Maxine Peake, Gillian Lynne remembered, Whitney documentaries
Maxine Peake on her new play Queens of the Coal Age. Elaine Paige, Cameron Mackintosh and Arlene Phillips discuss Gillian Lynne's work and legacy, plus Whitney film documentaries.
Maxine Peake discusses her new stage play, Queens of the Coal Age, which dramatizes the incident in 1993 when, armed with wet wipes and nicotine gum, Anne Scargill led a group of women to occupy Parkside Colliery in protest against pit closures.
The acclaimed dancer and choreographer, Gillian Lynne, has died aged 92. Best known for Cats and The Phantom of the Opera, she worked on more than 60 shows on Broadway and in the West End. Elaine Paige, Cameron Mackintosh and choreographer Arlene Phillips pay tribute.
Kevin Macdonald's film Whitney is released this week, the second documentary in just over a year looking at the icon's life (and demise). While Macdonald's new film is officially supported by the late singer's estate, Nick Broomfield's 2017 Whitney: Can I Be Me?, was unauthorised. Critic Grace Barber-Plentie considers how access and the involvement of the family affected the feeling of the film, and whether the chorus of interviewed voices bought us any closer to understanding Whitney Houston.
Presenter: Stig Abell
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.
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Arlene Phillips鈥� favourite dance numbers
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Whitney: what does the official new documentary reveal?
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Maxine Peake
by Maxine Peake is at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester until 28 July 2018.
Images:
Main image above: Maxine Peake
Image to the left: Jane Hazlegrove (Left) 听as Dot, and Danielle Henry as Lesley in Queens of the Coal Age.
Gillian Lynne remembered
Whitney documentaries
The documentary film , certificate 15,听is in UK cinemas from 06 July 2018.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Stig Abell |
| Interviewed Guest | Maxine Peake |
| Interviewed Guest | Elaine Paige |
| Interviewed Guest | Cameron Mackintosh |
| Interviewed Guest | Arlene Phillips |
| Interviewed Guest | Grace Barber-Plentie |
| Producer | Rebecca Armstrong |
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