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Kwame Kwei-Armah interview
I spoke to the Young Vic’s Artistic Director about his theatre journey, ahead of a dedicated BBC imagine documentary. Read my full The i Paper interview here
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Tagged actor, alan yentob, artistic director, bbc, bbc imagine, black, black lives matter, casualty, coronavirus, death of a salesman, director, documentary, elminas kitchen, fairview, immigrant, interview, kwame kwei-armah, lockdown, london, play, playwright, race, the arts, the i paper, theatre, tv, writer, young vic
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10 things to know about Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Ahead of the final live performance of her hit one-woman show Fleabag, find out more about breakout star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Read my full TodayTix article here
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Tagged 10 things to know, actress, andrew scott, book tickets, broadcast, cinema, comedy, crashing, droid, DryWrite, emmy, emmy awards, film, fiona shaw, fleabag, hot priest, how to get tickets, james bond, jodie comer, killing eve, nt live, olivia colman, phoebe waller-bridge, playwright, present laughter, sandra oh, solo, standing tickets, star wars, ticket lottery, todaytix, tv, vicky jones, west end, writer
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BWW Interview: Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary
The musical theatre writing partnership talk The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ at Menier Chocolate Factory. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged 80s, adrian mole, book tickets, british musical, broadwayworld, composer, family, interview, jake brunger, kid, leicester curve, london, luke sheppard, music, musical, pippa cleary, play, playwright, singing, sue townsend, teenager, the secret diary of adrian mole, theatre, writer
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BWW Interview: Jon Brittain
The playwright on the West End return of Rotterdam. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged arts theatre, book tickets, broadwayworld, gay, interview, jon brittain, lesbian, olivier award, play, playwright, rotterdam, sexuality, theatre, transgender, west end
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Three creatives preview Hull’s Back To Ours festival
Lucy Jane Parkinson, Mark Thomas and Hijinx Theatre’s Ben Pettitt-Wade discuss the UK City of Culture’s transformative local festival. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged back to ours, broadwayworld, disability, drag king, drag queen, festival, hijinx theatre, hull, interview, joan, joan of arc, lucy jane parkinson, mark thomas, meet fred, play, playwright, puppets, the red shed, theatre, uk city of culture
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BWW Interview: Howard Brenton
The playwright discusses the revival of his politically charged play Magnificence. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged broadwayworld, finborough theatre, Howard Brenton, interview, magnificence, playwright, politician, politics, terrorist
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Nell Gwynn, Shakespeare’s Globe
“Comedy, love and a bit with a dog,” counselled Henslowe in Stoppard’s Shakespeare in Love, and his populist advice is taken to heart in this broad, bawdy, big-hearted farce untroubled by nuanced characterisation or context. Jessica Swale’s modern-language Restoration romp ensures a … Continue reading
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Listed: Precocious Writers
Once upon a time… Storytelling is an integral part of all human cultures, and a central pillar of an enlightened education. Some children get the hang of it quickly – they are, as the phrase has it, natural storytellers. This … Continue reading
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Tagged anne frank, book, bronte, caitlin moran, child, children, daisy ashford, diary, dorothy straight, drama, how to build a girl, how to talk to girls, Jane Austen, john kennedy toole, kid, Malala Yousafzai, novel, novelist, play, playwright, published, royal court, teenager, the arts desk, the chronicles of narmo, the young visitors, theartsdesk, theatre, virginia woolf, writer, writing, young
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Stop! The Play, Trafalgar Studios
The play’s the thing, once again, in the latest backstage comedy, an affable if limited dig at luvvie pretensions. Noises Off still reigns supreme in this genre, with successors unable to match the bravura precision of Michael Frayn’s masterful multitasking … Continue reading
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