Mark Monahan
Arts Editor, Dance Critic and Comedy Critic at The Telegraph
Arts Editor, Dance Critic and Comedy Critic of the Telegraph (late of Harper's), also writing about film from time to time. Personal (t)whitterings only here.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Mark Monahan
“Wheeldon Works”? He sure does. Extravagantly talented, protean and industrious, the Yeovil-born wonder has a CV that’s packed to the gunwales with goodies. With Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2011), The Winter’s Tale (2014) and Like Water for Chocolate (2022), the Royal Ballet’s “artistic associate” has done more than any other choreographer to keep the three-act ballet alive and kicking. All the while, has also created a wealth of shorter, rich abstract ballets on both sides of the Atlantic.
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3 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Mark Monahan
A closing, kaleidoscopic knickerbocker glory to that opening, near-monochrome study in moodiness, An American In Paris is the 25-minute work-within-a-work from Wheeldon's Tony Award-winning 2015 show of the same name, which he adapted from the cherished 1951 film.
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1 month ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Mark Monahan
Friday night saw London's newest and most opulent comedy venue open its doors with an extravagant bang thanks to US comedian Natalie Palamides. Quite a few "bangs" in fact, if one's being smutty, which Palamides sure is − and certainly, as an opening, determinedly fringey mission statement and outrageously entertaining evening out, it is hard to see how this show could be bettered.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Mark Monahan
“How would you feel about me doing a ballet in your garden?” This was the question, Matt Brady asked Lady Holly Rumbold, whose home, Hatch House in Wiltshire, is set in exquisite grounds that include a 17th-century Dutch walled garden. Her reply was swift: “Oh my God, I love it! Let’s go find Rum!’”Rum, it turned out, was not a celebratory tipple but her husband Sir Henry Rumbold – who, luckily, was as taken with the idea as she was.
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1 month ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Mark Monahan
Ballet Under the Stars in Wiltshire aims to bring the ethos of country house opera to dance - and the company is now spreading its wings"How would you feel about me doing a ballet in your garden?" This was the question, Matt Brady asked Lady Holly Rumbolt, whose home, Hatch House in Wiltshire, is set in exquisite grounds that include a 17th-century Dutch walled garden.
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David Attenborough turns 99 tomorrow, and is still making miraculous work like this - here's Robbie Collin's lovely review: https://t.co/djrox3zWPI
Natalie Palamides opened the Soho Theatre Walthamstow last night with an outrageous flourish. Here’s my 5-star rave of her show Weer (and my thoughts on this beautiful new venue, too): @sohotheatre @natdogkatdog https://t.co/JvQdwhRY55
Ever wondered what ballet's answer to Glyndebourne might look like? (Both in Wiltshire and in the Bahamas?) Well, look no further: https://t.co/GwwVSeMC5M @HatchWiltshire @coventgrdndance @LondonBallerina @DanceTabs @DiploTom