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BLITHE SPIRIT – ⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Jennifer Saunders is a magnificent medium
BLITHE SPIRIT by Noël Coward Directed by Richard Eyre Harold Pinter Theatre – until 6 November https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/blithe-spirit/harold-pinter-theatre/ Written and premiered in the early 1940s while WW2 raged on and the prospect of losing a precious loved one at short notice felt like a very real possibility, Noël Coward’s ghostly comedy is, perhaps not surprisingly, the […]
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THE LAST FIVE YEARS – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – I didn’t think this could get any better but….
By Jason Robert Brown Directed by Jonathan O’Boyle Garrick Theatre – until 17 October https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-last-five-years/ They say lightning never strikes twice: I beg to differ. Jonathan O’Boyle’s inspired actor-musician take on Jason Robert Brown’s song cycle-cum-musical felt like an eye-opening reinvention of a fascinating but conflicted piece (one half of the doomed love story between […]
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SMALL CHANGE – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – a revival to savour
SMALL CHANGE by Peter Gill Directed by George Richmond-Scott Omnibus Theatre – until 2 October https://www.omnibus-clapham.org/small-change-2021/ First presented at the Royal Court in 1976 and last seen in London in a starry 2008 revival directed by the author, Peter Gill’s knotty, elegiac text is a dense, tense jumble of memory play, kitchen sink drama, poetry […]
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IS GOD IS – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Nasty, hilarious, moving…and unmissable
IS GOD IS by Aleshea Harris Directed by Ola Ince Royal Court Theatre – until 23 October https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/isgodis/ One of the Urban Dictionary definitions of “nasty” is a word to describe something that is ridiculously good. Between that and the more traditional meaning of the word, I have no hesitation in proclaiming that Aleshea Harris’s […]
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N W TRILOGY – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – a magnificent evening
NW TRILOGY Dance Floor by Moira Buffini Life of Riley by Roy Williams Walking/Waking by Suhayla El-Bushra Directed by Taio Lawson and Susie McKenna Kiln Theatre – until 9 October NW TRILOGY This is community theatre in the truest sense. The Kiln is right in the heart of North West London, and it’s autumn offering […]
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CAMP SIEGFRIED – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – it’s disconcertingly good
CAMP SIEGFRIED by Bess Wohl Directed by Katy Rudd The Old Vic – until 30 October https://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2021/watch-at-the-theatre/camp-siegfried The human urge to create something beautiful or at least worthwhile from the ashes of cruelty and catastrophe is an extraordinary thing: witness the phenomenal global success of Come From Away, which would never have happened without 9-11 […]
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INDECENT – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – if you love theatre, you need to see this
INDECENT by Paula Vogel Directed by Rebecca Taichman Menier Chocolate Factory – until 27 November https://www.menierchocolatefactory.com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=FA6A2A98-C9F4-464C-BFEC-25A2A4937DC2 This may be a sweeping statement, but if you’re not profoundly affected by Paula Vogel’s provocatively titled powder keg of a play, as staged here in Rebecca Taichman’s Tony Award-winning production, then can you really call yourself a theatrelover? […]
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FROZEN – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – it’s finally here, and it’s (mostly) beautiful
“Tell the guards to open up the gates”, it’s finally here… and Frozen is big, bold, beautiful, bombastic…and better than Broadway! A lot better actually. On almost every level, this West End iteration of Disney’s entertainment juggernaut is a considerable improvement on the rather wan spectacle – not magical enough for kids and insufficiently meaty […]
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THE WINDSORS: ENDGAME – ⭐️⭐️⭐️ – it’s like being beaten around the head with Tatler…I kinda loved it
THE WINDSORS: ENDGAME Written by George Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore Composer: Felix Hagan Directed by Michael Fentiman Prince of Wales Theatre – until 2 October https://www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk/whats-on/the-windsors-endgame I approached George Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore’s comedy with some trepidation: stage spin-offs of TV shows can be decidedly naff. I wasn’t sure what to expect, especially after some […]
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13 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Youthful exuberance and Jason Robert Brown songs: what’s not to love?!
13 – The Musical Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn Directed by Dean Johnson for The British Theatre Academy Cadogan Hall, London one day only – Tuesday 31 August 2021 The British Theatre Academy has a constantly growing reputation as being an exceptionally fine, commendably diverse, training […]
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