{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d3e3bad49e750011ffdf01/652974a4bb4a4d0012421ccc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Saltburn's Alison Oliver on Portia Coughlan; Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends & Close Up: The Twiggy Musical reviews","description":"<p>This week, Conversations with Friends star Alison Oliver joins Nick Curtis to talk about playing the title role in Portia Coughlan which opens soon at the Almeida Theatre.</p><p>We review<a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/old-friends-gielgud-theatre-review-bernadette-peters-lea-salonga-into-the-woods-b1111218.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends</a> at the Gielgud Theatre, which stars Lea Salonga, Bonnie Langford, and sees Broadway legend Bernadette Peters make her West End debut.</p><p>Also, our verdict on <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/closeup-the-twiggy-musical-at-the-menier-chocolate-factory-b1109971.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Close Up: The Twiggy Musical</a>, directed and written by Ben Elton. A musical about the life of Lesley Hornby - later dubbed 'Twiggy' as her modelling career took off.</p><p>Plus, everything you need to know about <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/evening-standard-theatre-awards-2023-ceremony-hosts-london-theatre-ian-mckellen-sienna-miller-b1112528.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards.</a></p><p>For more news head to <a href=\"standard.co.uk/culture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">standard.co.uk/culture</a>.</p>","author_name":"Evening Standard"}