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REVIEW: Dreamgirls Original London Cast Recording ✭✭✭✭✭
Amber Riley is nothing short of stunning as Effie White on this recording. Her interpretation of And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going, I Am Changing and One Ni…
Douglas Mayo
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REVIEW: The Graduate, West Yorkshire Playhouse ✭✭✭✭
Seeing Terry Johnson’s stage adaptation of The Graduate, I find that thirty plus years have put me entirely on the side of Mrs. Robinson
Jonathan Hall
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REVIEW: Hidden, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭
Crisply directed by Scott Hurran, on a highly effective set, Hidden is a sharp 75 minutes and is a play of gentle revelations.
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Birds Of Paradise, Drayton Arms Theatre ✭✭✭
With Birds Of Paradise there is the sense that they (David Evans and Winnie Holzman) are trying out an ingenious idea, and nearly getting it right.
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui, Donmar Warehouse ✭✭✭✭
For anyone feeling exhausted and frustrated with the political status quo and the depressing direction of international politics as a whole, I urge you to go…
Helena Payne
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REVIEW: Shell Shock, Brighton Fringe ✭✭✭✭
Shell Shock is a powerful depiction of the effects of combat on ordinary soldiers and the people around them.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Angels In America Part Two, National Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Let’s be clear about this, Angels in America is not a play. It’s an event, the equivalent of box set binge viewing. This brilliantly acted production takes d…
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: The Ferryman, Royal Court ✭✭✭✭✭
Directed by Sam Mendes, The Ferryman is gripping as it subtly builds up the tension but also provides plenty of laughs.
Mark Ludmon
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REVIEW: Pete 'N' Keely, Tristan Bates Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Pete 'N' Keely is great fun and if you just focus on the plentiful goodies, you’ll have a ball.
Julian Eaves
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REVIEW: Angels In America Part One, National Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
It’s hard to avoid the word ‘epic’ when discussing Tony Kushner’s play, the sweep and ambition is still broad and astonishing.
Paul T Davies
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REVIEW: Lifeboat, West Yorkshire Playhouse ✭✭✭✭✭
Perhaps the greatest testament to the spell cast by Lifeboat came from the audience of children sat crossed in two rows either side of the performance space,…
Jonathan Hall
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REVIEW: Madame Rubinstein, Park Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭
Margolyes is all stillness and urgent rouge-et-noir power; her delivery like acid etching a design on copperplate. Barber speaks with that magical voice tha…
Julian Eaves
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Tony Awards 2017 - The Nominees
The nominations for the Tony Awards 2017 were announced today with Hello Dolly! and Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 leading the nominations.
Douglas Mayo
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Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen to transfer to New York
Martin McDonagh's Olivier Award-winning play Hangmen will transfer to Broadway under the auspices of the Atlantic Theatre Company.
Mark Ludmon
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