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REVIEW: Funny Girl with Natasha J Barnes, Savoy Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Barnes’ Fanny Brice is a musical comedy delicacy, a sumptuous multi-layered confection that should be savoured. On the surface level she tackles Fanny’s big …
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Bugsy Malone, Lyric Hammersmith ✭✭✭✭✭
The real spark behind this production is Drew McOnie’s blistering choreography. Even though the cast is probably the youngest around, this is the best devise…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: The Go-Between, Apollo Theatre ✭✭
Apparently The Go-Between started life as a play, and for once the book here, written by David Wood, is not the problem here. The Go Between fails because of…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Vassa Zheleznova, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭
Vassa Zheleznova is an ambitious production and the Southwark Playhouse must be commended for taking a real risk on a lesser known text. However, the end res…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: Gertrude - The Cry, Theatre N16 ✭✭✭✭
Chris Hislop’s direction is shrewd and although parts do push the boundaries, none of the nudity or sex feels in any way gratuitous. Although it is a challen…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: All Male HMS Pinafore, Richmond Theatre ✭✭✭✭
This HMS Pinafore asks us to reflect on a society that has changed considerably, but must keep evolving and continuing to examine itself. Gilbert’s jeering s…
Helena Payne
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REVIEW: Aladdin, Prince Edward Theatre ✭✭✭✭
It’s a fast paced, energetic and supremely satisfying night at the theatre, and I daresay one that people will want to return to such is the joy that it brings.
Douglas Mayo
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