Melania Trump at the White House in October. The book says the first lady ‘still refuses to believe’ the president played a role in the photos’ release. Photograph: Rex/ShutterstockMelania Trump at the White House in October. The book says the first lady ‘still refuses to believe’ the president played a role in the photos’ release. Photograph: Rex/ShutterstockMelania Trump This article is more than 4 years oldMelania Trump suspects Roger Stone behind nude photo leak, book claimsThis article is more than 4 years oldIn Free, Melania, obtained by the Guardian, Kate Bennett also reports that president and first lady sleep in separate rooms Read More...
TheatreReviewCrucible, Sheffield
Billed as an opportunity to reframe Boublil and Schönberg’s original, this is more of a tweak but it is a visually captivating production
Last autumn, a theatre company of British east and south-east Asian artists voiced its objection to the staging of Boublil and Schönberg’s Vietnam war musical for its racially reductive stereotypes. Miss Saigon’s producers defended it as an opportunity to reframe the material in a fresh way. Read More...
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