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Anne of Green Gables, Peacock Theatre
A plucky red-headed orphan takes centre stage in this luminous new production from London Children’s Ballet. Read my full The i Paper review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged anne of green gables, ballet, dance, dancing, london, london childrens ballet, netflix, peacock theatre, review, sadlers wells, the i paper, theatre, west end, young audience
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See the Stranger Things cast on stage
David Harbour is in the West End this summer – but he’s not the only one with theatre links. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged broadway, david harbour, london, london theatre, mad house, musical, netflix, play, sci fi, stranger things, theatre, tv, upside down, west end
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Diana: The Musical
“A fairy tale born in Hell.” That’s the nuanced take on Princess Diana’s marriage in this redundant soap opera-meets-rock opera, which would be in bad taste were it not so dull. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged broadway, diana, diana musical, diana the musical, musical, netflix, prince charles, princess diana, review, royal family, streaming, telegraph, the queen, theatre
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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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Oliver Dowden should be saving the arts, not nit-picking The Crown
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden recently asked Netflix to add a disclaimer informing viewers that The Crown is not wholly factual – a request that the streaming giant firmly denied. Now Josh O’Connor, who plays Prince Charles in the hit series, has labelled Dowden’s … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged Culture Secretary, government, josh o'connor, netflix, oliver dowden, prince charles, princess diana, royal family, telegraph, the arts, the crown, the queen, theatre, tv
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‘This is how loss feels’: how a Netflix animation about grief became a global phenomenon
One of the year’s most unlikely phenomena on the video-sharing app TikTok saw 50 million people – and counting – recording themselves crying while watching a 12-minute animation. Not since the heart-wrenching opening sequence of Up have viewers been so undone … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged animated, animation, director, film, grief, If Anything Happens I Love You, interview, loss, Michael Govier, movie, netflix, oscar, school shooting, short film, telegraph, tiktok, Will McCormack, writer
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Arts leaders have barely heard from Oliver Dowden – how did he find time to watch The Crown?
The government’s new tiers system is wreaking havoc on the theatre industry. And what is Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden’s major priority? Picking a fight with Netflix over labelling The Crown a work of fiction. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged arts, funding, government, netflix, oliver dowden, telegraph, the crown, tv
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‘Diana was a cat – a pampered, domesticated cat’: how Emma Corrin learnt to move like a princess
Who links Freddie Mercury, Elvis, Princess Diana and Bond’s latest nemesis? The in-demand movement director Polly Bennett, who helped Rami Malek to an Oscar for Bohemian Rhapsody, and is a key member of The Crown’s creative team. Read my full Telegraph interview here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged bohemian rhapsody, elvis, emma corrin, film, gillian anderson, interview, james bond, josh o'connor, margaret thatcher, movement director, movie, netflix, no time to die, polly bennett, prince charles, princess diana, queen, rami malek, telegraph, the crown, the queen, the royal family, tv
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The Crown’s greatest insult: why Charles would never have called Mountbatten a ‘quisling’
The latest series of The Crown has come under fire for its many inaccuracies – from the way that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speaks to The Queen, to the out-of-season pheasant shoot in August. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged charles dance, insult, mountbatten, netflix, peter morgan, prince charles, quisling, telegraph, the crown, tv
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