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The Bridges of Madison County, Menier Chocolate Factory
Robert James Waller’s bestselling, though critically panned, 1992 romance novel was reincarnated in the Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep-starring film, and then again in Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman’s Tony-winning 2013 musical – both adaptations wisely sloughing off some of the … Continue reading
Fiddler on the Roof, Menier Chocolate Factory
There’s a welcome alternative to panto hijinks in this gem of a Trevor Nunn musical revival – more attuned to the biting hardships of winter, and to the elegiac aspect of change, than to festive jollies. Which is not to say that there … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andy nyman, dancing, daughter, faith, family, father, fiddler on the roof, if i were a rich man, immigrant, jew, jewish, judaism, judy kuhn, london, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, musical, religion, review, revolution, russia, singing, theartsdesk, theatre, tradition, trevor nunn, tsar
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Woyzeck leads May’s Top 10 new London shows
From new takes on Brecht and Büchner to Jez Butterworth’s latest and a classic musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged best, book tickets, brecht, comedy, danny mac, donmar warehouse, duke of yorks theatre, felicity kendal, hampstead theatre, hitler, jack thorne, jez butterworth, joe wright, john boyega, lee hall, lenny henry, lettice and lovage, life of galileo, london, maureen lipman, may, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, occupational hazards, old vic, on the town, our ladies of perpetual succour, play, regents park, royal court, salome, sam mendes, star wars, the ferryman, the resistible rise of arturo ui, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, trevor nunn, trump, west end, woyzeck, young vic
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Love in Idleness, Menier Chocolate Factory
In 1944, Terence Rattigan substantially revised Less Than Kind at the behest of star theatrical couple the Lunts; the result was the less political, more overtly comic play Love in Idleness. Now, Trevor Nunn, inspired by Dan Rebellato’s introduction in … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged anthony head, broadwayworld, eve best, government, helen george, london, love, love in idleness, marriage, menier chocolate factory, parent, politics, rattigan, review, romance, second world war, socialism, tanks, theatre, trevor nunn, war
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BWW Interview: Anthony Head
The actor talks Buffy, Merlin and Rattigan’s Love in Idleness at Menier Chocolate Factory. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged 20th anniversary, actor, anthony head, anthony stewart head, broadwayworld, buffy, buffy 20th, buffy slays 20, buffy the vampire slayer, cabin pressure, eve best, helen george, interview, joss whedon, less than kind, london, love in idleness, menier chocolate factory, merlin, nescafe, rattigan, shonda rhimes, still star-crossed, theatre, trevor nunn, tv
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theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Stephen Mear
From Singin’ in the Rain and Anything Goes to Hello, Dolly! and Mary Poppins, Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear has done more than any other British choreographer to usher classic musicals into the modern era. But adept as he is … Continue reading
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Evening with Nunn’s Lady is pleasurable and provocative
The incendiary power of A Doll’s House remains indisputable, but less well known is another late-19th-century drama featuring a young woman torn between risky independence and unhappy domesticity. Oscar Wilde’s effervescent Lady Windermere’s Fan differs vastly in tone, but Ruby … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, a doll's house, ibsen, imogen stubbs, islington, islington gazette, kings head, lady windermeres fan, london, music, oscar wilde, play, review, song, theatre, trevor nunn
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Till death us do part
First, a word of warning: if you’re looking for a great first-date outing or anniversary treat, steer clear of Scenes from a Marriage. Judging by the gasps of recognition, embarrassed laughter and knowing glances stealthily exchanged, Joanna Murray-Smith’s theatrical adaptation … Continue reading
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Tagged a doll's house, divorce, ibsen, imogen stubbs, ingmar bergman, marriage, married, olivia williams, play, review, scenes from a marriage, st james theatre, theatre, trevor nunn, wedding
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