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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 Burnt Part Boys, Park Theatre ✭✭✭
You must judge for yourself whether you think this may or may not the case with this play. Whatever decision you arrive at, you might also like to consider w…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Unfaithful, Found111 ✭✭✭
For such an explosive opening, the surprisingly muted ending of Unfaithful leaves its audience unsatisfied and full of questions. Whilst commendable for Cusa…
Sophie Adnitt
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REVIEW: Brass, Hackney Empire ✭✭✭✭✭
The show's score is one that you want - you need - to revisit again and again. Till and his collaborators are such major talents that there isn't a single li…
Julian Eaves
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Real Life Story Of Performer's Voice Loss Challenge Comes To Pleasance
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Glasgow Girls, Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Festival ✭✭✭✭✭
While the musical inevitably simplifies complex issues, it seamlessly integrates some of the debate about Britain’s attitudes towards refugees and asylum see…
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Scorched, Zoo Southside, Edinburgh Festival ✭✭✭✭
Directed by Claire Coaché, Scorched is a powerful play that captures the horror of war and the disorientation of dementia.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: A Regular Little Houdini, Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Festival ✭✭✭✭
It starts slowly but, through the strength of Llewelyn-Williams' performance and writing, you are soon gripped by his tale as it builds in excitement, mixing…
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: The Trial, Brockley Jack ✭✭✭✭
The Trial is an intense and thought-provoking evening, giving a fresh perspective on one of Kafka’s most famous works. An intriguing play in an excellent the…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: Romeo And Juliet (Abridged), St Martin's Colchester ✭✭✭✭✭
In this beautiful, innovative production of the play, the script is abridged and the audience promenade and it’s played by a terrific ensemble who convince w…
Paul T Davies
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Drink, Drugs And Homosexuality Feature In New Old Red Lion Production
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Marco Polo, Shaw Theatre ✭✭✭
But the message this work has to speak to us is not going to be dismissed: in an era when the management of the world by politicians is so signally lacking i…
Julian Eaves
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