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Lennox is sensational as Lauren, the whacky factory girl who flirts with and eventually wins the heart of the Boss. It is a comic tour-de-force from Lennox who doesn’t miss a trick, let a laugh opportunity pass or do anything at less than dynamite power levels. She completely …
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There is a long tradition of performance of classic Russian-language theatre in Ukraine that dates back to Stanislavski, and one of the great rewards of this…
Tim Hochstrasser
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As directed by Luke Sheppard, Casa Valentino is a play about a marriage. Everything turns on the central relationship between George (Edward Wolstenholme) an…
Stephen Collins
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Douglas Mayo
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There are many extraordinary moments from Keenan. Highlights include his improvisation of horse-racing victories; the powerful sequence which opens the secon…
Stephen Collins
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It feels like a farce as it plays out. Yet, it is described as "a raucous family drama about the cost of living the life of our dreams". Bizarre and incompre…
Stephen Collins
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We encounter rural Britain more frequently through soaps – Emmerdale and The Archers – than on the stage. This is a missed opportunity for writers and for th…
Tim Hochstrasser
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This inventiveness, as well as some first-class performances, helped make Ushers a very enjoyable night. However, its frequent theatrical references and in-j…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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Side by Side by Sondheim benefits from some superb material and a rock solid cast. It’s a warm and friendly production, perfect for a gloomy September night.
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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It is important to be clear about Kidman's failures because the character she plays, Rosalind Franklin, at least in the version of history which Ziegler endo…
Stephen Collins
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Arthur Miller was born a hundred years ago. A centenary is about discovering work afresh if it is about anything and the King’s Head deserve great credit for…
Tim Hochstrasser
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One part of the mission of Above the Stag is to remind us of notable plays on gay themes that have not always received the attention they deserved, or whose …
Tim Hochstrasser
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Marc Elliott is the one cast member who seems to understand this and he completely subsumed himself in his dual roles of Thief and Reporter. Sinewy, handsome…
Stephen Collins
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There is a joy to this piece that is impossible to truly describe in words—it has the boisterous nature of Spring Awakening (the musical) but without sung th…
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