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Patriots, Almeida Theatre
A monstrously entertaining account of Vladimir Putin’s kingmaker. Read my full London Theatre review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged almeida theatre, Boris Berezovsky, london, london theatre, patriots, peter morgan, play, putin, review, rupert goold, russia, theatre, tom hollander
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Not to hold Eurovision in Ukraine is a capitulation to Putin
Ukraine could have gained soft power, international attention and trade, while giving the Song Contest purpose. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged eurovision, eurovision 2023, music, putin, russia, sam ryder, telegraph, uk, ukraine, war
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Eurovision has long been a battleground between Russia and Ukraine
Eurovision has tried to remain apolitical, but with Russia now booted from the contest, it has finally succumbed to long-simmering discord. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged alina pash, ban, crimea, eurovision, eurovision song contest, jamala, Kalush Orchestra, kyiv, maruv, music, pop music, putin, russia, telegraph, turin, ukraine, 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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Preludes, Southwark Playhouse
Where does music come from? That’s the vital question posed to Sergei Rachmaninoff in Dave Malloy’s extraordinary 2015 chamber work, as the great late-Romantic Russian composer – stuck in his third year of harrowing writer’s block – tries to relocate his gift. It comes … Continue reading
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Tagged alex sutton, art, artist, chekhov, composer, concerto, dahl, dave malloy, depression, failure, hypnotherapy, keith ramsay, london, mental health, mind, music, musical, musician, pianist, piano, prelude, preludes, rachel chavkin, rachmaninoff, rebecca caine, review, russia, southwark playhouse, symphony, theartsdesk, theatre, therapy, writer, writers block
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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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Describe the Night, Hampstead Theatre
American playwright Rajiv Joseph’s latest certainly doesn’t lack for ambition, spanning 90 years, three countries, and mixing history and fiction in its form to make a point about, well, mixing history and fiction. Storytelling through to the pertinent “fake news” … Continue reading
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Tagged ben caplan, berlin wall, broadwayworld, david birrell, describe the night, drama, east germany, fake news, hampstead theatre, isaac babel, kgb, lisa spirling, london, moscow, nikolai yezhov, plane crash, play, poland, propaganda, putin, rajiv joseph, rebecca o'mara, review, russia, secret police, smolensk, soviet, spy, stalin, story, theatre
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Chess, London Coliseum
Chess, by Tim Rice and ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, hasn’t had a major West End revival since its Eighties heyday, but it’s back with a bang in a semi-staged production that features aerial silk acrobatics, cheerleading stunts and drunken Cossack dancing. But … Continue reading
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Tagged abba, alexandra burke, america, book tickets, broadwayworld, cassidy janson, cheap tickets, chess, cold war, eno, london coliseum, michael ball, musical, review, russia, ticket deal, tim howar, tim rice, visit london, west end
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Cell Mates, Hampstead Theatre
Offstage drama infamously hijacked the 1995 premiere of Simon Gray’s play, with star Stephen Fry walking out mid-run – hastening the production’s early closing. Here, then, is a chance to put the focus back on the work itself in Edward … Continue reading
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Tagged broadwayworld, cell mates, edward hall, escape, george blake, hampstead theatre, london, moscow, prison, review, russia, sean bourke, simon gray, soviet union, spy, stephen fry, wormwood scrubs
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