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A Farm Through Time review
The Ant and Dec of agriculture plough straight into parody. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged a farm through time, channel 5, documentary, farmer, history, Nicholson brothers, review, ruth goodman, telegraph, tv, war, world war two
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Britain’s Secret War Babies review
A fascinating history – but why the blatant tear-jearking? Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged babies, black, channel 4, documentary, mixed race, review, sean fletcher, telegraph, tv, war, world war two
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BWW Interview: Vicky McClure
The actress talks This Is England, Line of Duty and making her professional stage debut in Touched at Nottingham Playhouse. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged actress, broadwayworld, doctor who, interview, james bond, line of duty, nottingham playhouse, shane meadows, stage, the doctor, theatre, this is england, touched, tv, vicky mcclure, world war two
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The Patriotic Traitor, Park Theatre
Theatregoers suffering from First World War fatigue may want to pass on Jonathan Lynn’s merely competent historical drama about two mythic figures: Charles de Gaulle and Philippe Pétain. It’s a fascinating subject – de Gaulle had his former mentor tried … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged army, Charles de Gaulle, collaborator, drama, first world war, general, history, jonathan lynn, laurence fox, leader, london, nazi, park theatre, Philippe Petain, play, review, second world war, the patriotic traitor, theatre, tom conti, verdun, vichy, war, world war one, world war two
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Hidden treasures, war poets and Dracula
In my Compass magazine Arts pages this month: Discover hidden treasures with Heritage Open Days New play explores Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon’s lives and work Fist pump to ’80s-tastic Rock of Ages Scary Little Girls’ blood-curdling Dracula Revered printmaker Colin See-Paynton shares his nocturnal encounters … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged art, article, cold war, compass, dance, deal, dorset, dracula, eighties, exhibition, famous five, film festival, first world war, gothic, hampshire, heritage open days, Jane Austen, magazine, museum, musical, new forest, painting, play, poet, poetry, portsmouth, print, rock, rock of ages, september, sherlock holmes, shop, shopping, Siegfried Sassoon, steampunk, theatre, vampire, Wilfred Owen, woodcarving, world war 2, world war one, world war two
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Festival fun, D-Day, Curious Incident and charitable cars
In my Compass magazine Arts pages this month: Tastings, tea parties, markets and awards at the Bridport Food Festival D-Day commemoration in Portsmouth Visit a fundraising car exhibition See the award-winning Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Catch exciting work by young dancers Plus my … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged akhram khan, art, car, children in need, chris evans, comedy, compass, curious incident of the dog in the nighttime, d-day, dance, dorset, drama, exhibition, festival, first world war, food, gallery, hampshire, magazine, miles jupp, normandy landings, play, royal marines, theatre, war, world war two, ww1, ww2
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Solid Miller is lacking darkness
‘It’s gonna rain tonight,’ predicts All My Sons protagonist Joe Keller. As one, the Regent’s Park audience turned their gaze to a threatening sky. Thankfully, we were spared a deluge, but it highlighted a problem with this venue. Arthur Miller’s masterful study of corrosive … Continue reading
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Tagged all my sons, america, arthur miller, drama, ham and high, hampstead, highgate, london, pilot, plane, play, rain, regents park, regents park open air, review, second world war, theatre, weather, world war two, ww2
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Powerful tale lost as tensions evaporate in open air venue
‘It’s gonna rain tonight,’ predicts All My Sons protagonist Joe Keller. As one, the Regent’s Park audience turned their gaze to a threatening sky. Thankfully, we were spared a deluge, but it highlighted a problem with this venue. Arthur Miller’s masterful study … Continue reading
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Tagged all my sons, arthur miller, chekhovs gun, crime, guilt, islington gazette, london, open air, plane, play, rain, regents park, review, second world war, theatre, war, weather, world war two, ww2
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Verse drama about deception is incoherent
How apt that Peter Oswald’s play should coincide with Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. Undoubtedly, the Bard is a touchstone for this unwieldy epic. And yet the comparison does Lucifer Saved at the Lion & Unicorn no favours. The master communicates universal themes … Continue reading
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Tagged 450th, anniversary, army, birthday, circus, clown, globe theatre, ham & high, hampstead, highgate, jeremy kyle, juggler, lion and unicorn, london, lucifer saved, north london, peter oswald, play, review, shakespeare, theatre, verse, war, world war two, ww2
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