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Cats, The Shows Must Go On
Cats is, declares composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, a show that doesn’t really have a story, but was beloved on stage because it’s “the ultimate theatrical experience”. That’s the point which Tom Hooper’s grotesque, nightmarish movie adaptation so profoundly missed, with its computer-generated monstrosities and ham-fisted attempts … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, cat, cats, elaine paige, film, gillian lynne, grizabella, james corden, jellicle, john mills, john napier, john partridge, judi dench, memory, movie, musical, rebel wilson, review, stage, stream, the shows must go on, theartsdesk, theatre, tom hooper, trevor nunn, ts eliot, watch online, west end
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Shobana Jeyasingh Dance: Configurations
Acclaimed contemporary company Shobana Jeyasingh Dance are now sharing work online, kicking off with their seminal 1988 Configurations. Reworked in 2012, it’s a ground-breaking collaboration between Jeyasingh and composer Michael Nyman. Read my full The i Paper top pick here
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Tagged asian, Bharata Natyam, Configurations, contemporary dance, dance, dancing, digital, free, india, indian, michael nyman, online, preview, review, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, stream, the i paper, top pick, watch
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The Thread, Sadler’s Wells Online
The latest Sadler’s Wells digital offering is 2019’s The Thread, a luminous collaboration between choreographer Russell Maliphant and Oscar-winning composer Vangelis (Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner) for the Athens-based production company Lavris. It’s a striking, contemporary take on Greek folk dance and classical mythology, with a series of … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged contemporary dance, dance, dancing, digital, facebook, folk, free, greece, greek, online, russell maliphant, sadlers wells, stream, the thread, vangelis, youtube
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Rain, Sadler’s Wells Online
The latest Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage offering is a real treat for contemporary dance fans: leading choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s signature work, performed by her company, Rosas, at the venue in 2017. Read my full The i Paper review … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, contemporary dance, dance, dancing, digital, free, online, rain, review, rosas, sadlers wells, stream, the i paper, video
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Drawing the Line, Hampstead Theatre online
This week’s gem from the Hampstead’s vaults is Howard Brenton’s political drama from 2013, telling the extraordinary, stranger-than-fiction story of Cyril Radcliffe and his 1947 mission: to arrange the Partition of India in just five weeks. A tale of battling ideologies, gross colonial arrogance and disregard, … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged affair, clement attlee, cyril radcliffe, digital, drama, drawing the line, empire, free, hampstead theatre, hindhu, history, Howard Brenton, india, mountbatten, muslim, nehru, online, pakistan, partition of india, play, review, stream, streaming, theartsdesk, theatre, video, watch
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CD Review: Follies, National Theatre cast recording
The National Theatre’s Follies (currently enjoying a well-deserved encore run) is something of a musical theatre miracle. Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s 1971 show has endured almost as much existential angst as its characters, endlessly chopped and changed, but Dominic Cooke’s production – appropriately enough – … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, album, broadwayworld, buy, cast, cd, dominic cooke, download, follies, imelda staunton, janie dee, london, musical, national theatre, recording, review, sondheim, soundtrack, stream, theatre, tracie bennett
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The art of war
‘How do you police symbolic acts?’ In 2011, millions of people across the globe watched and waited for news of renowned conceptual artist Ai Weiwei, incarcerated by Chinese state officials for 81 days on spurious grounds. Last Friday, an astonishing … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 55 days, ai weiwei, arrest of ai weiwei, charles i, china, digital, drama, free, hampstead theatre, Howard Brenton, kafka, live, play, prison, review, stream, theatre, trial, watch, youtube
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