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January 10: David Bowie’s final fall to earth, and the screen’s enduring debt to the stage

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The week in brief (w/e September 9)

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My top ten choices for 2016

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Looking ahead to this year’s highlights, from Broadway imports and Pulitzer prize winners to Kenneth Branagh and Matthew Warchus’s ongoing seasons.

Diary of a Theatre Addict: Doing the timewarp again, revisiting Gypsy on TV, and catching up with Linda

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I’ve been out and about over the pre- and post-Christmas week, including trips to Brighton, Manchester and Leeds, with lots of catching up to do in London, too.

#Throwback Thursday: 2012 Interview with Imelda Staunton about Sweeney Todd & Gypsy

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The week in theatre: Billy Elliot to go, School of Rock to come & Bugsy Malone to return

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Big musicals news of the week: Billy Elliot is closing at the Victoria Palace, School of Rock is coming to the London Palladium, Bugsy Malone is returning to the Lyric Hammersmith, and Gypsy will on be BBC4.

Diary of a Theatre Addict: Being Forced to Take a Break by Disclocating My New Hip

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I’m being forced to take a theatre break thanks to disclocating my brand-new hip! But perhaps I can finally catch up some movies and TV series…..

Diary of a Theatre Addict: From New York to England, Wales and Scotland in a Seven-Day Period

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I began a busy week in New York and then was in England, Wales and Scotland – only Ireland eluded me.

Diary of a Theatre Addict: Finding myself centrestage at my public birthday party

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This week I had another birthday — but it wasn’t any birthday: Scott Alan threw a public birthday bash for me. And it was the best of my life!

A diary of addiction: nine shows this week – plus the Oliviers tonight!

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Recent Articles

  • January 18: Diary items: the malignant narcissism of Laurence Fox, the extraordinary generosity of Jack Thorne, & Andrew Lloyd Webber staying positive
  • January 17: The journey from stage to film: sometimes a hit, sometimes a miss
  • January 16: Simon Rattle Leads the Brexit Brain Drain
  • January 15: ShenTens: My Top Ten Favourite Musicals
  • January 14: Theatrical friends, rivals and colleagues, from Sheen and Tennant in Staged to a cluster of theatrical dames in Sussex
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