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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: Little Shop Of Horrors, Royal Exchange Manchester ✭✭✭✭✭
Seriously - anyone interested in good productions of musicals should hot foot it to Manchester to catch Bond's work. The puppet plants which Olié produces he…
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Stephen Collins
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REVIEW: Almost, Maine. Park Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Cleverly and imaginatively crafted, Almost, Maine is a delightful show that will warm the coldest of hearts this winter.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, Playhouse Theatre ✭✭✭
Tamsin Greig is the lead performer here. She is perfect for the acting requirements. She has style, a sense of whimsical élan and a marvellous comic ability.…
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Stephen Collins
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REVIEW: Treasure Island, Olivier Theatre ✭✭✭
Jim is not the only character whose gender is changed, but his change is the most significant. It's not that it is a bad or fatal choice - it is, however, a …
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Stephen Collins
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REVIEW: Anything Goes, Crucible Theatre Then Touring ✭✭
Where there should be style, there is smut; where there should be grace, there is gurning; where there should be passion there is pointlessness. Anything Goe…
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Stephen Collins
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REVIEW: The Merchant Of Venice, Almeida Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Tom Scutt's design is overwhelmingly attractive. Seductive blue and gold enhances the structures where the action occurs - a garishly compelling sense of Ven…
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Stephen Collins
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REVIEW: City Of Angels, Donmar Warehouse ✭✭✭✭
City of Angels has an impeccable pedigree - a book by Larry Gelbart, lyrics by David Zippel and a rich, brassy score from Cy Coleman. It provides great scope…
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Stephen Collins
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REVIEW: Golem, Young Vic Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
You could be forgiven for thinking this was a fairytale, so delicate, amusing, but full of truths, is Golem. If Tim Burton did a live-action adult pantomime,…
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Stephen Collins
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REVIEW: Into The Woods - The Movie. Released 9th January 2015
Anna Kendrick makes a marvellous Cinderella, a precise balance between fairytale character and real human. Her scenes with Blunt are wonderful and, for me an…
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Stephen Collins
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REVIEW: Les Miserables, Queens Theatre ✭✭✭✭
If you have never seen Les Miserables, this is a good year to see it; if you have seen it, this cast provides fresh approaches and interesting nuance to scen…
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Stephen Collins
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Cats: Thoughts From A Long Time Fan
This production of Cats, certainly inspired some heated conversations over the weekend, but what it also revived in me was my love of the show itself and it’…
Douglas Mayo
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