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Tag Archives: park theatre
Park Theatre chief Jez Bond brands the Government’s strategy and Tier 4 ‘disastrous’
“It’s pretty disastrous.” That’s the view of Jez Bond, artistic director of London’s Park Theatre, of these last few weeks of Government decision-making, which have seen several regions plunged into first Tier 3 and then Tier 4 – meaning their theatres are … Continue reading
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Tagged boris johnson, interview, jez bond, london, park theatre, play, telegraph, theatre, tier 4, tier system
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Theatre in crisis: ‘British culture is world-beating – why leave us behind?’
The Government’s new jobs plan has been met with despair – and fury – from many in the arts world. “Theatre has been viable for thousands of years,” points out leading producer Sonia Friedman. “Yesterday’s announcement from the Chancellor that our industry is … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, chancellor, culture, equity, funding, furlough, jez bond, job loss, jobs, julian bird, orange tree theatre, park theatre, paul miller, Rishi Sunak, royal court, sonia friedman, the telegraph, theatre, vicky featherstone
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City of Angels leads March’s Top 10 new London shows
From a musical with old Hollywood glamour to starry Chekhov and Coward. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged all of us, blithe spirit, book tickets, boulevard theatre, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chekhov, city of angels, clybourne park, daenerys, disability, duke of york's, emilia clarke, francesca martinez, game of thrones, garrick theatre, hampstead theatre, harold pinter, hollywood, imogen stubbs, indecent, jamie lloyd, jay mcguiness, jennifer saunders, kate o'flynn, kimberley walsh, london, love love love, lucy prebble, lyric hammersmith, march, meg ryan, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, new, nicola roberts, noel coward, park theatre, paula vogel, play, playhouse theatre, rachael stirling, show, sleepless, sleepless in seattle, the dumb waiter, the effect, the seagull, theatre, theo james, ticket deal, todaytix, tom hanks, top 10, troubadour wembley park, vanessa williams, west end
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Rags: The Musical, Park Theatre
“Take our country back!” is the rallying cry of the self-identified “real” Americans gathered to protest the arrival of immigrants. It could be a contemporary Trump rally – or, indeed, the nastier side of current British political discourse – but in fact this scene … Continue reading
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Tagged america, brexit, fiddler on the roof, immigrant, jewish, london, musical, new york, park theatre, rags, review, stephen schwartz, theartsdesk, theatre, trump
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BWW Interview: Ian Hallard
The actor discusses working with husband Mark Gatiss on the revival of The Boys in the Band at Park Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadwayworld, doctor who, gay, ian hallard, interview, lgbt, london, Mark Gatiss, park theatre, poirot, sherlock, switchboard, the boys in the band, theatre, tour
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Yerma, Young Vic
Australian theatre’s ‘enfant terrible’ Simon Stone, whose 2014 version of Ibsen’s The Wild Duck at the Barbican memorably starred a live duck, has returned to take on Lorca’s 1934 “tragic poem”. If some of the elemental lyricism has been lost … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, australian, baby, billie piper, brendan cowell, broadwayworld, charlotte randle, child, children, feminist, gareth farr, infertility, ivf, lorca, maureen beattie, millennial, modern, mother, parent, park theatre, review, simon stone, the quiet house, yerma, young vic
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Some Girl(s), Park Theatre
Neil LaBute’s exercise in self-flagellation, first seen in 2005 and adapted for film in 2013, offers his familiar misanthropic take on the battle of the sexes. This one concerns Guy (Charles Dorfman), engaged to be married and embarking on a … Continue reading
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Tagged neil labute, park theatre, review, some girls, theartsdesk
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child leads July’s Top 10 new London shows
From a magical mega-hit and eye-catching musical revivals to plays with strong social resonance. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged andrew lloyd webber, beverley knight, book tickets, breakfast at tiffanys, broadwayworld, dominion theatre, easter rising, harry potter, harry potter and the cursed child, into the woods, ireland, jesus christ superstar, jk rowling, july, london, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, neil labute, palace theatre, park theatre, pixie lott, queens of syria, refugees, regents park, richard o'brien, rocky horror, rotterdam, sean o'casey, some girls, sondheim, st james theatre, the bodyguard, the plough and the stars, the stripper, theatre, trafalgar studios, west end, young vic
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The Quiet House, Park Theatre
Infertility affects one in six couples, but it’s still something of a taboo subject. Gareth Farr’s new play throws welcome light on the challenges of conception, and is accompanied by a Fertility Fest that brings together artists and medical experts … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, child, drama, fertility, gareth farr, infertile, ivf, london, north london, parent, park theatre, play, review, stage, tessa walker, the arts desk, the quiet house, theartsdesk, theatre
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