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Tag Archives: prime minister
Berlusconi: A New Musical, Southwark Playhouse
Berlusconi is given a free pass in this audacious MeToo musical. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged Angela Merkel, berlusconi, berlusconi musical, evita, italy, london, metoo, musical, prime minister, prince andrew, putin, review, rock opera, satire, Sebastien Torkia, southwark playhouse, telegraph, theatre, trial
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The timely play paying tribute to the late Queen’s unwavering dedication
This revival of Moira Buffini’s comedy Handbagged is sharply poignant. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged comedy, death, elizabeth ii, handbagged, kiln theatre, late queen, london, margaret thatcher, play, prime minister, queen, telegraph, the queen, theatre
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The Audience, Apollo Theatre
As The Queen gains an audience with the latest royal addition, her theatrical alter ego returns to the West End, with Kristin Scott Thomas inheriting Tony-nominated Helen Mirren’s role in Peter Morgan’s updated revival. Callaghan is out; au courant gags … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo theatre, baby, buckingham palace, comedy, conservative, david cameron, drama, ed miliband, election, elizabeth ii, europe, family, government, helen mirren, her majesty, iraq, king charles iii, kristin scott thomas, labour, london, margaret thatcher, monarch, peter morgan, play, politician, politics, prime minister, prince charles, princess, review, royal, sovereign, stephen daldry, suez, the arts desk, the audience, the queen, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award, tony blair, war, west end, winston churchill
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Dead Sheep, Park Theatre
While seven-way debate rages, broadcaster and debuting playwright Jonathan Maitland takes us back 25 years to a radically different political landscape: a time of regents, and of regicide. It’s 1990 – Thatcher the leader claiming divine right to rule, Geoffrey … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, alan clark, bertie carvel, budget, cabinet, comedy, conservative, debate, denis healey, drama, economy, eighties, election, elspeth howe, europe, eurosceptic, feminism, foreign secretary, geoffrey howe, house of commons, iron lady, john major, jonathan maitland, lady macbeth, leader, london, loyalty, macbeth, margaret thatcher, marriage, matilda, minister, north london, park theatre, parliament, paxman, play, politician, politics, prime minister, puppet, resignation, review, satire, sketch, spitting image, steve nallon, thatcher, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tory, trunchbull
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Kingmaker, St James Theatre
The news cycle waits for no man. When Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky’s thinly veiled Boris Johnson satire premiered in Edinburgh at the beginning of August, it seemed remarkably timely, coinciding as it did with BoJo announcing his intention to … Continue reading
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Tagged bbc, boris johnson, comedy, conservative, documentary, drama, edinburgh festival, election, house of cards, interview, leader, london, machiavelli, mayor of london, mp, parliament, play, politician, politics, prime minister, review, spitting image, st james theatre, theatre, thriller, tory
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