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“Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want.”
Clive Barnes
“One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is the Royal Ballet's dancing.”
“The mother is not dying exactly, but has reached a point in life where death is a familiar on the staircase.”
“Dialogue more tame than Wilde.”
“I am convinced that anyone can be a great writer . . . if he can only . . . tell the naked truth about himself and other people. That, a little technique with words and the willingness to bare heart, soul and body are really all it takes.”
“It benefits from its nine-person cast, superb from top to bottom, and, let's face it, expectations so reduced as to be almost minimal.”
“With few exceptions ... most jukebox musicals need a story line. But 'Ring of Fire' is basically just a Cash-and-carry anthology of an iconic singer.”
“As hard as the nails on a crucifix.”