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The Revolutionary War brings a new moral dilemma in season 6
Outlander star Sophie Skelton reveals all. Read my full Radio Times article here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged america, brianna fraser, interview, outlander, radio times, revolution, season 6, sophie skelton, starz, tv, war
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Flames of Paris
The Bolshoi’s fiery revival of “the Les Mis of dance” features Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev. Read my full The i Paper pick here
Posted in Dance, Journalism
Tagged ballet, bolshoi, dance, dancing, flames of paris, french revolution, Ivan Vasiliev, les mis, les miserables, marquee tv, Natalia Osipova, online, revolution, russia, soviet, streaming, the i paper, watch
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Fiddler on the Roof, Menier Chocolate Factory
There’s a welcome alternative to panto hijinks in this gem of a Trevor Nunn musical revival – more attuned to the biting hardships of winter, and to the elegiac aspect of change, than to festive jollies. Which is not to say that there … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andy nyman, dancing, daughter, faith, family, father, fiddler on the roof, if i were a rich man, immigrant, jew, jewish, judaism, judy kuhn, london, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, musical, religion, review, revolution, russia, singing, theartsdesk, theatre, tradition, trevor nunn, tsar
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BWW Interview: Bunny Christie and Tony Grech-Smith
The designer and NT Live broadcast director on, respectively, creating Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre and translating it to screen. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged ben whishaw, bridge theatre, broadcast, broadwayworld, bunny christie, cinema, designer, director, interview, julius caesar, london, nicholas hytner, nt live, politics, revolution, screen, shakesepare, theatre, tony grech-smith, trump, tv
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Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre
Does Hamilton live up the hype – and will it appeal to British audiences? Yes, and yes again. It’s not like America has a monopoly on national identity crisis, leadership, immigration, parenthood, grief, sex scandals and political rivalries. But beyond … Continue reading
Young Marx, Bridge Theatre
Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr’s enterprise is certainly an historic one: The Bridge is London’s first new wholly commercial theatre in 80 years. If its opening play isn’t the same landmark work, it’s nevertheless an auspicious start to a promising … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bridge theatre, broadwayworld, children, class, clive coleman, comedy, communist, engels, family, farce, german, london, marriage, marx, nicholas hytner, nick starr, oliver chris, play, politician, politics, refugee, review, revolution, richard bean, rory kinnear, sex, socialism, soho, the bridge, theatre, victorian, visit london, young marx
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The Rise and Shine of Comrade Fiasco, Gate Theatre
The quest for liberation is popular dramatic terrain, but the Gate Theatre’s “Freedom Burning” season shifts focus to the aftermath. What do you do when the fight is over, and how can you be sure the sacrifice was worthwhile? It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged a human being died that night, africa, athol fugard, cave, cell, colonial, drama, fight, freedom, freedom fighter, gate theatre, history, identity, independence, jail, london, mugabe, national theatre studio, Nicholas Wright, play, prison, prisoner, review, revolution, story, the island, The Rise and Shine of Comrade Fiasco, theatre, war, zimbabwe
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Crisp winters tale of family
London-based Croatian writer Tena Štivičić’s National Theatre debut keeps it in the family, with 70 years of history refracted through one Zagreb house and one bloodline. Ambitious, exquisitely constructed 3 Winters shifts seamlessly between three time periods: 1945, birth of Communist … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 winters, capitalism, child, civil war, communism, communist, croatia, drama, eu, europe, european union, family, london, marriage, national theatre, parent, play, politics, review, revolution, theatre, war, wedding, yugoslavia
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The Cherry Orchard, Young Vic
Ghosts are walking at the Young Vic. Katie Mitchell’s stark, startling production of Chekhov’s final lament is not just an evocation of a lost era, but a summoning of the spirits haunting Vicki Mortimer’s chilling sepulchral mansion. This is a … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, chekhov, cherry orchard, daughter, death, drama, family, feudal, ghost, grief, haunted, katie mitchell, london, loss, mother, mourn, past, play, review, revolution, romance, russia, russian, serf, simon stephens, son, the cherry orchard, theatre, young vic
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