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Blues in the Night, Kiln Theatre
It’s too darn hot, BoJo is in Downing Street, and we’re all going to Brexit hell – so we might as well sing the blues. Or at least take a night off from the apocalypse to enjoy a virtuoso company … Continue reading
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Tagged bessie smith, blues, blues in the night, camden, clive rowe, dancing, debbie kurup, gemma sutton, jazz, kilburn, kiln theatre, music, musical, north london, review, revue, sharon d clarke, singing, summer, susie mckenna, theartsdesk, theatre
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Death of a Salesman, Young Vic
Seventy years on from its Broadway opening, Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell present Arthur Miller’s masterpiece afresh in an inspired, shattering revival. One key change – making the 1940s Loman family African-American – gives the play a whole new texture, while retaining its searing condemnation … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, african-american, american dream, arinze kene, arthur miller, broadwayworld, death of a salesman, london, marianne elliott, new york, play, race, review, sharon d clarke, theatre, wendell pierce, young vic
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The Starry Messenger leads May’s Top 10 new London shows
From timely plays to the beginning of open-air theatre season. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged amour, andrea levy, ben forster, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, cadogan hall, charing cross theatre, cheap tickets, death of a salesman, drama, duke of yorks theatre, edward hall, elizabeth mcgovern, giles terera, hampstead theatre, hayley atwell, henry iv, jude, main men of musicals, matthew broderick, may, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, new, open air theatre, orpheus descending, our town, play, regents park, rosmersholm, sale, save, shakespeare, shakespeares globe, sharon d clarke, small island, tennessee williams, the starry messenger, theatre, ticket deal, tom burke, top 10, wendell pierce, west end, windrush, wyndhams theatre, young vic
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Interview: Sharon D Clarke
The actress discusses her role in musical Caroline, or Change. Read my full TodayTix interview here
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Tagged 1960s, african-american, america, black, book tickets, caroline or change, chichester festival theatre, civil rights, daniel evans, family, interview, jeanine tesori, maid, motown, musical, playhouse theatre, race, racism, sharon d clarke, singing, todaytix, tony kushner, west end
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BWW Interview: Michael Blakemore
The director discusses musical The Life, making its long-awaited London debut, and his stellar career. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged broadwayworld, cy coleman, director, interview, london, michael blakemore, musical, national theatre, premiere, sharon d clarke, subsidised theatre, the life, west end
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Unsubtle Tartuffe update misses target
Last year, American poet/playwright Marcus Gardley scored a hit at the Tricycle by transporting Lorca to 19th-century New Orleans, and his loose adaptation of Molière’s 1664 Tartuffe seemed equally promising – the hypocritical religious devotee becoming a Deep South charlatan preacher. … Continue reading
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Tagged a wolf in snakeskin shoes, comedy, deep south, drama, farce, gospel, ham and high, Indhu Rubasingham, london, marcus gardley, moliere, play, preacher, religion, review, sharon d clarke, sing, singing, tartuffe, theatre, tricycle theatre
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Everyman, National Theatre
As we stagger towards electoral chaos, isn’t it comforting to think there might be a master plan at work? That Russell Brand’s meddling is preordained, or Cameron’s ‘brain fade’ an act of divine intervention? The second play in Rufus Norris’s … Continue reading
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