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REVIEW: I Sing!, Drayton Arms ✭✭✭✭
The original creators can be proud; I Sing! is a wonderful show with a wonderful cast and deserves to find a home for longer than the scheduled week.
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: Noonday Demons, Kings Head Theatre ✭
This evening, I was sent to see Noonday Demons at the Kings' Head Theatre. But, that is not exactly what happened...
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REVIEW: The Mentalists, Wyndhams Theatre ✭✭✭
The Mentalists is a fun and lively Pinteresque farce from a very talented playwright. Whilst there are a few thematic flaws, an amusing script guarantees an …
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: The Rhythm Of Life, St James Theatre ✭✭✭
Coleman worked in an era where Broadway was consistently part of the Top 10. Not every number presented as part of Rhythm Of Life deserved placement in the s…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: The House Of Mirrors And Hearts, Arcola Theatre ✭✭✭✭
The future of British musicals seems assured. It’s wonderful to see a musical that eschews a jukebox or movie mentality and goes instead for an original stor…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Orson's Shadow, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭✭✭
The play is staged in the round with a pleasing and teasing contrast between the artifice stage convention and informality. The gestures towards setting are …
Tim Hochstrasser
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REVIEW: The Four Fridas, Royal Artillery Barracks ✭✭✭
Memories still linger of the impressive Opening Ceremonies to the Olympic and Paralympic Games held in London in 2012, and The Four Fridas is best viewed as …
Tim Hochstrasser
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REVIEW: Sibling Revelry, Hippodrome Casino ✭✭✭
Sibling Revelry is nothing revolutionary or groundbreaking and nor does it claim to be. However, if you’re looking for some top class performances from some …
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: East Is East, Churchill Theatre (On Tour) ✭✭✭✭
East is East is set in the early 70s, was written in the 80s and released as a film in the mid 90s. And yet it’s remarkable how little it has dated. Since th…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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REVIEW: I Love You You're Perfect Now Change, Above The Arts ✭✭✭
Watching Julie Atherton, Simon Lipkin, Gina Best and Samuel Holmes work their magic, individually, in couples, and as a quartet, it was difficult not to wond…
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Stephen Collins
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REVIEW: The Gruffalo, Lyric Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Matilda this show is not – the original and the adaptation are thin fare in comparison with the disturbing and multi-layered creations of Dahl and his later …
Tim Hochstrasser
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REVIEW: As Is, Trafalgar Studios ✭✭✭✭
Viewed one way, Hoffman's play is not a play about AIDS and its repercussions; it is a play about ignorance, discrimination and fear. Viewed that way, it is …
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Stephen Collins
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REVIEW: Black Cat Cabaret - Nocturne, London Wonderground ✭✭✭
One of the most exciting features of the current fairground-cluster that is London Wonderground on the South Bank is the focus on late night cabaret. In the …
Tim Hochstrasser
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