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Tag Archives: telegraph
Michael Ball and more on Aspects of Love
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s bed-hopping musical is back – albeit updated for our times. Does it still have the power to shock? Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, aspects of love, book tickets, broadway, cast, danielle de niese, interview, Jamie Bogyo, jonathan kent, laura pitt-pulford, london, love, love changes everything, lyric theatre, michael ball, musical, nica burns, preview, sex, taboo, telegraph, theatre, west end
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s Globe
Closer to a hallucinatory nightmare than a romantic romp. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a midsummer nights dream, comedy, drama, globe theatre, london, michelle terry, play, review, shakespeare, shakespeares globe, telegraph, theatre
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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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This tale of Georgian London’s sexual underworld is lurid – but is it true?
In Neil Blackmore’s latest historical novel, the city drips with forbidden desire, but the line between fact and fiction makes little sense. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged book, gay, gay marriage, georgian, historical fiction, historical novel, john church, lgbt, london, molly house, neil blackmore, novel, queer, radical love, review, telegraph
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How do you make a musical out of Operation Mincemeat?
This musical retelling of the daring wartime operation has impressed the relatives of those involved, including Ian Fleming’s niece. Read my full Telegraph article here
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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Breakin’ Convention, Sadler’s Wells
For its 20th-anniversary show, the hip hop festival ditches politics for pure celebration. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 20th anniversary, beyonce, boy blue, breakdance, breakdancing, breakin convention, dance, dancing, hip hop, jonzi d, les twins, london, review, sadlers wells, telegraph, theatre
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Snowflakes, Park Theatre
There’s promise in the dystopian premise – but it’s completely squandered in this oddly boring black comedy. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged assassin, cancel culture, london, park theatre, play, review, snowflakes, social justice, telegraph, theatre, twitter
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The Last Thing He Told Me, Apple TV+ review: plodding thriller is best filed under property porn
Jennifer Garner is the only saving grace in this latest iteration of US TV’s favourite genre: middle-class family plagued by dark secrets. Read my full Telegraph review here
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