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REVIEW: Whistleblower, Waterloo East Theatre ✭✭✭

Whistleblower is often a flawed production, but gives an educational and exciting look at the life of one of the 21st century’s most controversial figures. T…

Danny Coleman-Cooke

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The Bodyguard and Beverley back in the West End

Celebrate spring with Ayckbourn’s comedy of matrimonial mishaps

REVIEW: Nell Gwynn, Apollo Theatre ✭✭✭

If you don’t mind it light, hammy and reminiscent of a drunk uncle, Nell Gwynn is fabulously entertaining. There’s a natty onstage band, snappy songs and eve…

REVIEW: Road Show, Union Theatre ✭✭✭

Stephen Sondheim is, without question, one of the greatest living lyricists, and his contributions to musical theatre will be revered for decades to come. Sa…

Matthew Lunn

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REVIEW: The End Of Longing, Playhouse Theatre ✭✭✭

Danny Coleman-Cooke

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BIG INTERVIEW: David Schaal and Vincent Regan on A Steady Rain

REVIEW: The Perfect Murder, Churchill Theatre (UK Tour) ✭✭✭✭

What surprised me was that whilst I was expecting a murder thriller, I got a good measure of some wonderful humour and like most of the audience found myself…

Douglas Mayo

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What's On Our Radar? - February 2016

Run Explores Human Face Of Investment Banking Industry

Douglas Mayo

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The Diary Of A Hounslow Girl UK Tour

Douglas Mayo

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REVIEW: Red Velvet, Garrick Theatre ✭✭✭

Red Velvet touches on a number of very difficult subjects regarding race, and does so in a compelling and thoughtful manner. The play is generally well writt…

Matthew Lunn

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Callie Cooke, Tahirah Sharif and Phaldut Sharma star in Firebird transfer

Florian Zeller Takes On The West End With Three Productions

Douglas Mayo

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REVIEW: Weald, Finborough Theatre ✭✭✭✭

Weald is a very satisfying play, a compelling examination of the impact that changing circumstances may have on our sense of self. This is achieved via the d…

Matthew Lunn

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Newton Faulkner Heads Cast Of American Idiot On Tour

Douglas Mayo

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From Islington to Syria: Lucinda Burnett’s Correspondence

REVIEW: I Loved Lucy, Jermyn Street Theatre ✭✭✭

Lucille Ball once said about comedy, ‘you’ve either got it or you don’t’, but this amusing production falls somewhere in between. It is heavy on laughs and q…

Danny Coleman-Cooke

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Rough Haired Pointer stage child’s-eye-view of the world

Branagh, Brydon and Blakley in comedy The Painkiller

Rehearsal Images: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds

Douglas Mayo

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Aria Entertainment and Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester announce major collaboration…and a string of musicals

Michael Crawford Returns To The West End In The Go-Between - On Sale Now

Douglas Mayo

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Glee's Amber Riley To Headline UK Premiere Of Dreamgirls

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Dominic Cooper to star in The Libertine at Theatre Royal Haymarket

Douglas Mayo

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Savoy extends booking for Funny Girl starring Sheridan Smith

The Ale House is back in town and open for business

Alexandra Wood’s Merit comes to the Finborough

FIRST LOOK: Rehearsal Photos For The UK Tour Of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Douglas Mayo

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New Cast Announced as Jersey Boys Celebrates 8th Birthday in London

Douglas Mayo

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Beautiful - Show Of The Month Offer

Douglas Mayo

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Edward Snowden’s story told with a ‘thriller-like momentum’

Arrows & Traps Theatre Company bring Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina to life

REVIEW: One Of Those, Tristan Bates Theatre ✭✭

As the lives from one carriage merge with the other, the play descends into farce and the promise to bring new understanding is lost.

Jessica Wretlind

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Three days of Drama and Literature at Hampstead Theatre

REVIEW: Yen, Royal Court Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭

Her characters are abundantly flawed while still empathetic, and their relationship with the modern world is a marriage of dark comedy and struggle. Her play…

Jessica Wretlind

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Round The Horne makes a comeback at the Museum of Comedy

Attenborough gives Hampstead Theatre Reasons to be Happy

Hangmen Proves To Be Financial Success

Douglas Mayo

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REVIEW: Hangmen, Wyndham's Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭

If you can trust anyone to execute a black comedy, it’s Martin McDonagh. The Irish playwright is an undoubted master of the genre, with an enviable back cata…

Matthew Lunn

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English premiere of Jo Clifford’s acclaimed Every One at Battersea Arts Centre

REVIEW: Alright Bitches!, Above The Stag ✭✭✭✭

Director Andrew Beckett keeps the pace lively and ultimately makes Alright Bitches!, a sunny antidote to the bleak winter here in the UK.

Douglas Mayo

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REVIEW: The Oliviers In Concert, Royal Festival Hall ✭✭✭✭

Over the past forty years, the Olivier Awards has marked the cream of London’s artistic talent. This anniversary concert brought together some showstopping s…

Danny Coleman-Cooke

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REVIEW: Seasons Of Larson, Apollo Theatre ✭✭✭✭

They took firm hold of Larson’s lyrics and crescendoing rock melodies - every word, every beat, brimming with anger and exigency; his lyrics carry imperative…

The Lion King Tickets - No Booking Fee Offer

Douglas Mayo

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REVIEW: Five Finger Exercise, The Print Room At The Coronet ✭✭✭✭

For as long as there are families, this poignant script will resonate with them. The music plays somewhat apologetically from offstage, but despite that, it …

Jessica Wretlind

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REVIEW: Shrek, New Wimbledon Theatre (UK Tour) ✭✭✭✭

Shrek is a great show for adults and children alike, but hurry it won’t be around for much longer. More’s the pity!

Douglas Mayo

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Strindberg’s Miss Julie made intimate for the Etcetera

REVIEW: The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭

As the lights go down, and Rafiki begins summoning the animals to Pride Rock, it becomes obvious that Director Julie Taymor has created the greatest opening …

Douglas Mayo

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