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fromLondon Unattached
1 week ago

I'm Sorry Prime Minister - Apollo Theatre - News

London's critics are not unanimous in their praise (but that's nothing unusual). The Financial Times suggests the play occasionally gravitates into "cultural grumbling" when it tackles modern issues such as cancel culture and university politics, and argues that the material feels more reflective than razor-sharp satire. notes that while the humour "simmers gently," its plotting is uneven and its engagement with contemporary politics sometimes feels cursory rather than incisive.
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fromLondon Unattached
2 weeks ago

That'll Be The Day - The London Palladium - Review

That'll Be The Day has operated as a resilient, touring musical-retrospective variety show for forty years with creator Trevor Payne still performing.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Lovers and fighters: how Les Liaisons Dangereuses reveals the passions of Christopher Hampton

Christopher Hampton is a politically engaged playwright whose work emphasizes objectivity, lucidity and irony while blending private passion with enduring craftsmanship.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

'It's behind you!' How Britain goes wild for pantomimes during the holidays

Foreboding music begins. A scary green witch announces her arrival with a cackle. It's the opening of Wicked Witches, a British holiday-time play known as a "pantomime," at a North London theater. But soon after she walks on stage, it's clear the witch isn't happy with the audience. She says the audience is being too quiet, and should boo her as loudly as they can, because she is the "villain" of the pantomime.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

David Killick obituary

My client and friend, the actor David Killick, who has died aged 86, was a stalwart of British theatre and television for more than 60 years. He had a long association with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1985-2003), where roles of increasing stature came his way, including Cominius in Coriolanus, Duke of York in Richard II, Stanley in Richard III, and Archbishop Scrope in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Adeel Akhtar: It seemed late in the day to start noticing Asian actors we've been here a really long time'

Adeel Akhtar represents a new era in British media where actors of Asian descent take on significant roles without their ethnicity being the focal point.
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