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Tag Archives: second world war
A League of their Own review
Amazon’s defiant baseball drama celebrates women in sport. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged a league of their own, abbi jacobson, Amazon Prime, baseball, gay, geena davis, lgbt, lionesses, queer, review, second world war, telegraph, tv, womens sport
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Laurie Davidson and Natalie Simpson talk Jack Absolute Flies Again
I spoke to the stars of Richard Bean and Oliver Chris’s comedy at the National Theatre. Read my full London Theatre interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1940s, battle of britain, book tickets, caroline quentin, comedy, drama, farce, interview, jack absolute, jack absolute flies again, laurie davidson, london, london theatre, love, lydia languish, natalie simpson, national theatre, oliver chris, play, second world war, the rivals, theatre
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Jack Absolute Flies Again, National Theatre
All’s farcical in love and war in this vivid retro romp. Read my full London Theatre review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged caroline quentin, comedy, jack absolute flies again, london, london theatre, national theatre, pilot, play, review, richard bean, romance, second world war, theatre
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Small Island, National Theatre
The 2004 prize-winning novel by Andrea Levy, who sadly passed away earlier this year, has been beautifully translated to stage by adaptor Helen Edmundson and NT head honcho Rufus Norris, using thrilling theatrical solutions to honour Levy’s epic – and still urgent – … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrea levy, book tickets, broadwayworld, caribbean, immigrant, immigration, jamaica, leah harvey, london, national theatre, play, review, rufus norris, second world war, small island, theatre, west indies, windrush
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All My Sons, Old Vic
London’s latest foray into Arthur Miller has serious transatlantic star power, with its leading quartet of Bill Pullman, two-time Oscar-winner Sally Field, Colin Morgan and Jenna Coleman. However, Jeremy Herrin’s Old Vic/Headlong co-production is surprisingly understated, with the play’s politics, … Continue reading
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Tagged all my sons, american dream, arthur miller, Bill Pullman, book tickets, broadwayworld, capitalism, cheap tickets, colin morgan, Jenna Coleman, london, old vic, play, review, sale, sally field, save, second world war, theatre, ticket deal, trump, visit london
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Absolute Hell, National Theatre
The original version of Rodney Ackland’s provocative work, The Pink Room, had a bruising reception back in 1952, losing thousands for investor Terence Rattigan amidst furious reviews. Since salvaged by the Orange Tree in the Eighties, its rebirth was cemented by … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1940s, absolute hell, broadwayworld, Charles Edwards, gay, homosexual, joe hill-gibbins, kate fleetwood, london, national theatre, review, rodney ackland, second world war, soho, theatre, war, ww2
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The Slaves of Solitude, Hampstead Theatre
We’re back in the world of ration books, blackouts and spam fritters, as Nicholas Wright delves into the home front via his adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1947 novel. Though there’s a certain period chintz about Jonathan Kent’s production, darker undercurrents make this a more … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1940s, actress, adaptation, boarding house, bombing, book, broadwayworld, clive francis, drama, fenella woolgar, forties, hampstead theatre, harlots, henley, interview, introverted, jonathan kent, london, love, miss roach, mr thwaites, Nicholas Wright, novel, patrick hamilton, period drama, play, review, romance, second world war, shy, soldier, the blitz, the slaves of solitude, theatre, visit london, war, ww2
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BWW Interview: Fenella Woolgar
The actress discusses The Slaves of Solitude, the stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s novel, at Hampstead Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged 1940s, actress, adaptation, agatha christie, boarding house, bombing, book, broadwayworld, clive francis, doctor who, drama, fenella woolgar, film, forties, hampstead theatre, handbagged, harlots, henley, home fires, interview, introverted, jonathan kent, london, love, margaret thatcher, miss roach, mr thwaites, Nicholas Wright, novel, patrick hamilton, period drama, play, radio, romance, second world war, soldier, the blitz, the slaves of solitude, theatre, tv, vera drake, visit london, war, ww2
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Love in Idleness, Menier Chocolate Factory
In 1944, Terence Rattigan substantially revised Less Than Kind at the behest of star theatrical couple the Lunts; the result was the less political, more overtly comic play Love in Idleness. Now, Trevor Nunn, inspired by Dan Rebellato’s introduction in … Continue reading
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Tagged anthony head, broadwayworld, eve best, government, helen george, london, love, love in idleness, marriage, menier chocolate factory, parent, politics, rattigan, review, romance, second world war, socialism, tanks, theatre, trevor nunn, war
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The Patriotic Traitor, Park Theatre
Theatregoers suffering from First World War fatigue may want to pass on Jonathan Lynn’s merely competent historical drama about two mythic figures: Charles de Gaulle and Philippe Pétain. It’s a fascinating subject – de Gaulle had his former mentor tried … Continue reading
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Tagged army, Charles de Gaulle, collaborator, drama, first world war, general, history, jonathan lynn, laurence fox, leader, london, nazi, park theatre, Philippe Petain, play, review, second world war, the patriotic traitor, theatre, tom conti, verdun, vichy, war, world war one, world war two
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