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Wheeler's dialogue sparkled and fizzed, even in the mouths of those who were oddly or badly miscast. The sense of the quality of the literary glories of the book was most clear in the case of Joanna Riding's faultless Countess. Every line was a winner. In the hands of Anna O'B…
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Tonight, the cabaret in question was an incredibly camp set of numbers from (mostly) Broadway shows delivered by two twins, both gay, both rake thin, both dr…
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Reminiscent of the works of Ionesco, Trois Ruptures is a triptych of breakups—relationships that end for various reasons, exhaustion, latent homosexuality, a…
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Currently at the King’s Head Theatre, Diary of A Nobody is a wonderful mix of the best bits of Python-esque slapstick, multi-performances reminiscent of the …
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Don’t miss this amazing production. The Railway Children is a fabulous few hours of entertainment that adults and children alike will enjoy. Embrace your inn…
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It's gentle, fascinating stuff. Watching these two very different men bond over nothing really, except their maleness, and trade banter, bad jokes and tidbit…
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Harmon writes vicious dialogue fearlessly and with potent froth. The characters are clearly defined by their speech and each seems real, accessible - possibl…
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Some of the performances are deliberately bigger, determinedly more overtly comic, less confrontational than they were at the Donmar. This lessens the dramat…
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The best scenes were the group set pieces – the enthusiastic party to celebrate Semyon’s planned suicide and the reveal around the coffin when the truth come…
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Donahoe's skill and effortless charisma has been inspirational. The play has shown, brightly and clearly, how no one is immune from the possibility of depres…
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Here, Jason Robert Brown has set out to write fun, jolly music for a silly story, and he has added some gorgeous ballads along the way and a couple of genuin…
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Derek McLane provides a set which looks like the shattered innards of a grand piano. The proscenium is framed by bits of piano, and the back wall is almost e…
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At first glance it is a simple historical tale with a couple of central star turns; unremarkable fodder but capable of reaching glitzy heights. Ellis sees be…
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Although there are a lot of genuine laughs, many at the expense of theatre critics (subject matter that keeps on giving), this is not a comedy. It is squid i…
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This production sets its own agenda, all with the express blessing of the text, and the result is an energised, specific reading which focuses on loss, terro…
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Rob Compton is quite remarkable in the title role here. The pain and anger and fear he expresses through vocal guttural cries combined with the way he uses h…
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The acting is of the highest order. Every word, every pause, every gesture - all is precisely calibrated and thoughtfully designed to ensure maximum interest…
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It's soon to arrive in London. For a show that has been running for a year on Broadway, it is in tight, taut and terrific shape. Not a single person is dragg…
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