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