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The Audience, Apollo Theatre
As The Queen gains an audience with the latest royal addition, her theatrical alter ego returns to the West End, with Kristin Scott Thomas inheriting Tony-nominated Helen Mirren’s role in Peter Morgan’s updated revival. Callaghan is out; au courant gags … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo theatre, baby, buckingham palace, comedy, conservative, david cameron, drama, ed miliband, election, elizabeth ii, europe, family, government, helen mirren, her majesty, iraq, king charles iii, kristin scott thomas, labour, london, margaret thatcher, monarch, peter morgan, play, politician, politics, prime minister, prince charles, princess, review, royal, sovereign, stephen daldry, suez, the arts desk, the audience, the queen, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award, tony blair, war, west end, winston churchill
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A royal wave goodbye
The results are in… Thanks for all your votes in the monarchy poll. A whopping 71.4% believe the institution is outmoded and we should scrap it, while 14.2% don’t mind it, but don’t want to pay for it. Just 14% … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, kate, monarchy, poll, queen, results, royal, the audience, vote
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The Queen and I
Peter Morgan’s The Audience may be a retrospective, but it also boasts several witty up-to-the-minute additions, from the Pope’s defection to the grim march to world domination of the irrepressible ‘Gangnam Style’. Notably absent is any reaction to Hilary Mantel’s much-debated views on … Continue reading
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Tagged agatha christie, baby, dorothy parker, drama, duchess of cambridge, gangnam style, hilary mantel, jennifer melfi, kate, miss marple, peter morgan, play, royal, sopranos, the audience, theatre
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