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Dull girl power speeches and wild sex do not make Bridgerton a feminist triumph
“We’re seeing this Regency romance through a feminist lens,” proclaimed actor Regé-Jean Page, who plays the hunky-but-tortured Duke of Hastings in Netflix’s bodice-ripper Bridgerton, in a recent interview. Co-star Phoebe Dynevor has also thrown around the F word, saying that … Continue reading
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Tagged black, bridgerton, daphne, female, feminism, feminist, lady whistledown, love, marriage, netflix, penelope, period drama, queen charlotte, review, sex, telegraph, the duke, tv, women
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The Nutcracker, Birmingham Royal Ballet online
It’s a tough year for our festive favourite, with the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet’s (BRB) Nutcrackers all obstructed by the Government’s tier restrictions. But, 2020 style, it’s a pivot to digital for BRB, who live-streamed their production from Birmingham Rep … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, birmingham, birmingham rep, birmingham royal ballet, brb, carlos acosta, children, christmas, dance, digital, family, festive, kids, live stream, online, peter wright, review, streaming, the i paper, the nutcracker
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Strictly Speaking: The Final
What an extraordinary end to the series. The Strictly final aired just hours after Boris Johnson made his latest screeching u-turn, announcing that millions of people would have to cancel their festive plans and spend Christmas separated from loved ones. … Continue reading
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Mesmerising Bill Bailey has last laugh as he seals Strictly Come Dancing victory
Coming into this series, many expected Bill Bailey to be pure comic relief. Well, he’s certainly had the last laugh, not only making it to the Strictly final, but lifting the Glitterball trophy. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, celebrity, champion, dance, dancing, final, hrvy, jamie laing, maisie smith, oti mabuse, recap, review, showdance, strictly, strictly come dancing, technique, telegraph, tv, win, winner
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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
Can we believe we’ve only got one show to go? Sob! Anyhow, this was – understandably – not a vintage semi-final. It feels like the celebs have barely begun, and yet here we are asking them to learn two dances. … Continue reading
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The usually indomitable HRVY met his match in the Strictly semi-final
Two dances usually equals double trouble on Strictly – and so it transpired on this early semi-final. Ranvir Singh was good, but not great, in her ballroom number, and she simply couldn’t survive the jive. It knocked her down to the bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dancing, hrvy, recap, review, rumba, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph
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Breakin’ Convention: Social DisDancing, Sadler’s Wells, review: meet our future Olympic champions
Following the recent announcement that breakdancing is joining the Olympics in 2024, all eyes are on productions like Social DisDancing. Is this a world-class discipline? And will it, as hoped, attract a youthful demographic? Read my full Telegraph review here
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Tagged boy blue, breakdancing, breakin convention, breaking, dancing, jonzi d, olympic, olympics, review, sadlers wells, Social DisDancing, telegraph, theatre
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Strictly Speaking: Week 7
Well, that was a jolly Musicals Week. Although very strange to think it’s already the quarter-finals, when it feels like we’ve only just begun the series. Product of both a shorter Strictly, and time losing all meaning in 2020. I’m both … Continue reading
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JJ Chalmers’ Chitty Chitty Charleston was a quick-step too far for the Strictly charmer
Musicals Week requires the celebrities to convince in both dance technique and, crucially, performance. That proved too big an ask for JJ Chalmers, who has been coasting by on his Scottish charm, heroism and judicious use of Prince Harry, while racking … Continue reading
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Strictly Speaking: Week 6
A rather mediocre performance week, with some improvement in scoring, and alas still some glaring biases. However, poor Clara Amfo really doomed herself with an error-strewn jive that was actually marked quite kindly, yet cemented her place in the dance-off. … Continue reading
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