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The Diana Tapes To Make Off West End Debut

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The Diana Tapes To Make Off West End Debut

James Clements' The Diana Tapes will make its Off West End debut at the Stockwell Playhouse in May following a season at HERE in New York.

Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo

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REVIEW: Angry, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭✭

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REVIEW: Angry, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭✭

Sophie Adnitt reviews Philip Ridley's Angry at Southwark Playhouse "Startling, unsettling, but deeply fascinating, Angry is a worthy addition to the world of…

Sophie Adnitt

Sophie Adnitt

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The Lovely Bones Tour - Book Tickets

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The Lovely Bones Tour - Book Tickets

One of the best-selling novels of the 21st century Alice Seabold's The Lovely Bones is returning by popular demand. Book Tickets.

Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo

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Teddy The Musical Extends Run At The Vaults

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Teddy The Musical Extends Run At The Vaults

Snapdragon Productions is delighted to announce that the run of the award-winning 1950’s rock’n’roll musical Teddy at The Vaults, London has been extended by…

Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo

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The Height Of The Storm - West End and Tour

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The Height Of The Storm - West End and Tour

Award-winning star of stage and screen Jonathan Pryce and three-time Olivier award-winning Dame Eileen Atkins are to star in Florian Zeller's new play The He…

Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo

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So Many Reasons Returns To London

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So Many Reasons Returns To London

Racheal Ofori’s So Many Reasons the much lauded headline show of Calm Down Dear at the Camden People’s Theatre earlier this month, returns to London for one …

Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo

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REVIEW: The Divide, Old Vic Theatre ✭✭

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REVIEW: The Divide, Old Vic Theatre ✭✭

Even after the cuts and despite the top quality nature of every other production element, The Divide, with its patchy and problematic script is still not rea…

Sophie Adnitt

Sophie Adnitt

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McKellen's Lear Causes ATG Box Office Crash

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McKellen's Lear Causes ATG Box Office Crash

When tickets for King Lear went on sale today at midday, the ATG online ticketing system failed to cope with demand of rock star proportions as thousands of …

Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo

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REVIEW: Gundog, Royal Court Theatre ✭✭✭✭

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REVIEW: Gundog, Royal Court Theatre ✭✭✭✭

Yes Gundog is a bleak play, but the script breaks into the most wonderful, poetic language, particularly from Mick, who delivers a beautiful speech about pla…

Paul T Davies

Paul T Davies

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REVIEW: Eugenius!, The Other Palace ✭✭✭

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REVIEW: Eugenius!, The Other Palace ✭✭✭

With a book, music and lyrics by Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins, there's a lot to recommended with Eugenius!, but any major staging also makes blatantly obvious…

Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo

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REVIEW: Julius Caesar, Bridge Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭

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REVIEW: Julius Caesar, Bridge Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭

If you stand, expect to become part of the action, as Bunny Christies’ superb design flows and moves with the audience- it’s rather wonderful that the crew a…

Paul T Davies

Paul T Davies

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Casting announced for Titanic the musical UK Tour

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Casting announced for Titanic the musical UK Tour

Casting has been announced for the first ever UK and Ireland Tour of Titanic The Musical. Following his acclaimed production in London and Toronto, Thom Sout…

Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo

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Mark Hamill to voice Kevin the Robot in Eugenius!

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Mark Hamill to voice Kevin the Robot in Eugenius!

Star Wars legend Mark Hamill is to provide the voice for Kevin the Robot in Eugenius! the musical which is currently playing for a limited run at The Other P…

Douglas Mayo

Douglas Mayo

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