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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
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Favourite Olivier Awards Memories and Our 2020 Winners
Sadly, the 2020 Olivier Awards won’t be going ahead as planned due to the coronavirus shutdown, although ITV will broadcast a highlights show. So, BroadwayWorld reviewers have been thinking back to some of our favourite Oliviers winners, nominees and performances … Continue reading
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Cyrano de Bergerac leads December’s Top 10 new London shows
From a starry revival to musical comedies and an incendiary Pulitzer winner. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged a kind of people, a taste of honey, almeida theatre, amelie, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, carley stenson, cheap tickets, cold war, comedy, curtains, cyrano, cyrano de bergerac, drama, fairview, hampstead theatre, james mcavoy, janie dee, jason manford, jodie prenger, london, lydia wilson, menier chocolate factory, musical, new, play, playhouse theatre, ravens, royal court, sam wanamaker playhouse, shakespeares globe, shelagh delaney, show, swive elizabeth, the boy friend, the duchess of malfi, the other palace, theatre, ticket deal, todaytix, top 10, trafalgar studios, west end, wyndhams theatre, young vic
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The Doctor leads August’s Top 10 new London shows
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From Robert Icke’s latest to Fleabag, Evita and witchy adventures, here are some of this month’s most eye-catching openings. Don’t forget to check back for BroadwayWorld’s reviews, … Continue reading
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Europe leads June’s Top 10 new London shows
From a drama about Europe to immersive Shakespeare and open-air opera. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, bernadette peters, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, bronx gothic, cheap tickets, concert, donmar warehouse, dove cameron, education education education, eno, europe, game of thrones, gielgud theatre, gwendoline christie, hansel and gretel, jermyn street theatre, london, lyceum theatre, lyn nottage, martha plimpton, musical, national theatre, new, open air theatre, opera, oscar wilde, pictures of dorian gray, play, regents park, renee fleming, roger allam, royal festival hall, rutherford and son, shakespeare, sweat, the light in the piazza, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, trafalgar studios, visit london, west end, young vic
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Travelling to London’s South Bank: Transport and Navigation Tips
Advice on travelling to theatres in and around the South Bank, including the National and Shakespeare’s Globe. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged bike, boat, bridge, broadwayworld, bus, directions, embankment, guide, help, london, national theatre, old vic, play, river, riverside, shakespeares globe, south bank, southbank centre, taxi, theatre, tips, train, transport, travel, tube, visit london, walk, waterloo, young vic
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Death of a Salesman, Young Vic
Seventy years on from its Broadway opening, Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell present Arthur Miller’s masterpiece afresh in an inspired, shattering revival. One key change – making the 1940s Loman family African-American – gives the play a whole new texture, while retaining its searing condemnation … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, african-american, american dream, arinze kene, arthur miller, broadwayworld, death of a salesman, london, marianne elliott, new york, play, race, review, sharon d clarke, theatre, wendell pierce, young vic
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The Starry Messenger leads May’s Top 10 new London shows
From timely plays to the beginning of open-air theatre season. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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