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The latest theatre news, West End reviews, show guides, and behind-the-scenes features from British Theatre's editorial team.
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REVIEW: What Shadows, Park Theatre ✭✭✭✭
What Shadows is a seriously meaty play, full of challenging ideas, brought to life through a strong cast and Roxana Silbert's well-paced direction.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Metropolis, Ye Olde Rose And Crowne ✭✭✭✭✭
Metropolis is the kind of show that makes you want to go and see it again, and again. Rush to get tickets to what will be one of the fastest selling shows o…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Beginning, National Theatre ✭✭✭✭
At times very funny, Beginning also has moments of heart-breaking intensity but without becoming sentimental. It is a masterful two-hander that will especia…
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: The Seagull, Lyric Hammersmith ✭✭✭✭✭
A rare production that has both style and substance, Stephens and Chekhov have made a winning match.
Sophie Adnitt
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REVIEW: Saint George and the Dragon, National Theatre ✭✭
The Dragon that the National are grabbling with is to find a hit new play on the Olivier stage. On the evidence of this, they’ll be waiting a long time for …
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, Garrick Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Young Frankenstein is a zany, fun-filled, musical entertainment that will keep you laughing from start to finish.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Hair The Musical, The Vaults London ✭✭✭✭
As the gloomy winter approaches, Hair’s fabulous music and energy is a guaranteed to give you a ray of sunshine.
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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Small Faces musical finds West End home
All or Nothing – The Mod Musical, based on the story of legendary 1960s rock band Small Faces, is to play a limited West End season after its third sell-out …
Mark Ludmon
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Cast announced for Nottingham Playhouse’s Cherry Orchard
The cast has been announced for The Cherry Orchard at Nottingham Playhouse – the last production for outgoing artistic director Giles Croft.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Heisenberg - The Uncertainty Principle, Wyndham's Theatre ✭✭✭
The first production from Elliot and Harper Productions, its Marianne Elliot’s first direction since her majestic Angels in America. Although the canvas is s…
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: (The Fall Of) The Master Builder, West Yorkshire Playhouse ✭✭✭✭
Jonathan Hall
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REVIEW: Flashdance the musical, UK Tour ✭✭✭
What you are left with in Flashdance is a series of great productions numbers that have the audience wanting to have fun but no show to support them.
Douglas Mayo
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Pinocchio rehearsals start at the National Theatre
Rehearsals have begun for a new production of Pinocchio at the National Theatre directed by John Tiffany nased on the Walt Disney film.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Labour Of Love, Noel Coward Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Under Jeremy Herrin’s slick direction, Martin Freeman and Tamsin Greig are a delight, the Beatrice and Benedict of the Ballot Box.
Paul T Davies
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