daughter, director general, divorce, feminist, interview, katherine ryan, left wing comedy, london, megan thee stallion, mother, netflix, panel show, parent, podcast, single mother, stand-up, telling everybody everything, the duchess, tim davie, wap, writer
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BWW Interview: Amy Ellen Richardson
The actresses discusses her role in the Adrian Mole musical, now transferring to the West End. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adrian mole, ambassadors theatre, amy ellen richardson, book, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, children, eighties, family, interview, kids, leicester, london, marriage, mother, mum, musical, pauline, sale, save, sue townsend, the secret diary of adrian mole, ticket deal, visit london, west end, wife, young audience
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6 Shows to See on Mother’s Day
From thought-provoking, female-led drama to family-friendly musicals, here are six of the best Mother’s Day outings. Read my full TodayTix article here
White Teeth, Kiln Theatre
A few protestors might be doggedly hanging on outside the Kiln (was Tricycle) Theatre, but their complaints are firmly refuted by its current show: a vibrant adaptation of Zadie Smith’s award-winning novel that is not just about but firmly rooted in … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, book tickets, broadwayworld, daughter, family, immigrant, Indhu Rubasingham, kilburn, kiln theatre, london, mother, music, north west london, novel, play, race, review, simon sharkey, songs, theatre, west hampstead, white teeth, zadie smith
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Rodin and Ancient Greece, An Ideal Husband, Tully and sharp women
On my June MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition The British Museum explores Rodin’s relationship with Ancient Greek sculpture Film An unflinching look at motherhood in Tully Theatre Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband – with double the Foxy charm Commuter corner Michelle Dean’s Sharp: The Women Who Made … Continue reading
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Tagged an ideal husband, ancient greece, art, book, british museum, charlize theron, commute, commuter, edward fox, exhibition, feminist, film, freddie fox, june, london, magazine, michelle dean, mother, motherhood, moveto, moveto town and country, movie, museum, oscar wilde, parent, play, read, review, rodin, sculpture, sharp The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion, summer, theatre, things to do, tully, visit london, west end
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Frozen, Theatre Royal Haymarket
No, it’s not that Frozen – although the immortal words “Let it go” do appear in the second half. Otherwise this is a far cry from the Disney juggernaut. Bryony Lavery’s 1998 play deals with the abduction of a child, and asks whether … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, child, crime, criminal, doctor foster, evil, frozen, jason watkins, london, missing, mother, murdered, play, review, serial killer, suranne jones, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, visit london, west end
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Girls & Boys, Royal Court
“It just seems to be a thing that we do, this incomprehensible violence thing.” So says the narrator of Dennis Kelly’s new one-woman play, performed in a staggering tour-de-force from Carey Mulligan. She’s been reflecting on an American mass shooting … Continue reading
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Tagged broadwayworld, carey mulligan, child, dennis kelly, drama, female, girls and boys, london, love, lyndsey turner, male, marriage, mass shooting, metoo, mother, new writing, parent, play, review, royal court, sexism, theatre, toxic masculinity, violence
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