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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 Chemsex Monologues. Kings Head Theatre ✭✭✭✭
This is thought provoking production, and is a vivid and valuable starting point for serious discussion and action
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: The Kid Stays In The Picture, Royal Court ✭✭✭✭✭
While the play will particularly delight film buffs like myself, it is a stunning and inventive piece of theatre that tells the story of Evans's life with as…
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Threesome, Union Theatre ✭✭✭
Patterson's aim is to create a light comedy, and he has succeeded pretty well.
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Young Vic ✭✭✭✭
In Joe Hill-Gibbins' re-imagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream, long gone are the delightful fairies and light-hearted romance you might expect of a traditio…
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: The Full Monty, Bradford Alhambra ✭✭✭✭
The concluding moments of ‘The Full Monty’ summed up the whole show: energetic triumphant dancing, dazzling lights, pumping music all received by enthusiasti…
Jonathan Hall
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REVIEW: Frankenstein, Wilton's Music Hall ✭✭✭✭
George Fletcher embodies the Creature with sinuous movement and anguished expression with no need for extra make-up.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: The Frogs, Jermyn Street Theatre ✭✭✭✭
These songs rank amongst Sondheim’s best, and the witty, light-as-air confection of the book is a constant joy, managing to stay always earthy and ‘grounded’…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: La Cage Aux Folles, New Wimbledon Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
The key to all this is John Partridge’s iconic rendition of the complex, fascinating, physically and emotionally demanding role of Albin: an exercise in stag…
Julian Eaves
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