At the young age of 26, Czech-born singer songwriter Markéta Irglová’s artistic achievement to date is truly remarkable. Between acting in and co-writing the score for the superb 2007 indie surprise hit Once and its subsequent stage adaptation, winning an Oscar (2008), a Tony (2012) and a Grammy Award (2013) for best …
The Swell Season
In a scene towards the end of the musical film Once, after the recording studio session, the two fictional characters “falling slowly” in love with each other and aspiring to work together have this conversation: Guy: Come on away to London with me! We’ll write loads of songs and live in a nice flat […] We’ll have a brilliant …