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Mel Giedroyc joins the cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company at the Gielgud Theatre
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: How To Be A Kid, Orange Tree Theatre ✭✭✭✭
As a tool to start conversations, as well as being a decently entertaining piece of theatre, How To Be A Kid is a high quality, endearing and surprisingly co…
Sophie Adnitt
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REVIEW: What Would Julie Do?, The Pheasantry ✭✭✭
Sopher Linder-Lee is quite a find. Her powerfully flexible and wonderfully accurate voice, as well as her attractive stage presence virtually monopolised th…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Dry Powder, Hampstead Theatre ✭✭
Unfortunately, dramatically, the dry powder never sparks alight, and this is a dry night at the theatre.
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Julius Caesar, Bridge Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
If you stand, expect to become part of the action, as Bunny Christies’ superb design flows and moves with the audience- it’s rather wonderful that the crew a…
Paul T Davies
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Casting announced for Titanic the musical UK Tour
Casting has been announced for the first ever UK and Ireland Tour of Titanic The Musical. Following his acclaimed production in London and Toronto, Thom Sout…
Douglas Mayo
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Samuel Barnett and Declan Bennett to star in Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Samuel Barnett is to play Molina opposite Declan Bennett as Valentin in the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Manuel Puig's Kiss Of The Spider Woman w…
Douglas Mayo
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Cirque Du Soleil Celebrates 1000th Performance at Royal Albert Hall
The award-winning international circus troupe Cirque Du Soleil will celebrate its 1000th performance at London's Royal Albert Hall where it is currently perf…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Rothschild and Sons, Park Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews the UK premiere of Bock and Harnick’s musical Rothschild & Sons at Park Theatre
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Glengarry Glen Ross, Playhouse Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Nearly 35 years later, it has not lost any of its relevance in its dissection of the American dream and its ideal that anyone can reach the top if they have …
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: John, National Theatre (Dorfman) ✭✭✭✭✭
I loved John, even though it will take me days to unpack everything in it, and even then I may not know exactly what is going on. Unique and extraordinary, …
Paul T Davies
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Mark Hamill to voice Kevin the Robot in Eugenius!
Star Wars legend Mark Hamill is to provide the voice for Kevin the Robot in Eugenius! the musical which is currently playing for a limited run at The Other P…
Douglas Mayo
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Casting announced for James Graham's play Quiz at Noel Coward Theatre
Casting has been announced today for the West End run of James Graham's new play Quiz starts previews at the Noel Coward Theatre from 31 March 2018.
Douglas Mayo
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Hamilton extends London booking period to December 2018
Tickets go on sale on Monday 29 January 2018 at noon for a new booking period for Hamilton which will extend the current booking period until 15 December 2018.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Hot Gay Time Machine, Crazy Coqs ✭✭✭✭✭
As a tasty confection, what they have to offer is hard to beat. You get to the end of it longing for more and are secretly delighted to have discovered a ne…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: The Flying Lovers Of Vitebsk, Wilton's Music Hall ✭✭✭✭✭
Go see The Flying Lovers Of Vitebsk with someone you love and remember how fortunate you are to have each other.
Helena Payne
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REVIEW: Sunset Boulevard - UK Tour, New Victoria Theatre Woking ✭✭✭✭✭
Douglas Mayo reviews Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard starring Ria Jones as part of the UK Tour and is impressed by the quality of this touring product…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Lady Windermere's Fan, Vaudeville Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews Kathy Burke's hilarious revival of Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan at the Vaudeville Theatre
Mark Ludmon
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