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‘This is how loss feels’: how a Netflix animation about grief became a global phenomenon
One of the year’s most unlikely phenomena on the video-sharing app TikTok saw 50 million people – and counting – recording themselves crying while watching a 12-minute animation. Not since the heart-wrenching opening sequence of Up have viewers been so undone … Continue reading
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Tagged animated, animation, director, film, grief, If Anything Happens I Love You, interview, loss, Michael Govier, movie, netflix, oscar, school shooting, short film, telegraph, tiktok, Will McCormack, writer
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Katherine Ryan interview
I spoke to the comedian about her stand-up, podcast and new Netflix series The Duchess. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged 8 out of 10 cats, bbc, canadian, cardi b, comedian, comedy, daughter, director general, divorce, feminist, interview, katherine ryan, left wing comedy, london, megan thee stallion, mother, netflix, panel show, parent, podcast, single mother, stand-up, telling everybody everything, the duchess, tim davie, wap, writer
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Kwame Kwei-Armah interview
I spoke to the Young Vic’s Artistic Director about his theatre journey, ahead of a dedicated BBC imagine documentary. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged actor, alan yentob, artistic director, bbc, bbc imagine, black, black lives matter, casualty, coronavirus, death of a salesman, director, documentary, elminas kitchen, fairview, immigrant, interview, kwame kwei-armah, lockdown, london, play, playwright, race, the arts, the i paper, theatre, tv, writer, young vic
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The Last Five Years, The Other Palace Digital
A musical featuring two people who are physically separated? Jason Robert Brown’s work is a shutdown natural – as this new digital theatre version demonstrates. Lauren Samuels and Danny Becker, who play doomed lovers Cathy and Jamie, recorded their parts entirely in isolation, with Samuels (previously … Continue reading
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Tagged actress, arts, coronavirus, danny becker, digital, jason robert brown, Lauren Samuels, love, marriage, musical, online, relationship, review, social distancing, streaming, the last five years, the other palace, theartsdesk, theatre, writer
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The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse
There’s concept on top of concept in this revival of Jason Robert Brown’s beloved 2001 musical, which charts the ebb and flow of a relationship by juggling timelines: aspiring actress Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order, while aspiring writer Jamie’s moves … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, actor musician, actress, broadway, jason robert brown, jewish, jonathan o'boyle, london, love, marriage, musical, new york, novel, review, romance, southwark playhouse, the last five years, theartsdesk, theatre, writer
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BWW Interview: Dave Malloy
Composer, writer and actor Dave Malloy’s work includes the Tony Award-winning Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Octet, and his upcoming adaptation of Moby-Dick – the latter directed by regular collaborator Rachel Chavkin and starring Malloy. This year, London also sees two of his shows: Preludes, soon … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, boulevard theatre, broadway, broadwayworld, composer, dave malloy, ghost quartet, interview, london, moby dick, musical, preludes, southwark playhouse, the great comet, west end, writer
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Preludes, Southwark Playhouse
Where does music come from? That’s the vital question posed to Sergei Rachmaninoff in Dave Malloy’s extraordinary 2015 chamber work, as the great late-Romantic Russian composer – stuck in his third year of harrowing writer’s block – tries to relocate his gift. It comes … Continue reading
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Tagged alex sutton, art, artist, chekhov, composer, concerto, dahl, dave malloy, depression, failure, hypnotherapy, keith ramsay, london, mental health, mind, music, musical, musician, pianist, piano, prelude, preludes, rachel chavkin, rachmaninoff, rebecca caine, review, russia, southwark playhouse, symphony, theartsdesk, theatre, therapy, writer, writers block
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10 things to know about Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Ahead of the final live performance of her hit one-woman show Fleabag, find out more about breakout star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Read my full TodayTix article here
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Tagged 10 things to know, actress, andrew scott, book tickets, broadcast, cinema, comedy, crashing, droid, DryWrite, emmy, emmy awards, film, fiona shaw, fleabag, hot priest, how to get tickets, james bond, jodie comer, killing eve, nt live, olivia colman, phoebe waller-bridge, playwright, present laughter, sandra oh, solo, standing tickets, star wars, ticket lottery, todaytix, tv, vicky jones, west end, writer
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