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Watching David Leveaux' stylish revival at the Donmar Warehouse, Closer seems not so much a play about people who don't have children yet as a play about grown up children. Games, set-ups, lies, betrayals, revenge, secrets - the machinations of the four characters (who are the…
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Returning to a role he first played in Gale Edwards' 1996 Lyceum Theatre revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, Glenn Carter is in tremendous form as Jesus. As J…
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If your view of Greek tragedy is that it should be interminable, histrionic, lyrical, grand and unfathomably disturbing, then this Antigone is not for you. B…
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Although there are a few moments when the old girl creaks slightly, for the most part the staging feels contemporary and interest is snapped to attention rig…
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Let It Be is a musical celebration of the Beatles and the many, many glorious hits that they recorded during the decade from 1906 to 1970. The show does not …
Douglas Mayo
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Wry and rapscallion, Cory English's Max is perennially down and out and glibly shooting the breeze simultaneously. Jason Manford carefully crafts Leo as a bu…
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Be Bop A Lula is a well-staged concert, to expect anything more would invite disappointment. What you will get from Be Bop A Lula is an evening of great musi…
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With direction from Michael Burgen, musical direction from Bryan Hodgson, and choreography by Matt Kazan, this version of Loserville sparkles with enthusiast…
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Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Rachel Parish transfer the core thematic and psychological matrix of the story very successfully into the framework of the modern ar…
Tim Hochstrasser
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Ruby Wax is a transatlantic treasure. So it was terribly exciting to hear of her brand new one woman show, Sane New World, playing for a limited run at the S…
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