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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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REVIEW: Catch Me, Above The Arts Theatre ✭✭✭
I came away from the performance greatly impressed by the technical achievement in constructing an ingenious chamber musical with the material, but rather in…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: The Mirror Never Lies, Cockpit Theatre ✭✭✭
As with that show, it is only possible to ‘warm’ to the characters (and we have to take their side one way or another) if they can charm us. At present, the…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Princess, LOST Theatre ✭✭✭
It’s huge fun, and races past in barely over an hour, hitting many more pleasure-spots than lulls.
Julian Eaves
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An Experiment In Musical Theatre
Hannah Elsy met Julian Eaves to discuss why she set up The Lowdown, the only public scratch night exclusively for new musical theatre in London.
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: School Of Rock, New London Theatre ✭✭✭✭
School of Rock is a triumph. It looks set for a decent run at the New London Theatre. Only time will tell if it will match the run of the Lord's mega-hit Cats.
Douglas Mayo
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The Boys In The Band Transfers To Vaudeville Theatre in February 2017
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Half A Sixpence, Noel Coward Theatre ✭✭✭✭
All in all, this collaboration between the Chichester Festival Theatre and Cameron Mackintosh is a splendidly handsome revival of a much-loved classic story,…
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: It Is Easy To Be Dead, Trafalgar Studios 2 ✭✭✭✭✭
Lively, animated, emotional, real, Knox takes the writings of Sorley and brings them wondrously to live with a zeal that is astounding.
Douglas Mayo
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Jesus Christ Superstar Recieves Encore Season at Regents Park
Following a critically acclaimed sell-out season this year at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Jesus Christ Superstar will return in Summer 2017 for a limited…
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REVIEW: Michael Ball and Alfie Boe - Together, Decca Records CD ✭✭✭✭✭
There is little doubt in my mind that both Michael Ball and Alfie Boe are kings when it comes to their interpretations of this type of material, that being s…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: Cathy, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭✭
It’s a powerful verbatim piece, linked by voice over’s and images of actual cases, people made homeless through no fault of their own, but falling victim to …
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Tonight With Donny Stixx, The Bunker ✭✭✭✭✭
This is about as perfect a production of Philip Ridley's scary monodrama - a kind of 'The Events', except with loads more jokes, and much less singing - as a…
Julian Eaves
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