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Review
BOOK REVIEW: Hamilton and Me: An Actor’s Journal by Giles Terera
Concerning musical theatre, and the arts community in general, the past year has cemented one thing; people don’t appreciate the…
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Review
BOOK REVIEW: In My Own Footsteps – A Memoir by Michael Pennington
Actor, director and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company, Michael Pennington has forged a career across five decades. With substantial…
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BOOK REVIEW: Not Quite Right For Us edited by Sharmilla Beezmohun
This new anthology by Speaking Volumes reflects where we are now, mid-pandemic and post-lockdown, and its poems, stories and essays…
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Exhibition
ART EXHIBITION: 10 – PM/AM
Reviewer: Maryam Philpott Opening this week at PM/AM on Great Titchfield Street, 10 is an exhibition that celebrates the diversity,…
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Review
BOOK REVIEW: The Hoax by Paul Clayton
Books written during the 2020 lockdown are already hitting the shelves, some directly referencing the pandemic, others avoiding it completely…
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Books
BOOK REVIEW: Key Changes: A Musical Memoir by Denis King
A horse gallops through a meadow as an orchestral soundtrack swells with every hoof beat and you are already playing…
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Adaptation
Decoder: The Ticket that Exploded – Pioneer Works, New York City
Source Text: William S. Burroughs Directed & Conceived: Mallory Catlett Reviewer: Adrienne Sowers The pedigree behind Mallory Catlett’s Decoder: The…
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Books
INTERVIEW: Sebastian Lassandro on his new book Pride of Our Alley – The Life of Dame Gracie Fields
September 2019 will mark the fortieth anniversary of the death of Dame Gracie Fields, who rose from being a mill…
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Books
Wise Children – Theatre Royal, York
Writer: Angela Carter Adapted by: Emma Rice Director: Emma Rice Designer: Vicki Mortimer Composer/Musical Director: Ian Ross Reviewer: Ron Simpson…
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Books
Heart of Darkness – CAST, Doncaster
Writers/Directors: Andrew Quick and Pete Brooks Music: Jeremy Peyton Jones Reviewer: Ron Simpson There are many problems when adapting a…
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