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Preludes, Southwark Playhouse
Where does music come from? That’s the vital question posed to Sergei Rachmaninoff in Dave Malloy’s extraordinary 2015 chamber work, as the great late-Romantic Russian composer – stuck in his third year of harrowing writer’s block – tries to relocate his gift. It comes … Continue reading
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Tagged alex sutton, art, artist, chekhov, composer, concerto, dahl, dave malloy, depression, failure, hypnotherapy, keith ramsay, london, mental health, mind, music, musical, musician, pianist, piano, prelude, preludes, rachel chavkin, rachmaninoff, rebecca caine, review, russia, southwark playhouse, symphony, theartsdesk, theatre, therapy, writer, writers block
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10 shows to see in honour of Black History Month
From musical icons to contemporary London life, 10 meaningful representative shows. Read my full TodayTix article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged african-american, arinze kene, black, black history month, book tickets, dreamgirls, freeman, kinky boots, les miserables, london, michael jackson, misty, motown the musical, musical, musician, play, porgy and bess, show, singer, the lion king, theatre, thriller live, tina the musical, tina turner, todaytix, top 10, west end
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Mood Music, Old Vic
Gendered power dynamics, the commodification of art, and abuse in the creative industries: Joe Penhall’s new play certainly feels of the moment, and there’s a particular frisson in seeing such subject matter explored at the Old Vic, which is dealing with the … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, album, artist, broadwayworld, joe penhall, Kevin Spacey, london, metoo, mood music, music, musician, old vic, record, review, singer, sunny afternoon, the kinks, theatre
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BWW Interview: Gary Trainor
The actor discusses leading West End musical School of Rock. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged actor, alternate, andrew lloyd webber, band, beautiful the carole king musical, broadwayworld, david fynn, dewey, gary trainor, interview, london, musical, musician, new london theatre, rock, school of rock, singer, tonight at the london palladium, west end
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BWW Interview: Ryan Molloy
The actor and musician talks karting with Simon Cowell, Amy Winehouse and new rock musical 27. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged 27, amy winehouse, arlene phillips, broadwayworld, cockpit theatre, interview, janis joplin, jersey boys, kurt cobain, music industry, musical, musician, ryan molloy, simon cowell, simon fuller, singer
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Moderate Soprano is a moderate success
Following Farinelli and the King, here’s another gently aimless drama about opera and – more circuitously – the inestimable value of art. David Hare takes us back to 1934 and the birth of Glyndebourne, with Rae Smith’s design illustrating its … Continue reading
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Tagged David Hare, drama, germany, glyndebourne, ham and high, hampstead theatre, jeremy herrin, jewish, london, music, musician, nazi, opera, play, review, roger allam, second world war, the moderate soprano, theatre, war
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