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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: Right Now, Bush Theatre ✭✭✭✭
A Freudian wet dream, the characters drink, dance and dare each other on further with party games and peculiar eroticism.
Helena Payne
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REVIEW: Jackie The Musical, Churchill Theatre (UK Tour) ✭✭✭✭
Dig out your seventies fashions, grab your friends and book your tickets for two hours of absolute joy in the theatre. You’ll be glad you did.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Hairspray, New Victoria Theatre Woking (UK Tour) ✭✭✭✭✭
Whilst Hairspray has a serious message of integration and understanding, it’s ultimately a musical full of joy and love, and those emotions poured off the st…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Living With The Lights On, Young Vic ✭✭✭✭✭
Living With The Lights On, Mark Lockyer's brutally honest and searingly candid journey from promising actor at the RSC to meltdown, and subsequent path back …
Helena Payne
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REVIEW: Something Something Lazarus, King's Head Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Something Something Lazarus is something unusual, something unique, and bodes well for the future of musical theatre in the UK.
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: The Painkiller, Garrick Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Kenneth Branagh puts in a surprising masterclass in physical comedy as Ralph, getting big laughs despite spending most of the play unable to speak. He is, as…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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EXCLUSIVE - Stevie Wonder in Hyde Park - Pre-Sale Opens at 9am Today
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Tell Me On A Sunday, Richmond Theatre (UK Tour) ✭✭✭✭
In this production Prenger brings the honesty home in droves, forgoing vocal gymnastics and powerhouse divaisms to deliver emotional truth. It’s a daunting t…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Fiddler On The Roof, Broadway Cast Recording 2016 ✭✭✭✭✭
Musical Director Ted Sperling propels his orchestra of 22 (YES 22!) and cast through Bock's score never allowing it to drag. For as Fiddler is all about life…
Douglas Mayo
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FIRST LOOK: Miss Atomic Bomb at St James Theatre - Production Shots
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Bad Girls, Union Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Not knowing the musical I went in expecting a camp night at the theatre, but what I got was a show full of memorable characters with some great music and rea…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Luce, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭✭
Luce is a fresh and interesting take on American extremism in the 9/11 era. Full of intrigue and tension, it offers a thought provoking night out.
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart Tour The UK In Pinter's No Man's Land
Douglas Mayo
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