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REVIEW: Wine, Tristan Bates Theatre ✭✭✭

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REVIEW: Wine, Tristan Bates Theatre ✭✭✭

It's not yet completely clear where West's heart lies, but he is a relative newcomer to this craft and surely will take time in experimenting with different …

Julian Eaves

Julian Eaves

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REVIEW: Heartbreak House, Union Theatre ✭✭✭✭

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REVIEW: Heartbreak House, Union Theatre ✭✭✭✭

Shaw doesn't exactly give us hope, but he paints a picture we can recognise as speaking to us today. It's a bit of a wait to get there, but more than worth …

Julian Eaves

Julian Eaves

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Unicorn Theatre announces new artistic director

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Unicorn Theatre announces new artistic director

Theatre director Justin Audibert has been announced as the next artistic director of London’s Unicorn Theatre, the UK’s leading theatre for young audiences.

Mark Ludmon

Mark Ludmon

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Rhys Ifans to star in Mood Music at Old Vic

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Rhys Ifans to star in Mood Music at Old Vic

Following his acclaimed performance in A Christmas Carol, Rhys Ifans is to star in the World Premiere of Joe Penhall's play Mood Music at The Old Vic in May.

Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo

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REVIEW: Goosed, Royal Vauxhall Tavern ✭✭✭✭

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REVIEW: Goosed, Royal Vauxhall Tavern ✭✭✭✭

Goosed is full of all the broad comedy, saucy innuendo, silliness and audience interaction that families relish in a festive panto but this is definitely not…

Mark Ludmon

Mark Ludmon

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REVIEW: Belleville, Donmar Warehouse ✭✭✭✭

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REVIEW: Belleville, Donmar Warehouse ✭✭✭✭

The Donmar is the perfect venue for a tense thriller like Belleville, a claustrophobic chamber piece of a thriller that delivers on so many levels.

Paul T Davies

Paul T Davies

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REVIEW: Pinocchio, National Theatre ✭✭✭

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REVIEW: Pinocchio, National Theatre ✭✭✭

Full marks to the National for having a jolly good go with this attempt; it may yet be made to work as well as the show clearly intends to. But more work it…

Julian Eaves

Julian Eaves

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