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INTERVIEW: Samantha Womack talks The Addams Family
We are Family! Samantha Womack talks passion, pets and a ‘monster’ new role as Morticia in Andrew Lippa's musical The Addams Family.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: 13 the musical, Ambassadors Theatre ✭✭✭✭
It's great to see new talent up on stage in the West End struttung their stuff with shows like 13. There's no doubt that if this is the next generation of Br…
Douglas Mayo
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Misc
FIRST LOOK: Sara Kestelman in The Lady In The Van at Theatre Royal Bath
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Elixir, Underbelly Circus Hub, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭✭
Elixir is certainly something different, a hugely enjoyable acrobatic show with a decent enough story line to fill an exhilarating hour.
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Sunday In The Park With George, The Other Palace ✭✭✭✭✭
For those who didn't see Sunday In The Park With George, then all I can say is, please - if you can - try and find time to see the productions of this astoni…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Evita, Phoenix Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Emma Hatton makes every post a winner with an exciting performance of one of the greatest modern stage musical roles for women.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Brutal Cessation, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭
Despite the intensity of the piece, Brutal Cessation is peppered with a dark wit which, judging my Thomas's other Fringe play, Dust, is a trademark of her wr…
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Pulled, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭
Directed by Ita Morrissey, Pulled is a little uneven but offers plenty of broad laughs, lifted by two engaging performers.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Secret Life Of Humans, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭
Secret Life Of Humans is a wonderful piece of storytelling that is thought-provoking and often funny, directed with élan by its writer David Byrne with Kate …
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Out Of Love, Summerhall Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭✭
Out of Love is an emotional rollercoaster, at times very funny, sometimes devastatingly moving. Intelligently written and flawlessly staged
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Prom Kween, Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭
It's a show with heart and soul, and a serious celebration of being who you are. We won't be hearing the last of this queen of a musical.
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Salad Days, Union Theatre ✭✭✭✭
When the stage is abuzz with all 14 of the cast, it fairly bristles with an often astonishingly high level of Fifties glamour, making it far and away the mos…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Dust, Underbelly Cowgate ✭✭✭✭
At times brutally graphic and always gripping, the writing is sharp and honest, confirming this as an impressive piece from someone we are sure to hear more of.
Mark Ludmon
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Misc
FIRST LOOK: Jesus Christ Superstar Returns To Regent's Park By Popular Demand
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: A Touch Of Mrs Robinson, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭
There is some fun audience participation, and although the cougar could have been more strongly unleashed in places, this is a soothing gem of an hour, very …
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: King Cowboy Rufus Rules The Universe, London Theatre Workshop ✭✭✭
So, take it for what it is, please, because it is never going to be anything else. It's a tough ride, but an interesting one, and impeccably presented.
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Meet Me At Dawn, Traverse Theatre ✭✭✭✭
It is also refreshing to see a play in which the sexuality of a same sex couple is irrelevant, love and loss are the central themes
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Wild Bore, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭
Zoe Coombs Marr, Ursula Martinez and Adrienne Truscott now own this material and have created a cathartic and anarchic show that has many laugh out loud mome…
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Gypsy Queen, Assembly Front Room, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭
Hope Theatre company have created a highly involving piece and director Adam Zane kept the action fluid and engaging.
Paul T Davies
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News
Full casting announced for The Caretaker in Bristol and Northampton
The full cast has been announced for the new production of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker coming to Bristol, Southampton and Northampton.
Mark Ludmon
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