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Oscars 2023: Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor as Everything Everywhere dominates

I live-blogged the 95th Academy Awards. Read my full Telegraph article here

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What Vanity Fair’s cover stars tell us about modern Hollywood

The magazine’s annual Oscars cover line-up proves one thing: the biggest stars now come from the small screen. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Oscars 2022, as it happened: Will Smith hits Chris Rock — then wins Best Actor Oscar

I live-blogged a bizarre Academy Awards… Read my full Telegraph article here

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Home Futures, The Favourite, Michelle Obama and inspiring libraries

In my February MoveTo Town and Country Arts pages: Exhibition Avant-garde visions in Home Futures at the Design Museum Film A right royal romp in award-winning The Favourite Theatre Sondheim reborn in the sensational musical Company Commuter corner Candid reflections from Michelle Obama … Continue reading

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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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Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Wyndham’s Theatre

Though a long journey indeed, Richard Eyre’s is a vital revival, giving vigour to Eugene O’Neill’s mighty, semi-autobiographical work and making all the more poignant this tormented but fast-talking family’s gradual dwindling into a despairing silence. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here

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Futuristic visions, Cézanne’s portraits and Film Review

On my January MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: The future is bright The capital’s prospects explored through bold creative work at the Museum of London Don’t miss: Portrait of an artist The National Portrait Gallery celebrates Cézanne Commuter corner Stephen … Continue reading

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Pick of the Week

A new Coen caper, Hermione’s directing debut, ENO’s strike battle, and revolution in the music industry. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here

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Red Velvet, Garrick Theatre

Lolita Chakrabarti’s impassioned debut has only gained topicality since its 2012 Tricycle incarnation. Trevor Nunn’s all-white Wars of the Roses and #OscarsSoWhite, among others, have fanned its flames, while quips about a paranoid Russian regime and the limits of English … Continue reading

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Pick of the Week

Selma, Jessie J, The Fever and superhero sound effects: my Pick of the Week on theartsdesk

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