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Tag Archives: review
Aspects of Love, Lyric Theatre
Michael Ball leads an inescapably dated Lloyd Webber revival. Read my full London Theatre review here
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s Globe
Closer to a hallucinatory nightmare than a romantic romp. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a midsummer nights dream, comedy, drama, globe theatre, london, michelle terry, play, review, shakespeare, shakespeares globe, telegraph, theatre
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Once On This Island, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
This Caribbean trip vacillates between vibrant fairy tale and grim warning. Read my full London Theatre review here
Eurovision 2023 results: Sweden’s Loreen wins the song contest for a second time
The singer dominated the jury vote as Liverpool hosted on behalf of Ukraine. Read my full Telegraph live blog here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged bbc, blog, eurovision, eurovision 2023, eurovision song contest, finland, graham norton, hannah waddingham, live blog, liverpool, loreen, mae muller, music, recap, review, sweden, telegraph, tv, ukraine
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This tale of Georgian London’s sexual underworld is lurid – but is it true?
In Neil Blackmore’s latest historical novel, the city drips with forbidden desire, but the line between fact and fiction makes little sense. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged book, gay, gay marriage, georgian, historical fiction, historical novel, john church, lgbt, london, molly house, neil blackmore, novel, queer, radical love, review, telegraph
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Operation Mincemeat, Fortune Theatre
This gem of a musical is a rip-roaring British success story. Read my full London Theatre review here
The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre
A deliciously entertaining account of the famous Burton/Gielgud Hamlet. Read my full London Theatre review here
A complete guide to Brokeback Mountain
Annie Proulx’s story is coming to the West End as a new play with songs. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged ang lee, annie proulx, Ashley Robinson, book tickets, brokeback mountain, cowboy, dan gillespie sells, gay, guide, heath ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, lgbtq, london, london theatre, lucas hedges, mike faist, movie, musical, play, queer, review, soho place, theatre, west end
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Eavesdropping, power-games and sexual drama? This novel was written for HBO
Big Swiss, Jen Beagin’s third novel, features deceit, passion and cruel humour, and it’ll be right up Jodie Comer’s street. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged big swiss, book, comedy, drama, hbo, hudson, jen beagin, jodie comer, lesbian, new york, novel, review, satire, sex, therapy, trauma, tv
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