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The Queen’s Reading Room podcast returns, with proof that books are good for the body and soul
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged angelique, author, book, book club, bridgerton, fantasy, fiction, interview, neil gaiman, novel, podcast, queen camilla, review, romance, royal, sci fi, telegraph, the queen, the queens reading room
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Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors review
The author of the bestselling novel Cleopatra and Frankenstein returns with a colourful but gloopy tale of a fractious family.
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged addict, addiction, blue sisters, book, cleopatra and frankenstein, coco mellors, family, fiction, novel, review, sisters, telegraph
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A Streetcar Named Desire, Sadler’s Wells
Scottish Ballet’s take on Tennessee Williams is feverishly compelling.
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a streetcar named desire, adaptation, ballet, dance, dancing, drama, london, play, review, sadlers wells, scottish ballet, telegraph, tennessee williams, theatre
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Experience wonderfully different productions inspired by The Wizard of Oz
From The Wiz on Broadway to the Wicked movie and The Wizard of Oz in the West End.
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, Ariana Grande, book tickets, broadway, cynthia erivo, film, gillian lynne theatre, london, london theatre, movie, musical, nikolai foster, oz, the vivienne, the wiz, the wizard of oz, theatre, west end, wicked, wicked movie
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Fawlty Towers – The Play, Apollo Theatre
This new staged version of the legendary sitcom is joyful theatrical time travel.
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged apollo theatre, basil fawlty, comedy, fawlty towers, fawlty towers play, london, london theatre, manuel, play, review, sitcom, theatre, tv, west end
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Bronté Barbé and Rebekah Hinds on taking Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder! to the West End
The pair star in this new musical about amateur sleuths and best friends.
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged actress, ambassadors theatre, bronte barbe, comedy, detective, drama, friends, interview, jon brittain, kathy and stella solver a murder, london, london theatre, Matthew Floyd Jones, murder, musical, podcast, rebekah hinds, theatre, true crime, west end
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Anita Rani’s see-through dress is the outfit of a star on the rise
The presenter is poised for a new chapter in her life and career – and her new style strategy is already reaping rewards.
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged anita rani, awards, baftas, bbc, countryfile, divorce, dress, presenter, radio 4, red carpet, see through, strictly come dancing, style, telegraph, tv, womans hour
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Between Riverside and Crazy, Hampstead Theatre
A retired Manhattan cop’s foul-mouthed but affecting fight with the world.
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged between riverside and crazy, comedy, cop, danny sapani, drama, hampstead theatre, king lear, london, manhattan, michael longhurst, new york, play, Pulitzer Prize, race, review, Stephen Adly Guirgis, theatre
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Nemo wins Eurovision for Switzerland after controversial grand final
The contest was dogged by protests surrounding Israel’s inclusion and the Dutch disqualification.
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged bbc, croatia, Eden Golan, eurovision, eurovision 2024, eurovision song contest, gaza, graham norton, greta thunberg, israel, joost klein, live blog, loreen, malmo, nemo, olly alexander, protests, recap, review, sweden, switzerland, telegraph, the code, the netherlands, tv, winner
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Strictly The Professionals, London Palladium
Few surprises, but this tour thrills with the show’s uniting magic.
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dancing, london, london palladium, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly live tour, strictly the professionals, telegraph, theatre, tv, west end
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