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REVIEW: 110 In The Shade, Ye Olde Rose and Crowne ✭✭✭✭
I've been to see 110 In The Shade at Ye Olde Rose and Crowne twice this week, and have enjoyed it thoroughly.
Julian Eaves
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UPCOMING: Henry Carpenter and Tom Crowley talk Quentin Dentin
It is going to be fascinating to see how this new version of The Quentin Dentin Show takes them all forward with their respective careers, and with the show.
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Matilda - May 2017, Cambridge Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Towering over the whole proceedings in Matilda is the criminally tall Craige Els as Miss Trunchbull. Menacing, insane and ever so slightly ridiculous, it's a…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: The Ruffian On The Stair, Lantern Theatre (Brighton Fringe) ✭✭✭
This new outing for The Ruffian on the Stair is a timely reminder of Orton's talent that flourished for only four years before his untimely end.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Salome, National Theatre ✭✭✭✭
There is a great depth of performance and artistic power that makes Salome a mesmerising, at times hypnotic, evening.
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Tick Tick BOOM!, Park Theatre ✭✭✭✭
I’m delighted to say that I’m already booked to go back and have another session with Tick Tick BOOM!, and its fascinating aesthetic conundrums, later in the…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Dreamgirls Original London Cast Recording ✭✭✭✭✭
Amber Riley is nothing short of stunning as Effie White on this recording. Her interpretation of And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going, I Am Changing and One Ni…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: The Graduate, West Yorkshire Playhouse ✭✭✭✭
Seeing Terry Johnson’s stage adaptation of The Graduate, I find that thirty plus years have put me entirely on the side of Mrs. Robinson
Jonathan Hall
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REVIEW: Hidden, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭
Crisply directed by Scott Hurran, on a highly effective set, Hidden is a sharp 75 minutes and is a play of gentle revelations.
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Birds Of Paradise, Drayton Arms Theatre ✭✭✭
With Birds Of Paradise there is the sense that they (David Evans and Winnie Holzman) are trying out an ingenious idea, and nearly getting it right.
Julian Eaves
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