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Top 10 Page to Stage Adaptations
From War Horse and Les Mis to Jane Eyre and 1984, here are 10 of the best theatrical translations. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 10 of the best, 1984, adaptation, best, book, breakfast at tiffanys, broadwayworld, hamilton, harry potter, harry potter and the cursed child, jane eyre, les liaisons dangereuses, les miserables, literary, matilda, musical, national theatre, novel, play, rsc, stage, the 39 steps, the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, theatre, top 10, war horse, waves, west end, wolf hall
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Fully Committed
If Chiltern Firehouse is any indication, power in our society lies not in bank balance, postcode or job title, but in being seen nibbling crab doughnuts at the hottest restaurant in town. Becky Mode’s merciless skewering of that particular ego … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged big apple, booking, celebrity, chef, chiltern firehouse, comedy, cooking, eat, eating, fully committed, kevin bishop, kitchen, london, menier chocolate factory, naomi campbell, new york, one man show, play, reservation, restaurant, review, stones in his pockets, the 39 steps, the arts desk, theatre, vip, waiter, zagat
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Dark night of the soul
With David Suchet hanging up his waxed moustache, the best place to get your whodunit kicks is now the West End, either in form of genuine thriller The Woman in Black or glorious movie pastiche The 39 Steps. Adding to their number is … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged agatha christie, crime, david suchet, film, hitchcock, imogen stubbs, jack huston, laurence fox, lewis, london, miranda raison, movie, murder, patricia highsmith, poirot, review, spooks, strangers on a train, the 39 steps, theatre, thriller, train, west end, woman in black
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The People Show 121
People Show is Britain’s longest surviving alternative theatre company, debuting in 1966, and the joy of their 121st outing is its unabashed, old-fashioned entertainment. This zany lampooning of the whodunit takes pot shots at everything from Agatha Christie and Taggart to Prime Suspect and … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged a touch of cloth, agatha christie, bob dylan, charlie brooker, cluedo, comedy, crime, detective, drama, hercule poirot, monty python, one man two guvnors, people show, prime suspect, taggart, the 39 steps, west end, whodunnit
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Crime capers
People Show, the UK’s longest-running alternative theatre company, offer a wonderfully silly whodunit pastiche in their 121st outing. At the Old Red Lion Theatre The Swinging Sixties were the heyday of freethinking theatre troupe People Show, which burst onto the … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged a touch of cloth, agatha christie, charlie brooker, cluedo, crime, detective, murder mystery, old red lion, one man two guvnors, people show, play, poirot, prime suspect, review, stones in his pockets, the 39 steps, the seventh seal, theatre
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