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Strictly Speaking: Week 5

Posted on October 25, 2021 by mkmswain

Well that’s more like it. After a rather exhausted, grouchy hangover show last week, Strictly was back on form with several really impressive routines, a scattering of 10s, a new bread-based-ography, and the judges wandering idly down memory lane.  Read my full … Continue reading →

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Strictly Come Dancing 2021, week 5

Posted on October 24, 2021 by mkmswain

Three celebrities score 10s in a high-standard show, and it’s a shock visit to the dance-off for Rhys Stephenson. Read my Telegraph talking points for the main show and results show

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The Shark is Broken, Ambassadors Theatre

Posted on October 22, 2021 by mkmswain

“We’re going to need a bigger theatre.” Back in summer 2019, this fascinating behind-the-scenes tale took a bite out of the Edinburgh Festival. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here

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Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre

Posted on October 21, 2021 by mkmswain

How to demystify the icon that is Bob Marley, to separate the man from the mantles placed upon him: reggae superstar, Black hero, poetic advocate of peace and love, ganja-smoking Rasta inspiration, or cool dude splashed across T-shirts and posters … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 4

Posted on October 18, 2021 by mkmswain

Ah, the theme week hangover. Saturday’s show was very much the bleary, old contact lenses stuck to eyelids, two Alka-Seltzers dissolved in ginger ale, nibbling at cold leftover pizza while moaning softly morning-after to Movie Week’s night of ecstatic clubbing. … Continue reading →

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Strictly Come Dancing 2021, week 4

Posted on October 17, 2021 by mkmswain

Greg Wise bows out after a Macarena samba, while Sara Davies tangos to the top. Read my full Telegraph talking points from the main show and results show

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The Cherry Orchard, Theatre Royal Windsor

Posted on October 14, 2021 by mkmswain

This summer, the 82-year-old Ian McKellen became the oldest Hamlet on record in Sean Mathias’s age-, gender- and colour-blind production at Theatre Royal Windsor. Now that same company shifts from Shakespeare to Chekhov. Read my full Telegraph review here

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Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Posted on October 11, 2021 by mkmswain

Ah, Strictly theme weeks: synonymous with high drama, rampant scoring inflation, and a heady mix of glamour and the dredges of a three-year-old’s dressing-up box. Read my full Dancing Times blog here

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Strictly Come Dancing 2021, week 3 results

Posted on October 11, 2021 by mkmswain

Saturday night saw two celebrities scoring 10s on a triumphant night of cinematic routines, but it was a flop of a foxtrot for Katie McGlynn. Read my Telegraph talking points here

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Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Week 3

Posted on October 9, 2021 by mkmswain

There was plenty of drama, comedy and some costume tragedy as Strictly delivered big-screen thrills for Movie Week.  Read my Telegraph talking points here

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