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The choice of location assists the grim spectacle no end, with spaces melting away into the dank, shadowy recesses of the apparently never ending cellars beneath the sprawl of Waterloo station.
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I think Shakespeare would certainly have approved and I couldn't help agreeing that - as a student of mine (who also happened to be there) gushed - “it was b…
Helena Payne
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Douglas Mayo
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A thoroughly entertaining evening, blood-thirsty and hilarious, this production will appeal to the devil in you.
Paul T Davies
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The major problem the production has is the work itself. Each photograph of Maier’s that is projected onto the screens tells a thousand stories, and here is …
Paul T Davies
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Although this is carefully scripted and directed with minute attention to detail, it all feels totally spontaneous and improvised. And dangerous. We might …
Julian Eaves
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The joy of this book is that it will make you return to Finney, possibly one of the most under-rated, (and certainly under-awarded), actors of his generation.
Paul T Davies
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The Litterati is an intriguing deconstruction of life on the margins of society, seen through the eyes of its sheltered protagonist. The play occasionally su…
Matthew Lunn
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Dirty Great Love Story’ is sweet-natured and is told so inventively, making it no surprise that it has had the success it has
Alexa Terry
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It's the first time, in a long time that I wish I hadn't bothered.
Douglas Mayo
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Buddy's music is beautifully performed by this cast and the Clear Lake Concert at the end of the evening was stunning with the audience on their feet through…
Douglas Mayo
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Maury Yeston's magnificent score for Death Takes A Holiday - one of the finest in London right now - is a glory not to be missed in this European premiere of…
Julian Eaves
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The young cast is energetic, lively and likeable: it would be great to see them with a more developed script, a tighter production and a script with as much …
Julian Eaves
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It's always a pleasure to discover talented new writers (Bounder and Cad), and these two are great fun.
Julian Eaves
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