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Brilliantly well-written dialogue is always great to hear, especially when delivered with cut-glass panache as by this super quartet: in addition to the author, we have Lee Comley, Jack Govan and Kate Novak making up the set. These well-observed stories of contemporary urban l…
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It was a HUGE relief when it was all over. Not least for the accused, perhaps, who - like the rest of the cast - had had the almost impossible task of puttin…
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Despite this, there are quality performances on offer and an intriguing plot. The gradual descent of Nick from hero to scoundrel in Constance’s estimations i…
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The Only Way is Shakespeare? Staged in contemporary Essex in a garrison town, (not very subtly hinting that it takes place in Colchester), this production ma…
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Nicely abridged, with the tiresome Touchstone being eliminated, this is a very entertaining production.
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for me, ‘Murder Ballad’ is all about the exciting score which doesn’t depend on the screaming tenor, but on the sultry bass and an amalgamation of sexed up j…
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Silver takes Williams' American milieu and shifts it deftly - without changing a single word of the text - into the seedy, East-End-by-the-seaside, down-at-h…
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Overall, Getting Better Slowly’s main strengths lie in its performers and the sheer amount of heart in its story. It takes place in a small world, but ultima…
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So, should one see this show? In my book, even if only for the closing minutes, then most definitely. Bateman and Hughes are major new talents and this is …
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All credit to director Adam Penford and the terrific cast for restoring the play back to the canon, and, in the intimacy of the Park Theatre, it now looks li…
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Thriller Live continues to entertain people worldwide and producers have announced that the show will now extend its run in London's West End, will undertake…
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The Old Vis has announced that Tim Key (Winer 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Award), Paul Ritter ( The Audience, The Norman Conquests) and Rufus Sewell ( Closer, ITV'…
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Producers have announced that Shane Richie will play the role of Roy Grace in the world stage premiere of Peter James' play Not Dead Enough for the first par…
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Following a £1.3 million redevelopment, The White Bear Theatre has recently re-opened. It's first production Brice Stratford's professional world premiere pr…
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And the company, all giving their energies for a song and dance, make this the wonder it is: a rollicking night out, and also a landmark in the development o…
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