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The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse
There’s concept on top of concept in this revival of Jason Robert Brown’s beloved 2001 musical, which charts the ebb and flow of a relationship by juggling timelines: aspiring actress Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order, while aspiring writer Jamie’s moves … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, actor musician, actress, broadway, jason robert brown, jewish, jonathan o'boyle, london, love, marriage, musical, new york, novel, review, romance, southwark playhouse, the last five years, theartsdesk, theatre, writer
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The Watsons, Menier Chocolate Factory
Laura Wade isn’t the first to tackle Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, abandoned in 1805, but she is the only one so far to write herself, the struggling adaptor, into the text. This witty, ingenious and surprisingly philosophical play, which premiered … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, austen, book, broadwayworld, chichester festival theatre, Jane Austen, laura wade, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, novel, period drama, regency, review, romance, samuel west, the watsons, unfinished
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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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Renaissance rivals, A Star is Born, and The Height of the Storm
On my November MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition Brothers-in-law Mantegna and Bellini offer competing Renaissance visions at the National Gallery Film Lady Gaga impresses in the latest incarnation of A Star is Born Theatre Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce lead Florian Zeller’s The Height … Continue reading
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Tagged a star is born, art, book, bradley cooper, commute, commuter, eileen atkins, exhibition, film, florian zeller, gallery, jonathan pryce, lady gaga, london, magazine, mantegna and bellini, moveto, moveto town and country, movie, national gallery, novel, paris echo, play, read, renaissance, sebastian faulks, the height of the storm, visit london, west end, wyndhams theatre
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Summer Exhibition, Translations and Ocean’s 8
On my July MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition Grayson Perry curates a colourful and inclusive Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Film Girl power in the all-female reboot Ocean’s 8 Theatre Brian Friel’s Translations at the National Theatre is a tender epic Commuter corner Anuradha Roy’s All … Continue reading
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Tagged All the Lives We Never Lived, anne hathaway, Anuradha Roy, art, banksy, best, book, brian friel, cate blanchett, commute, commuter, david hockney, exhibition, fiction, film, grayson perry, grenfell, heist, july, london, met gala, moveto, moveto town and country magazine, movie, national theatre, novel, oceans 8, painting, play, read, review, rihanna, royal academy, sandra bullock, summer, summer exhibition, theatre, translations, ukip, visit london
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Andreas Gurky, Three Billboards, Pinter and mermaids
On my (new and improved!) February MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition The Hayward Gallery reopens in style with a retrospective of Andreas Gurky Film Frances McDormand is riveting as the foul-mouthed avenging angel in Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Theatre Sixty years on, Harold Pinter’s The … Continue reading
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Tagged andreas gurky, art, book, buy, commute, commuter, exhibition, film, frances mcdormand, harold pinter, harold pinter theatre, Hayward Gallery, home, Imogen Hermes Gowar, lifestyle, london, magazine, martin mcdonagh, moveto, moveto town and country, movie, novel, oscars, photographer, photography, property, review, stage, stephen mangan, the birthday party, The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, theatre, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, tickets, toby jones, west end, zoe wanamaker
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Georgian architecture, Impressionists in London, and Ed Miliband
On my November MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: By George Pablo Bronstein explores our abiding love of Georgian architecture in a new RIBA exhibition Don’t miss: Rebel rebel Tate Britain views London through the eyes of the Impressionists Commuter … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, article, artist, book, building, commute, commuter, culture, ed miliband, exhibition, fiction, gallery, georgian, heather the totality, home, house, impressionist, impressionists in london, london, mad men, magazine, matthew weiner, monet, moveto, moveto town and country, museum, neo-georgian, novel, pablo bronstein, podcast, property, read, reasons to be cheerful, riba, tate britain, visit london
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The Slaves of Solitude, Hampstead Theatre
We’re back in the world of ration books, blackouts and spam fritters, as Nicholas Wright delves into the home front via his adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1947 novel. Though there’s a certain period chintz about Jonathan Kent’s production, darker undercurrents make this a more … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, actress, adaptation, boarding house, bombing, book, broadwayworld, clive francis, drama, fenella woolgar, forties, hampstead theatre, harlots, henley, interview, introverted, jonathan kent, london, love, miss roach, mr thwaites, Nicholas Wright, novel, patrick hamilton, period drama, play, review, romance, second world war, shy, soldier, the blitz, the slaves of solitude, theatre, visit london, war, ww2
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BWW Interview: Fenella Woolgar
The actress discusses The Slaves of Solitude, the stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s novel, at Hampstead Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged 1940s, actress, adaptation, agatha christie, boarding house, bombing, book, broadwayworld, clive francis, doctor who, drama, fenella woolgar, film, forties, hampstead theatre, handbagged, harlots, henley, home fires, interview, introverted, jonathan kent, london, love, margaret thatcher, miss roach, mr thwaites, Nicholas Wright, novel, patrick hamilton, period drama, play, radio, romance, second world war, soldier, the blitz, the slaves of solitude, theatre, tv, vera drake, visit london, war, ww2
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Venus in Fur, Theatre Royal Haymarket
A hit on Broadway, David Ives’s steamy two-hander now boasts Natalie Dormer and David Oakes, well-known for their screen work, in its West End cast, with Patrick Marber on directing duties. That plus the tabloid panting over Dormer’s skimpy S&M attire should certainly … Continue reading
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Tagged actress, audition, david ives, david oakes, director, game of thrones, london, natalie dormer, new york, novel, patrick marber, play, polanski, power, review, s&m, sadomasochism, sex, theartsdesk, theatre, thomas, vanda, venus in fur, weinstein, west end
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