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Eurovision 2023 results: Sweden’s Loreen wins the song contest for a second time
The singer dominated the jury vote as Liverpool hosted on behalf of Ukraine. Read my full Telegraph live blog here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged bbc, blog, eurovision, eurovision 2023, eurovision song contest, finland, graham norton, hannah waddingham, live blog, liverpool, loreen, mae muller, music, recap, review, sweden, telegraph, tv, ukraine
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The Swede tipped to win Eurovision – again
Loreen, who won the 2012 contest, on saying no to Eurovision, wardrobe malfunctions – and the war in Ukraine. Read my full Telegraph interview here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged bbc, eurovision, eurovision 2023, interview, Kalush Orchestra, liverpool, loreen, mae muller, Melodifestivalen, music, russia, singer, sweden, telegraph, tv, ukraine, war, win, winner
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Mamma Mia! The Party, The O2
ABBA mania shows no signs of abating. Following the Mamma Mia! stage musical and two movies, here we go again with Mamma Mia! The Party – a hybrid musical theatre/dinner/nightclub experience. London is the first place outside of Sweden to host it, with plans … Continue reading
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Tagged abba, book tickets, broadwayworld, circus, dining, dinner, food, greece, greek, london, mamma mia, mamma mia here we go again, mamma mia the party, meal, musical, play, review, show, singing, songs, sweden, thank you for the music, the o2, theatre, waterloo, west end
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Comedy about lesbians’ quest for a child needs to be more daring
How enlightened are we when it comes to unconventional families? Ben Ockrent’s topical piece suggests there are variations that still have the power to shock, but Breeders, though frank and funny, is ultimately too nice to do its provocative subject … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Griffin, baby, breeders, child, conception, drama, family, gay, ham and high, hampstead, highgate, homosexual, ivf, Jemima Rooper, lesbian, london, mother, parent, parenting, pop song, review, sperm donor, st james theatre, sweden, swedish, tamara harvey, Tamzin Outhwaite, theatre, vicky graham, victoria
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Breeders, St James Theatre
There is a moment in Breeders when Ben Ockrent appears to be channelling Dennis Kelly’s chilling Utopia. Never mind the topical issue of homosexual parenting – should we even have children at all? Surely, argues Jemima Rooper’s eco-warrior Sharon, we would … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Griffin, baby, ben ockrent, breeders, children, conception, dennis kelly, drama, family, father, gay, homosexual, Jemima Rooper, kids, lesbian, london, mother, music, parent, parenthood, parenting, play, pregnancy, review, singing, song, st james theatre, sweden, swedish, tamara harvey, Tamzin Outhwaite, the arts desk, tv, utopia, vicky graham
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