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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: The Diary Of A Hounslow Girl, Oval House (UK Tour) ✭✭✭✭✭
I can only highly recommend this piece and suggest that if it is coming to a theatre near you that you invest in a ticket and experience the play for yoursel…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Richard II, Arcola Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Macbeth When asked to reflect on Shakespeare’s most ‘political’ plays, many of us would say and Richard III without a thought. Such is the astonishing influe…
Matthew Lunn
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REVIEW: Footloose, New Wimbledon Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Footloose had all 1600 people at the New Wimbledon Theatre last night on their feet dancing at the end with pure joy!
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Down And Out In Paris And London, New Diorama Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Down And Out In Paris And London is must-see theatre. Concise, brilliantly performed and with megatons of dramatic punch, this is a piece that needs to be se…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Shit-Faced Shakespeare, Leicester Square Theatre ✭✭✭✭
: The official website for Shit-faced Shakespeare, the unholy offspring of Magnificent Bastard Productions, describes their show as “the deeply highbrow fusi…
Matthew Lunn
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REVIEW: Doctor Faustus, Duke Of Yorks Theatre ✭✭
Doctor Faustus is a production that tries to achieve a lot, and only partially succeeds. It is an artfully staged production that is high in intensity but cr…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, Criterion Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is uproariously funny. It is irreverent and energetic, with a versatile and imaginative set that lends itself brilliantly to …
Matthew Lunn
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