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Hansard, National Theatre
Can any fictional political tale top the latest dramatic entry in the Brexit Chronicles? Actor Simon Woods has a good crack at it with his debut play, featuring the powerhouse pairing of Alex Jennings and Lindsay Duncan and sure directorial … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 80s, alex jennings, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, conservative, gay, government, hansard, homosexual, husband, lindsay duncan, london, marriage, mp, national theatre, play, politician, politics, review, section 28, simon woods, son, theatre, tory, wife
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BWW Interview: Amy Ellen Richardson
The actresses discusses her role in the Adrian Mole musical, now transferring to the West End. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adrian mole, ambassadors theatre, amy ellen richardson, book, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, children, eighties, family, interview, kids, leicester, london, marriage, mother, mum, musical, pauline, sale, save, sue townsend, the secret diary of adrian mole, ticket deal, visit london, west end, wife, young audience
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The Height of the Storm, Wyndham’s Theatre
French playwright Florian Zeller returns, with another compelling puzzle box of a play – the only thing definite about it being the trademark definite article in the title. But anchoring the human side of this elliptical work is a pair of commanding … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, child, christopher hampton, death, eileen atkins, florian zeller, grief, husband, jonathan kent, jonathan pryce, london, lucy cohu, marriage, parent, review, sale, the height of the storm, theatre royal bath, ticket deal, visit london, west end, wife, wyndhams theatre
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Home, I’m Darling, National Theatre
The first thing we see is Anna Fleischle’s Fifties-tastic giant doll’s-house set: each period-perfect room bathed in a different twinkling hue, flowers painted onto the brick wall, and jaunty music setting the tone. But Katherine Parkinson’s Judy is able to open the … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged anna fleischle, book tickets, broadwayworld, feminism, feminist, fifties, hello i'm darling, home, homemaker, jive, katherine parkinson, laura wade, london, marriage, national theatre, nostalgia, review, sian thomas, tamara harvey, theatre, visit london, wife, women
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Strictly Speaking: Week 10
Another week, another “shock” dance-off entrant. Yes, nothing will quite match Aston’s exit, but this is still an enjoyably open series. Two more frontrunners (and judges’ favourites) have now landed in the bottom, while those of the genus dark horse … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged alexandra burke, american smooth, argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, debbie mcgee, joe mcfadden, judges, kevin clifton, latin, music, paso doblathon, quickstep, recap, review, rumba, scd, shirley ballas, song, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, susan calman, tv, wife
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The Lie, Menier Chocolate Factory
A year after premiering acclaimed French playwright Florian Zeller’s The Truth, London’s Menier Chocolate Factory now hosts The Lie – which, as the name suggests, acts as a companion piece of sorts. Once again, we’re in a slippery Pinteresque realm, the seemingly conventional domestic set-up teasingly deconstructed … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged affair, alexander hanson, cheating, christopher hampton, fact, fake news, florian zeller, french, husband, lie, london, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, paris, review, samantha bond, sex, the lie, theatre, tony gardner, trust, truth, wife
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The Homecoming, Trafalgar Studios
Welcome to the hellmouth. In Jamie Lloyd’s startling 50th anniversary revival, the seething, primal hinterland of Pinter’s domestic conflict is made flesh: the metal cage surrounding an innocuous living room glows a devilish red, sulphur-like smoke belches from the ether, … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 60s, brother, drama, family, father, gary kemp, gemma chan, gender, hackney, horror, jamie lloyd, john simm, keith allen, london, mother, pinter, play, review, ron cook, sex, sixties, the arts desk, the homecoming, theartsdesk, theatre, trafalgar studios, violence, west end, wife
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The Winter’s Tale, Harlequinade/All On Her Own, Garrick Theatre
What exactly is the level of Kenneth Branagh’s self-awareness? He’s certainly conscious of inviting comparison with Olivier once again by presenting a year-long season of plays at the refurbished Garrick under the auspices of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company – … Continue reading
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Tagged all on her own, backstage, christmas, comedy, company, daughter, death, drama, exit pursued by a bear, family, father, garrick theatre, grief, harlequinade, husband, jessie buckley, judi dench, kenneth branagh, kiss me kate, london, loss, noises off, nutcracker, olivier, play, rattigan, rep, review, rob ashford, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, the arts desk, the winters tale, theartsdesk, theatre, west end, widow, wife, zoe wanamaker
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Pit drama is grim but gripping
Three plays, three families, three hours of DH Lawrence. If that fills you with dread, I have good news: Ben Power’s skilled melding of this trio of mining dramas, unperformed in Lawrence’s lifetime, creates a spellbindingly intimate epic. Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, anne-marie duff, child, class, dh lawrence, drama, education, family, father, husband, husbands and sons, islington gazette, london, louise brealey, marianne elliott, midlands, mining, mother, national theatre, pit, review, theatre, wife
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Dinner With Friends, Park Theatre
After 12 seemingly idyllic years, Tom and Beth’s marriage is over. That’s a concern for Gabe and Karen, partly because they care for their friends, and there’s the ugly business of choosing sides, but mainly because it causes them to … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, america, american, artist, break up, cheating, connecticut, dating, dinner with friends, divorce, drama, food, friend, husband, lawyer, london, marriage, married, park theatre, play, Pulitzer Prize, review, romance, sex, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, wife, writer
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