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REVIEW: Safety Net, Etcetera Theatre London ✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Qianqian Chen's play Safety Net now playing at the Etcetera Theatre, London.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: The Jonathan Larson Project, Ghostlight Records ✭✭✭✭✭
Douglas Mayo reviews The Jonathan Larson Project, a cabaret presentation showcasing previously unknown material by Jonathan Larson now recorded and released …
Douglas Mayo
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Tony Award-winner Ben Platt to perform concert at Eventim Apollo London on 15 June 2019.
Tony Award-winning star of Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen Ben Platt is to perform a concert on 15 June 2019 at the Eventim Apollo London.
Douglas Mayo
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FIRST LOOK: Rehearsals for Michel Legrand's musical Amour
Take a look at Scott Rylander's great rehearsal photos for the UK professional premiere of 5 time Tony-nominated musical Amour.
Douglas Mayo
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Aaron Sidwell and Lauren Samuels to star in Henry V at Barn Theatre
Aaron Sidwell and Lauren Samuels lead the cast in the Barn Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's Henry V in May 2019.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Feast From The East, the Ink Festival on the Road, Headgate Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews Feast From The East, The Ink Festival On The Road on tour at the Headgate Theatre Colchester.
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Sweet Charity, Donmar Warehouse ✭✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Josie Rourke's production of Sweet Charity now playing the Donmar Warehouse, London.
Mark Ludmon
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Andy Mientus, John Partridge and Declan Bennett to star in The View Upstairs at Soho Theatre
Andy Mientus, Declan Bennett, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Cedric Neal and John Partridge are to star in the UK premiere of new musical The View Upstairs at So…
Douglas Mayo
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New Theatre at Brighton's Fringe Festival. Part Two
Mark Ludmon continues his preview of some of the new pieces of theatre that can be found at this year’s Brighton Fringe festival. Here are his picks for the …
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Three Sisters, Almeida Theatre ✭✭✭
Danny Coleman-Cooke reviews Rebecca Frecknall's production of Anton Chekhov's play Three Sisters now playing at the Almeida Theatre, London.
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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Rehearsals under way for The Hired Man coming to Hull, Oldham and London
Rehearsals are under way for a landmark revival of British musical The Hired Man that will be staged in Hull, Oldham and east London.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Ian McKellen On Stage with Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and You, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews Ian McKellen On Stage with Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and You at the Mercury Theatre Colchester as part of its UK Tour.
Paul T Davies
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New theatre at Brighton Fringe festival. Part One
From comedy and cabaret to dance, music and spoken word, Brighton Fringe festival is back for 2019 from 3 May to 2 June. As always, theatre plays a major par…
Mark Ludmon
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Two one-act plays by Tennessee Williams to headline King's Head Queer Season
Southern Belles, uniting two ground-breaking one-act plays by Tennessee Williams, will headline the King’s Head Theatre’s 2019 Queer Season.
Douglas Mayo
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Pet Shop Boys announce new musical for Edinburgh Fringe
Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys are to premiere Musik, a new cabaret show starring Frances Barber at the Edinburgh Fringe featuring four new Pet Shop Boys …
Douglas Mayo
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FIRST LOOK: Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse
Take a look at Johan Persson's first look production photos of Josie Rourke's production of Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Around The World In Eighty Days, Leeds Playhouse ✭✭✭✭
Jonathan Hall reviews Toby Hulse's adaptation of Jules Verne's Around The World In Eighty Days now playing at the Leeds Playhouse.
Jonathan Hall
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Casting announced for Peter Morgan's The Audience at Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Full casting has been announced for the Nuffield Southampton Theatres production of Peter Morgan's The Audience.
Douglas Mayo
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My Beautiful Laundrette Tour announced
Curve, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and Leeds Playhouse announce a new co-production of Hanif Kureshi's My Beautiful Laundrette.
Douglas Mayo
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UK premiere of award-winning musical Falsettos announced for The Other Palace London
Selladoor Worldwide are to present the UK premiere of Falsettos at The Other Palace, London. The award-winning musical by William Finn and James Lapine will …
Douglas Mayo
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Programme announced for Guildford Fringe Festival
New writing and other theatre feature as part of the programme announced for this year’s Guildford Fringe Festival.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: The Show In Which Hopefully Nothing Happens, Unicorn Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews The Show In Which Hopefully Nothing Happens at the Unicorn Theatre
Mark Ludmon
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London's new theatre building boom
London is in the midst of a new theatre building boom. Take a look at the great new performance spaces appearing in the capital.
Douglas Mayo
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Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon to star in The Man In The White Suit at Wyndham's Theatre
Sean Foley is to adapt and direct the Ealing comedy for the world premiere stage production which will star Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon
Douglas Mayo
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Ghost Stories extends at Lyric Hammersmith until 18 May 2019
The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced that their production of Ghost Stories will extend its season by popular demand.
Douglas Mayo
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