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Casting announced for Chess the musical at London Coliseum
Michael Ball, Alexandra Burke, Murray Head, Tim Howar and Cassidy Janson are to star in Chess at the London Coliseum.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Banana, Crabtree, Simon, Drayton Arms Theatre ✭
The auditorium was virtually empty when I attended, and it is quite plain that they are struggling to find an audience for this dry and lifeless text.
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Rabbit, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭✭
Nina Raine's Rabbit presented by Protocol Is a play of much verbal jousting, with brilliantly timed direction from Robbie Taylor Hunt and a top draw cast.
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Working, London Cast Recording 2018 ✭✭✭✭
This new cast album is of such a high standard that there will doubtless be many new productions of Working around the globe as a result of this recording. I…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Assassins, Pleasance Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Not only did I leave the Pleasance with a smile on my face, but Assassins also sent me into a tailspin of historical research when I got home, as I yearned t…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: Soldier On, Playground Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Julian Eaves reviews Soldier On at the Playground Theatre.
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: The Plough And The Stars, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith ✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews Sean O'Casey's classic play The Plough And The Stars which is now playing at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith.
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: The Great Wave Dorfman Theatre at the National ✭✭✭✭
Francis Turnly’s beautifully structured, powerful play The Great Wave is made even more poignant and horrific based on that factual history.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Great Apes, Arcola Theatre ✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Patrick Marmion's adaptation of Will Self's novel Great Apes at Arcola Theatre
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Tori Scott - Thirsty, Vaults Festival ✭✭✭✭✭
Tori Scott, began as she meant to go on. And go on she did! No prisoners were taken in her relentless display of charisma, strength, beauty of voice and ex…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Lock and Key, The Vaults ✭✭✭
As graduates of Stratford East Barlow and Smith have much to celebrate and we have much to look forward to from them. They are going places.
Julian Eaves
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The Phantom Of The Opera - Majestic Theatre Broadway
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera is Broadway's longest-running musical where it continues to play at the Majestic Theatre.
Douglas Mayo
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Come From Away - Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Broadway’s Come From Away is a Best Musical winner all across North America and in London's West End.
Douglas Mayo
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Disney's Frozen - St James Theatre
Disney's Frozen is a musical based on the incredibly successful animAted feature. Now playing at the St James Theatre on Broadway, Frozen is a musical for al…
Douglas Mayo
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