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David Benedict
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Cultural talk and typing. And singing. Biographer of Stephen Sondheim Tristram Hawkshaw in The Archers. Somewhat gay.
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David Benedict
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David Benedict
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Richard Rodney Bennett’s score for Equus has to be a contender.
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David Benedict
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I cannot recommend this Prom strongly enough. 31 extraordinary numbers from Mancini, Jones, Esquivel, Laurie Johnson and beyond that you never imagined you’d ever hear live. Unmissable. Including this… youtu.be/zbT2fIGyAOo?...
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In the midst of research for writing a slew of programme notes for the BBC Proms I find this. It’s by Quincy Jones and it’ll be in the seriously fabulous concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra of music by Henry Mancini and beyond on 2 Sept. Cannot wait to hear it live. youtu.be/_SkcF-yjiZw?...
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David Benedict
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We are designed so badly. Causing such pain on the way in and such distress on the way out.
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Boring? Not heard that recording so that could well be the case but I saw her Elisabetta in Don Carlos live at the Royal Opera and her singing was staggeringly exciting.
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In the midst of research for writing a slew of programme notes for the BBC Proms I find this. It’s by Quincy Jones and it’ll be in the seriously fabulous concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra of music by Henry Mancini and beyond on 2 Sept. Cannot wait to hear it live. youtu.be/_SkcF-yjiZw?...
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But of course. Her Queen of the Night is matchless. But her Four Last songs are pretty damn fine too. youtu.be/MPgf44nuzLE?...
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David Benedict
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Top singing, top derangement.
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I look forward to its immediate revival - it’s been a while…
Which remind me. youtu.be/tQmq_T4X-lM?...
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The Sound of Music?
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I did wonder.
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The great thing about someone labelling the exquisitely balanced, blissful Charade - the best comedy thriller Hitchcock never made - as “pretentious” is that it signals one need never read the writer again.
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Jason Hazeley
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Sliced bread first went on sale 96 years ago today and — here’s the fun bit — was promoted as being the greatest thing since WRAPPED bread.
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David Benedict
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Irrespective of the covers, they’re magnificent. An initial slow burn - I recall being slightly doubtful for the first 50 pages as there’s so much set up-of a large cast - but then became addicted and devoured them. Superb social history and VERY acute observation esp. on adolescence into adulthood.
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Can you have too much of a good thing? A glowing Justine Mitchell leads a strong cast in Kendall Feaver's fourth-wave feminism and #MeToo campus drama at The Almeida. But has it found its right form? variety.com/2024/legit/r...
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Now available for panto* as Baron Hardup, Wicked Queen etc Thérèse Coffey Michele Donnellan Michael Fabricant Liam Fox Lucy Frazer Jonathan Gullis Mark Harper Gillian Keegan Johnny Mercer Penny Mordaunt Jacob Rees-Mogg Grant Shapps Anne-Marie Trevelyan Liz Truss etc *Not that I’ll pay to see them
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I know she wasn’t the worst of them (plenty of contenders for that title) but when it comes to people being grifters wholly unsuited their departments, it was hard to beat the blatant disregard for her office of Thérèse Coffey at Food, Environment & Rural Affairs… and before that, health.
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Mark Chadbourn
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Conservatives have the worst vote share since 1832 #UKGE2024
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David Benedict
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J O Y
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Safe in the knowledge that we have seen the back of Jacob Rees-Mogg.
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh
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“Small, scrappy theatres” suffer the most and are under the greatest pressure as have no access to finance beyond box office and that’s low in small theatres. The West End long ago stopped being the home of exciting work, the exceptions being transfers from the NT etc eg Dear England which was VG.
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David Benedict
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Fine as in very fine - as in excellent!
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There is fine stuff being written and occasionally produced but theatre (the arts in general) is cash-strapped, costs have rocketed and everyone from theatres to audiences are understandably risk-averse. Known quantities are easier to sell. Sigh.
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Despite the, um, charms of the many contenders, that post-election battle is going to be vicious.
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Could she possibly - just a wild guess, far-fetched, obvs - be positioning herself for leadership?
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Back to the Future? As 1984’s Starlight Express and 1999’s Mnemonic re-open, I ponder the wisdom of theatreland’s obsession with reviving its greatest hits. Is It more than marketing? www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/thea...
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David Benedict
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Did Michael Fabricant’s wig maker have a sale on?
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David Benedict
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Please be aware that that the excellent @stephmerritt.bsky.social has a nasty painting in her attic.
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David Benedict
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Have you seen this completely marvellous interview Bogarde did around the tile of Victim. It could’t
possibly scream “subtext” any louder. m.youtube.com/watch?time_c...
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David Benedict
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For lovers of wit and warmth.
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Only Angels and I Know almost made my list. Easy Living is HEAVEN.
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Everyone. Jeannie Berlin, Alison Janney, J Smith Cameron. Mark Ruffalo… I saw it in its short lived London run and turned to my friend as the lights came up and said: “Chekhov is alive and well.”
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Il y a longtemps que je t'aime - good call.
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Only ever seen One, Two, Three once. Can still hear Cagney yelling “Ingeborg!”
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Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films M - The Manchurian Candidate (Angela Lansbury in excelsis) O - Overboard (wildly underrated Goldie Hawn comedy) V - Victim (Dirk Bogarde, amazing) I - It’s Always Fair Weather (from the Singin’ in the Rain team) E - Edward Scissorhands (Dianne Wiest)
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Margaret: utter masterpiece.
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JL Kaufmann
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Seriously, fellow British peeps, go and vote on the 4th. Don't take it for granted that the Labour landslide victory is a done deal and your vote doesn't matter. Brexit was such a catastrofuck because half the people who had a right to vote on it couldn't be arsed because OBVIOUSLY it was done deal.
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I honestly didn’t go expecting A Little Night Music. What I imagined I’d get in Starlight Express was exhilarating fun… variety.com/2024/legit/r...
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“Liking” your reply would clearly be wrong. But it was indeed wonderful. I have seen many Sargent shows over the years. This had many of the usual suspects (barring the magnificent Darley Boit family portrait in Boston) but also several i’d never seen from private collections.
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I was there on Friday.
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Currently on display in the Sargent and Fashion show there. Have you been?
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David Benedict
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I am open to commissions.
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Pop over. I made heaps.
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The man in the moon turns out to be made of custard. With blackberry and apple crumble.
#nostalgia #childhoodfood
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David Benedict
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Where, he thundered, is the Campari vote?
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Since all those greats are taken, my supporting list Brief Encounter Notorious The Reckless Moment Some Like It Hot The Third Man Young Frankenstein
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