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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Fooling around on All Fools’ Eve: Howard Goodall’s ‘Kissing Dance’ at the Jermyn Street Theatre
The Kissing Dance, 26th March 2011 (matinee), at the Jermyn Street Theatre, running until 23rd April 2011 Having recently seen Howard Goodhall’s Love Story at the Duchess, and being left with mixed feelings, we were very curious to see this earlier work, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Beverley Klein, Charles Hart, David Burt, Gina Beck, Howard Goodall, Ian Virgo, Jermyn Street, The Kissing Dance
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Lessons in Love: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg at the Geilgud Theatre – Allez!
Firstly, we should clear up a few things: 1) It’s not a musical, it’s a ‘romance that just happens to be sung’, ie, it consists almost entirely of recitative, and that song (‘I will wait for you’), which enjoys … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Cameron Mackintosh, Carly Bawden, Dominic Marsh, Geilgud theatre, Knee High, Meow Meow, Reviews, Umbrellas of Cherbourg
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Whatever happened to …. Sienna Miller’s ‘rave reviews’? We go in search of them
The papers certainly seem to love Sienna Miller. When they are not talking about her private life, they are pointing out how papers tend to talk about her private life a lot. Miller’s latest appearance in the West End in … Continue reading
Commedia Dell’Morte: Pagliacci at London’s Little Opera House
Playing in rep at London’s Little Opera House, Kings Head, until May 2011 What is it with clowns? Whilst pirates for example enjoy an undeserved romantic appeal, clowns apparently scare the bejesus out of us, which would explain their frequent … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Leoncavallo, London's Little Opera House, OperaUpClose, Pagliacci, Paul Featherstone
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“Love Never Dies” versus “Love Should Die” – What exactly is Andrew Lloyd Webber complaining about?
So, Mark Shenton, in his blog in The Stage, has reignited the discussion around ‘Love Never Dies’, and in particular the ‘Love Should Die’ campaign. We are very grateful to Mark for making us aware of this campaigning website, which raised … Continue reading
Chocks Away: ‘Flare Path’ lights the way at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Review of the preview 5th March 2011 We were particularly keen to see this play, one of a number of revivals celebrating Terence Rattigan’s centenary, starring as it does James Purefoy, whom we first saw 12 years ago at the Tricycle … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Flare Path, James Purefoy, Sienna Miller, Terence Rattigan, Theatre Royal Haymarket
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The Olivier Awards with Mastercard: a postscript
We wish we’d read the 3rd March edition of ‘The Stage’ before we posted on this topic, but we didn’t, hence this postscript. We were somewhat surprised to read an interview by Alistair Smith with Julian Bird, the chief executive of … Continue reading
Posted in Lucky dip!, Theatregoers short-changed
Tagged Larry, Laurence Olivier Awards, Mastercard, SOLT, Theatre, West End
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Cry God for Larry: Mastercard Hijacks (sorry, relaunches) the Olivier Awards
So, thanks to a cash injection from Mastercard, the Olivier Awards are to be relaunched. When were they unlaunched? According to the presspack, the awards were named in 1984 after Sir Laurence Olivier, “One of the greatest stage actors of … Continue reading
Posted in Lucky dip!, Theatregoers short-changed
Tagged Larry, Laurence Olivier Awards, Mastercard, SOLT, Theatre, West End
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