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McIntosh's achievement with the set is world class, and the magical sense of the way the set changes works beautifully to mirror the magic of a world where the future can be predicted by a six foot three and one half inches white rabbit called Harvey. Nigel Haft is luminous in…
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The framework devised for the production is The Coup Coup Club (a clever play on the Kit Kat Club which instantly sets the groundwork for military dictators …
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This is a theatrical treat: a good, old fashioned musical done in a new fangled way. It's great to hear such good songs so well sung by a cast that basically…
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Eschewing grandeur and wisely opting to follow that sensible motto, Less Is More, this transfer of the Tooting Arts Club production of late 2014 is a complet…
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To consider The Broken Heart as a soap opera is to fundamentally misconceive it. The author seemed clear enough that it was a tragedy and the text certainly …
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Mikey Jay-Heath is superb as Tom Thumb and his big number, Bigger Isn't Better, is wonderful in every way. Landi Oshinowa displays great vocal chops, twice. …
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Hiraeth, the story of a small town Welsh girl and her journey to the “Big City” covers well-trodden territory, but with its comedic genius, and toe tapping m…
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In the title role, Zoe Wanamaker is in terrific form. She is wholly believable as a woman out of place in the world but entirely at home in the confines of h…
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Watching David Leveaux' stylish revival at the Donmar Warehouse, Closer seems not so much a play about people who don't have children yet as a play about gro…
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Returning to a role he first played in Gale Edwards' 1996 Lyceum Theatre revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, Glenn Carter is in tremendous form as Jesus. As J…
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If your view of Greek tragedy is that it should be interminable, histrionic, lyrical, grand and unfathomably disturbing, then this Antigone is not for you. B…
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Although there are a few moments when the old girl creaks slightly, for the most part the staging feels contemporary and interest is snapped to attention rig…
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Let It Be is a musical celebration of the Beatles and the many, many glorious hits that they recorded during the decade from 1906 to 1970. The show does not …
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