Janie Dee
Born | June 20, 1962 |
Hometown | Old Windsor, England |
Spouse | Rupert Wickham (m 1995 - 2021) |
Parents | John Lewis , Ruth Lewis |
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An Hour and a Half Late review – bickering comedy from Griff Rhys Jones and Janie Dee
- There are nice slapstick set-pieces but this two-hander loses any sense of marital crisis and has perfunctory sitcom gags
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See a show and help save the planet as the West End turns green
See a show and help save the planet as the West End turns greenPerformers join forces with experts for two-month Climate Change festival in a London theatre
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The Niceties review: Intriguing but inconclusive culture wars debate
“I love critical dialogue,” says Janine, a white professor of history at an elite American college. Zoe, a black student, feels like Janine’s love of ‘critical dialogue’ is actually a bit, well, racist.
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Follies review: Elegant Sondheim classic returns to dazzle anew
Dominic Cooke’s shimmeringly elegant production of this cherished 1971 Stephen Sondheim musical was a big hit when it premiered at the National in 2017. It’s now minus Imelda Staunton, who looked unusually ill-at-ease last time, but it’s still plus — and it’s a big plus — the evening’s standout performer, the high-kicking, acid-tongued Janie Dee. It’s Vicki Mortimer’s gorgeous set of sumptuous decrepitude, which portrays a gone-to-seed Broadway theatre that is about to be turned into a parking
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Pinter Three and Four, Harold Pinter Theatre, London, review: 'Surprisingly joyous. I can't wait for the next batch of shows'
Jamie Lloyd's six-month season celebrating the complete corpus of Pinter's short plays got off to a scorching start last September with a clutch of pieces that show the playwright at his most overtly political, in particular his acute insights into torture. It continues now with plays that explore loneliness (the shared solitary confinement in certain marriages, say) and the way that the subjective, tactical nature of memory can undermine a sense of intimacy. Lloyd has done a dazzling job of c
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Pinter at the Pinter, Harold Pinter Theatre, London review: A remarkable endeavour
Jamie Lloyd's rolling season of one-act plays by Harold Pinter is admirably ambitious. He's grouped 19 pieces into seven programmes and has assembled a star-studded line-up of acting talent - including Mark Rylance, Penelope Wilton, Janie Dee, Tamsin Greig, Martin Freeman, Michael Gambon and John Simm.
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Razzmatazz, poignancy and cracking songs in this unmissable Sondheim revival-Follies review
Razzmatazz, poignancy and cracking songs in this unmissable Sondheim revival-Follies review
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Fay Maschler's week in food: from the relocated Joe Allen to Yo! Sushi
After a preview of Follies, a fabulous production that opens tonight at the National Theatre, where better to eat than the relocated Joe Allen (answer: nowhere). Follies star Janie Dee arrives. Lobster roll fits the bill.
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New York premiere of Penelope Skinner's Linda adds to Trump debate
Linda, Penelope Skinner's acclaimed play which made headlines in late 2015 at the Royal Court Theatre when Kim Cattrall was replaced in the title role at the last minute by Noma Dumezweni, is generating buzz in New York for completely different reasons. London Olivier Award-winning actress Janie Dee is starring in the New York production of Penelope Skinner's play about a middle-aged woman struggling with both her home life and high-powered job at a beauty company.
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