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Alys, Always, Bridge Theatre
Harriet Lane’s memorably unsettling 2012 novel, about an overlooked sub-editor who infiltrates the literary elite, has been adapted for stage by Lucinda Coxon. Its combination of psychological thriller and industry satire is decently translated, but a conservative production from Bridge … Continue reading
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Tagged alys always, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, downton abbey, harriet lane, joanna david, joanne froggatt, journalist, newspaper, nicholas hytner, novelist, play, review, robert glenister, theatre, writer
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Ink, Almeida Theatre
James Graham’s portrait of Seventies politics, This House, recently enjoyed a West End outing, and his latest epic venture into Britain’s past may well follow suit. If slightly weighed down by detailed research, it’s still a riveting depiction of the birth … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged almeida theatre, bertie carvel, broadwayworld, ink, james graham, journalist, larry lamb, newspaper, page 3, review, rupert goold, rupert murdoch, sex, tabloid, The Sun
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‘Good theatre should be provocative’
Hand to God actress Jemima Rooper talks puppetry, repression and blind casting. Read my full Ham & High interview here
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Tagged actress, ben ockrent, blind casting, drama, ham and high, hand to god, interview, Jemima Rooper, london, newspaper, play, puppet, religion, theatre, vaudeville theatre, west end, women
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Obvious, unfunny satire finds nothing new on Brand furore
Back in 2008, Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross prank-called Andrews Sachs, claiming Brand had slept with his granddaughter. Daniel Dingsdale’s debut Dark Tourism opens with a similar incident: two radio shock jocks, one a pale imitation of Brand, and a joke … Continue reading
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Tagged actress, celebrity, dark tourism, drama, ham and high, joke, jonathan ross, media, newspaper, nsfw, park theatre, play, pr, publicist, radio, rape, reality tv, revenge porn, review, russell brand, sex, tabloid, theatre, violence, x factor, xfm
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Skewering of tabloid excess packs an urgent topicality
Morris Honeyspoon is a monster. In editorial conference, he halts objections with a blast of his air horn, and when a puppyish staffer challenges his blanket anti-immigration policy, Roman helmet-clutching Morris takes sadistic pleasure in ritually humiliating him. It’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged arcola theatre, celebrity, clarion, comedy, daily express, daily mail, drama, editor, election, fleet street, headline, immigration, london, malcolm tucker, Mark Jagasia, news, newspaper, paper, play, political, politics, review, satire, sharia law, tabloid, theatre
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Clarion, Arcola Theatre
“Fury Over Sharia Law For Toddlers!” No, not a prime example of spoof headline generator Daily Mail-o-matic, but the latest piece of fantastical scaremongering from the Clarion, a 125-year-old (semi-)fictional rag that’s upped sales by splashing on immigration every day … Continue reading
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Tagged arcola theatre, clare higgins, clarion, columnist, daily express, daily mail, drama, election, evening standard, extremist, family values, fleet street, front page, glamour model, great britain, greg hicks, guardian, headline, immigration, london, Mark Jagasia, media, news, newspaper, paper, play, politics, review, richard bean, satire, sharia law, showbiz, tabloid, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, ukip
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In defence of the critic
Nearly 50 years after Barthes proclaimed the death of the author, it is with great sadness and accompanying X Factor contestant departure music that I announce the death of the critic. Or if not the death, at least the inexorable decline. The critic … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV, Uncategorized
Tagged blog, call the midwife, critic, criticism, downton abbey, film, great british bake off, media, newspaper, review, splash, theatre, tom daley, tv
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