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January 11, 2008
Sex, scandal and sequins
Craig & Nadira appeared on Newsnight ealier in the week to talk about 'The British Ambassador’s Belly Dancer', currently running at the Arcola theatre in London.
The show was previewed in The Guardian where Criag's near-miss appearance on stage is discucssed.
Murray, credited as co-writer on the show, narrowly avoided being co-performer. "First of all," says Alieva, "I asked Craig, 'Why don't we do a reality show together on stage?' We could recreate our messy home. We could mime our cat. We could argue. I thought that would be interesting, because people do ask me about living with Craig." Murray resisted. "I'm not," he says, "an actor." Alieva: "Darling, you make speeches to thousands of people." Murray: "There's a difference between giving a political speech and pretending you're drinking tea and playing with your cats." Pause. "Look what happened to George Galloway."So Alieva will perform alone, first at the Arcola theatre in Hackney before a West End transfer. She is, according to Murray, "a tremendous actress, with a remarkable story, some of which is heart-rending and awful. And I'm not talking about the bits with me in it."
Posted by andrew on January 11, 2008 7:50 AM in the category Other