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VIDEO: Whatsonstage.com Awards Concert 2013
This video first appeared on Whatsonstage.com. On 17th February 2013 the stars of Theatreland gathered at the Palace Theatre for the biggest ever Whatsonstage.com Awards Concert, to find out the winners of the original and best audience-voted theatre awards. This year’s winners included Danny Boyle, Rupert Everett, Sheridan Smith, Michael Ball,Imelda Staunton Tim Minchin and Melanie C while performance came from shows includingThe Bodyguard, Top […]
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AUDIO: Was 2012 a bloodbath for London’s West End?
December 30, 2012
This audio first appeared on LBC 97.3. As 2012 reaches its conclusion, remember what one big showbiz name said this time last year? Andrew Lloyd Webber claimed London theatre would be ‘a bloodbath’ during the Olympics. So was the Golden Summer in Stratford matched with success in the West End? LBC 97.3′s Joe Pike investigates…
VIDEO: Whatsonstage.com Awards 2013 Launch Party
December 7, 2012
This video first appeared on Whatsonstage.com. On Friday 7 December 2012 Whatsonstage.com launched their 2013 Awards with an annual Launch Party at Cafe de Paris – now established as one of theatreland’s hottest party tickets in the run-up to Christmas. Nominees including Danielle Hope, Alex Bourne, Jill Halfpenny, Katherine Kingsley, Adrian Lester, Lolita Chakrabarti, Megan McGinnis, […]
AUDIO: George Entwistle’s 54 Days as BBC Director General
November 12, 2012
This audio first appeared on LBC 97.3. A brief package for ‘Nick Ferrari at Breakfast’ on LBC 97.3 covering George Entwistle’s 54 days as BBC Director General. 12th November 2012.
VIDEO: Whatsonstage.com Awards 2012 Launch Party
December 2, 2011
This video first appeared on Whatsonstage.com. On Friday 2 December 2011 Whatsonstage.com launched their 2012 Awards with an annual Launch Party at Cafe de Paris – now established as one of theatreland’s hottest party tickets in the run-up to Christmas. Nominees including Sheridan Smith, Michael Xavier, Alex Gaumond, Harriet Thorpe, Doon Mackichan, Jemima Rooper, Peter Huntley, […]
VIDEO: Michael Ball On … Going from Edna to Sweeney
October 31, 2011
This article first appeared on Whatsonstage.com. Michael Ball is currently starring alongside Imelda Staunton in Sweeney Todd, which is hotly tipped to transfer to the West End next spring following its current run at Chichester Festival Theatre, where it finishes this week (5 November 2011). Ball is a two-time Whatsonstage.com Award winner (for Hairspray and The […]
AUDIO: Showbusiness For Ugly People
October 1, 2011
This piece originally took the form of an article which appeared in Total Politics magazine. It’s said that politics is ‘showbusiness for ugly people’. Yet the line between these two spheres has become increasingly blurred. Ann Widdecombe recently took part in Strictly Come Dancing, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith made a radio documentary on the […]
February 22, 2013
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